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Building Construction Management Vocab
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1. A manufactured wood product rated for structural applications - such as plywood - oriented strandboard - or laminated veneer lumber.
Flex anchors
Engineered Lumber
Wrought iron v. mild steel
Veneer
2. A glass obtained by heating annealed glass to a high temperature and then suddenly cooling it - Which makes it four times stronger than annealed glass; used as safety glass because it breaks into pieces that are small and blunt enough not to cause in
tempered glass
SD
Suspended ceiling
reflective glass
3. A test that measures the workability of fresh concrete by filling a cone-shaped mold with concrete - removing the mold - and measuring the height to which the concrete settles below its original height.
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
Building Code
reflective glass
Slump Test
4. A ceiling hung from the overlying floor or roof structure.
DD
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Suspended ceiling
tempered glass
5. An L-shaped steel pin that connects to the GFRC skin with a bonding pad and is welded to the supporting light-gauge steel frame.
GFRC
Flex anchors
Tendons
Zoning Ordinance
6. Unreinforced precast concrete panels that have glass fibers reinforcing the concrete. Consists of the GFRC skin - light-gauge steel backup frame - and anchors connecting the two together.
CD
GFRC
Flex anchors
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
7. Laminated Veneer Lumber: Dried wood veneers laminated in layers - all oriented in the same direction - to form a large structural member.
Pile and Pile Driver
GFRC
LVL
Tinted glass
8. A glass obtained by heating annealed glass to a high temperature and then suddenly cooling it - Which makes it four times stronger than annealed glass; used as safety glass because it breaks into pieces that are small and blunt enough not to cause in
Column Footing
Backup wall
Flex anchors
tempered glass
9. Used where columns are lightly loaded or bear on soils with a high bearing capacity.
SD
SD
Column Footing
Strip Footing
10. A type of tempered glass obtained from a process that reduces (or eliminates) the possibility of spontaneous breakage of tempered glass during its service life.
Pile and Pile Driver
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
heat-soaked tempered glass
11. I - C - L - T - Pipes - Tubes - round - Rectangular bars - plates
AISC standard structural shapes
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
Tinted glass
12. Rebar: An deformed steel bar used as concrete reinforcement. Welded-Wire Reinforcement: A prefabricated rectangular grid of steel wires spot-welded together at intersections - used as reinforcement in concrete slabs.
Laminated glass
LVL
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Wood Light Framing
13. Friction Pile: Bears the load by using friction between it and the ground around it by having a tapered form. End-Bearing Piles: Most of the load is transferred to the bottom of the pile.
Zoning Ordinance
Sheet Piles and Shoring
Plasticizers
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
14. A panelized material applied to the exterior surfaces of wood or light-gauge steel frame members to add rigidity to the frame and to serve as a base for (wall) cladding or roofing.
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
CM
Sheathing
15. They review the plan sets to make sure they meet code requirements - then they will issue building permits if all codes and regulations are met. During the construction process - an inspector will be called to review the construction of specific part
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16. Pile: Driven or drilled long - slender foundation element. Pile: a piece of machinery used to drive piles into the ground.
Backup wall
Pile and Pile Driver
Annealed glass
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
17. Exterior Sheathing - Water resistant membrane - flashing with weep holes - self-adhering rubberized asphalt membrane - self-furring metal base - scratch coat - brown coat - finish coat.
LVL
Stucco - its components and layers
Wrought iron v. mild steel
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
18. Exterior wall cladding system suspended from or supported by the structural frame of the building.
curtain walls
Suspended ceiling
EIFS
Glue-Laminated Lumber
19. Truss: a structural member with triangulated - linear elements - typically used for large spans. Bottom Chord:
Soldier Piles and Lagging
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
Wood Light Framing
20. 10' - 15' discontinuous trenches are dug down to bedrock and filled with a bentonite slurry. Concrete is then pumped from the bottom up to create a waterproof wall for excavation pits.
DBB
Tendons
The Three Phases of Construction Management
Bentonite Slurry Wall
21. Post-tentioning: Subjecting a concrete or masonry member to compressive stresses by tensioning high-strength steel strands (wires) after the concrete has developed sufficient strength.
