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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.






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






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.






4. A ceiling hung from the overlying floor or roof structure.






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.






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.






7. Laminated Veneer Lumber: Dried wood veneers laminated in layers - all oriented in the same direction - to form a large structural member.






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






9. Used where columns are lightly loaded or bear on soils with a high bearing capacity.






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.






11. I - C - L - T - Pipes - Tubes - round - Rectangular bars - plates






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.






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.






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.






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.






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.






18. Exterior wall cladding system suspended from or supported by the structural frame of the building.






19. Truss: a structural member with triangulated - linear elements - typically used for large spans. Bottom Chord:






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.






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.






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






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.






24. A glass that reflects incoming visible radiation due to a very thin metal oxide coating on one side.






25. M = Least amount of lime; O = Most lime; N = Second most lime; S = Second least lime






26. The combination of high-strength steel strands - sleeves - and end anchorages used for post-tensioning concrete.






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.






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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.






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.






31. Use air-entrainment in the concrete mix






32. Fabricated at the manufacture's plant. Reinforced in both directions. Uses a steel stud backup wall.






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.






34. The ability of a building assembly to endure fire - measured in hours or minutes of time and determined from standardized full-scale tests.






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






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.






37. Advantages: High early strength Disadvantages: Very expensive






38. Cost - Schedule - and Quality






39. Slender - closely spaced - parallel beams in a wood light (or light-gauge steel) frame floor.






40. Lengths of dimension lumber - glued and laminated together to create a structural member of a large cross section.






41. Lengths of dimension lumber - glued and laminated together to create a structural member of a large cross section.






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.






43. Design Development






44. Material added to concrete mix to influence its performance.






45. Cee Channel: Studs and joists - symbolized by S - Runner Channel: bridging channels - symbolized by you - Tracks: you shaped - symbolized by T






46. Stone panels attached to a backup wall or curtain wall frame.






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.






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.






49. A fastener that connects an exterior cladding to the supporting frame to resist lateral loads






50. Two pieces of glass laminated under heat and pressure to a plastic interlayer to form a fused unit.