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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 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






3. 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.






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






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






6. 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.






7. Differential: The building's foundation settles at different rates at different points. Uniform: The building's foundation settles at a uniform rate.






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






9. 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.






10. 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.






11. Include the width and height of the exit enclosures - fire resistance of materials used therein - and illumination levels in the exit enclosures.






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






13. Exterior Sheathing - Water resistant membrane - flashing with weep holes - self-adhering rubberized asphalt membrane - self-furring metal base - scratch coat - brown coat - finish coat.






14. Using concrete slab blankets or putting hot water in the concrete mix.






15. Design-Build






16. Construction Management






17. 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.






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19. 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.






20. Design Development






21. A document that describes regulations for the use of land in a particular jurisdiction.






22. Design-Bid-Build






23. 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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24. Design-Build






25. 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.






26. Flat glass obtained by heating and then gradually cooling it to relieve internal stresses that develop during the early stage of its manufacturing process. Annealed glass is the basic form of flat glass.






27. Place where materials are stored on or near the project site.






28. Pile: Driven or drilled long - slender foundation element. Pile: a piece of machinery used to drive piles into the ground.






29. 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.






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






31. