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Building Construction Management Vocab
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1. Method of sawing a log by sawing in one or two directions only. The grain pattern varies from nearly parallel to the wide face to perpendicular. vs. A method of sawing lumber where the log is cut radially into four quarters and then sawed along radia
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
2. Lengths of dimension lumber - glued and laminated together to create a structural member of a large cross section.
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Sheet Piles and Shoring
Slump Test
The Three Phases of Construction Management
3. Include the width and height of the exit enclosures - fire resistance of materials used therein - and illumination levels in the exit enclosures.
Mat Foundation
Floating and Troweling
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Stone cladding
4. Design-Bid-Build
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
DBB
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
5. Place where materials are stored on or near the project site.
AISC standard structural shapes
SD
Sheathing
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
6. 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
Admixture
Mat Foundation
The Three Phases of Construction Management
reflective glass
7. Cost - Schedule - and Quality
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
Floating and Troweling
8. I - C - L - T - Pipes - Tubes - round - Rectangular bars - plates
AISC standard structural shapes
Veneer
Spandrel beam
CM
9. A document that describes regulations for the use of land in a particular jurisdiction.
Bentonite Slurry Wall
DBB
Zoning Ordinance
OSB
10. Used commonly for load-bearing wood - masonry - or concrete walls.
The Three Phases of Construction Management
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Wrought iron v. mild steel
Strip Footing
11. Material added to concrete mix to influence its performance.
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
Admixture
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
DBB
12. Draining the soil around the excavations so that the groundwater level falls below the elevation of proposed excavation.
Dewatering
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Building Code
13. Metal panels consisting of polyurethane foam sandwiched between and bonded to two metal sheets - used in curtain wall applications.
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
Veneer
Insulated metal panels
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
14. A type of glass made by adding a metallic pigment during manufacture.
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Soldier Piles and Lagging
Veneer
Tinted glass
15. Concrete: A composite material consisting of portland cement - coarse aggregate (crushed stone) - fine aggregate (sand) - and water.
Re-Shoring
Sheet Piles and Shoring
GFRC
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
16. Fabricated at the manufacture's plant. Reinforced in both directions. Uses a steel stud backup wall.
AISC standard structural shapes
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Fire Resistance Rating
17. The combination of high-strength steel strands - sleeves - and end anchorages used for post-tensioning concrete.
Fire Resistance Rating
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Rafter
Tendons
18. Design-Build
Sheet Piles and Shoring
OSB
DB
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
19. Lengths of dimension lumber - glued and laminated together to create a structural member of a large cross section.
AISC standard structural shapes
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
EIFS
Glue-Laminated Lumber
20. A thin layer of material over a back-up component.
low-e coating
Veneer
Caisson
Pressure Treated Lumber
21. Piles made of interlocking sheet steel driven into the ground to support an excavation. Shoring: Temporary vertical or inclined supports used in concrete formwork or excavation.
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Zoning Ordinance
Sheet Piles and Shoring
Spandrel beam
22. Pre-Construction - Construction - and Post-Construction Phases
curtain walls
DBB
The Three Phases of Construction Management
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
23. Floating: The process of smoothing a freshly placed concrete surface after it has been struck (leveled).
Building Inspector's Process
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
Floating and Troweling
Pressure Treated Lumber
24. 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.
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
Admixture
tempered glass
PSL
25. Floating: The process of smoothing a freshly placed concrete surface after it has been struck (leveled).
Insulated metal panels
Floating and Troweling
CM
Backup wall
26. 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.
Sheathing
reflective glass
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
27. A framing system that mimics wood light frame construction - but the elements are made of cold-formed - galvanized sheet steel.
tempered glass
Stone cladding
Building Code
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
28. Wood into which preservatives have been pressure injected to retard termite infestation and fungal decay. Using a different preservative - the pressure treatment can also be used for increasing the fire resistance of wood.
Column Footing
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
Pressure Treated Lumber
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
29. Concrete: A composite material consisting of portland cement - coarse aggregate (crushed stone) - fine aggregate (sand) - and water.
LVL
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
Zoning Ordinance
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
30. 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.
LVL
Flex anchors
Veneer
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
31. Differential: The building's foundation settles at different rates at different points. Uniform: The building's foundation settles at a uniform rate.
Suspended ceiling
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
Pressure Treated Lumber
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
32. Schematic Design
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
Wood Light Framing
SD
low-e coating
33. Stone panels attached to a backup wall or curtain wall frame.
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
OSB
Stone cladding
Dewatering
34. One-Way Slab: An elevated reinforced concrete slab where most of the load on the slab is carried to the supporting beams in one direction; a four-sided - supported rectangular slab whose length is greater than or equal to twice its width. Two Way Sla
CD
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
Re-Shoring
35. A document that describes regulations for the use of land in a particular jurisdiction.
DBB
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
Zoning Ordinance
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
36. Load=bearing or non-load bearing wall to which exterior cladding is adhered or anchored.
Slump Test
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Tendons
Backup wall
37. 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.
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Laminated glass
Pile and Pile Driver
Tie Backs
38. 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.
Column Footing
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
EIFS
EIFS
39. Material added to concrete mix to influence its performance.
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
CM
Admixture
SD
40. Construction Management
Plasticizers
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Pressure Treated Lumber
CM
41. 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.
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
Insulated metal panels
CM
42. 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.
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
OSB
tempered glass
Caisson
43. ...
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
CD
DBB
Stone cladding
44. Sump: Dig sump pits that are sufficiently below the elevation of the excavation - then use sump pumps to drain the water out of the pits and pump it away from the site. Well Point: A number of vertical pipes are sunk around the perimeter of the excav
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Dewatering
EIFS
45. A glass that reflects incoming visible radiation due to a very thin metal oxide coating on one side.
Pile and Pile Driver
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
Sheet Piles and Shoring
reflective glass
46. 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.
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Stone cladding
47. Advantages: High early strength Disadvantages: Very expensive
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
Pile and Pile Driver
Caisson
48. A surface coating that reflects most of the long-wave radiation.
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Glue-Laminated Lumber
DBB
low-e coating
49. ...
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
Rafter
50. A rafter is one of a series of sloped structural members that extends from the ridge or the hip down to the downslope perimeter of the eave - designed to support the roof deck and its loads.
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
Rafter
Stone cladding
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
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