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
22. Control Joint: A sawed or tooled joint on the top surface of a concrete slab-on-ground; a continuous vertical joint in a concrete masonry wall. Cold Joint: A nonmovement joint resulting when fresh concrete is placed against previously placed concrete
OSB
Backup wall
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Veneer
23. Friction Pile: Bears the load by using friction between it and the ground around it by having a tapered form. End-Bearing Piles: Most of the load is transferred to the bottom of the pile.
GFRC
AISC standard structural shapes
Wood Light Framing
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
24. A glass that reflects incoming visible radiation due to a very thin metal oxide coating on one side.
reflective glass
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
Slump Test
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
25. M = Least amount of lime; O = Most lime; N = Second most lime; S = Second least lime
DB
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
Slump Test
Pile and Pile Driver
26. The combination of high-strength steel strands - sleeves - and end anchorages used for post-tensioning concrete.
Annealed glass
Tendons
SD
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
27. Wrought iron is corrosive resistant - time consuming to make - and contains about .02% carbon. VS. Mild Steel contains .1-2.5% carbon and is much stronger and easier to make.
Wrought iron v. mild steel
curtain walls
DB
Rafter
28. ...
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
PSL
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
29. A large-diameter - deep reinforced-concrete foundation element made by drilling a hole into the ground and filling it with concrete; an enclosure that permits excavation work to be carried out under water.
Column Footing
LVL
Spandrel beam
Caisson
30. Snug-tight = hand tightened by a worker. Slip-Critical = hand tightened - then extra tightening to a certain tensile strength. Shear resistance is provided by the friction between the connected surfaces.
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
31. Use air-entrainment in the concrete mix
Tendons
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
The Three Phases of Construction Management
32. Fabricated at the manufacture's plant. Reinforced in both directions. Uses a steel stud backup wall.
Pile and Pile Driver
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
Fire Resistance Rating
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
33. Parallel-Strand Lumber: Manufactured wood product composed of narrow strands of veneered lumber glued together - all oriented in the same direction to form a member of large cross section.
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
PSL
Column Footing
34. The ability of a building assembly to endure fire - measured in hours or minutes of time and determined from standardized full-scale tests.
Slump Test
curtain walls
Fire Resistance Rating
Sheathing
35. A type of concrete foundation where one large - combined footing is used for several columns and load-bearing walls - often for the entire building. A concrete slab-on-ground used as foundation for light frame buildings is the simplest type of mat fo
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
curtain walls
Mat Foundation
Slump Test
36. Shallow Foundation: Used for all types of buildings and bear directly on the upper soil levels. Deep Foundation: Used where soil on the surface does not have adequate strength or is unstable. Consists of piles or piers.
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
DBB
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
Dewatering
37. Advantages: High early strength Disadvantages: Very expensive
DBB
EIFS
CD
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
38. Cost - Schedule - and Quality
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Bentonite Slurry Wall
39. Slender - closely spaced - parallel beams in a wood light (or light-gauge steel) frame floor.
Slump Test
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
Joist
Caisson
40. Lengths of dimension lumber - glued and laminated together to create a structural member of a large cross section.
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
GFRC
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
41. Lengths of dimension lumber - glued and laminated together to create a structural member of a large cross section.
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Wrought iron v. mild steel
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
42. A type of tempered glass obtained from a process that reduces (or eliminates) the possibility of spontaneous breakage of tempered glass during its service life.
Joist
DD
Tie Backs
heat-soaked tempered glass
43. Design Development
DB
DD
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
44. Material added to concrete mix to influence its performance.
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
DB
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
Admixture
45. Cee Channel: Studs and joists - symbolized by S - Runner Channel: bridging channels - symbolized by you - Tracks: you shaped - symbolized by T
Building Code
Floating and Troweling
Mat Foundation
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
46. Stone panels attached to a backup wall or curtain wall frame.
EIFS
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Stone cladding
Re-Shoring
47. A stuccolike exterior finish that includes a layer of foam insulation - fiberglass reinforcing mesh - and one or two coats of a polymer-based finish - also called synthetic stucco.
EIFS
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Admixture
48. Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles: Closely spaced - reinforced concrete piles. Often has shock-crete sprayed on the front to make a wall. Secant Piles: Two sets of interlocking contiguous piles.
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
Veneer
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
49. A fastener that connects an exterior cladding to the supporting frame to resist lateral loads
Tie Backs
Backup wall
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Joist
50. Two pieces of glass laminated under heat and pressure to a plastic interlayer to form a fused unit.
Rafter
Laminated glass
DB
low-e coating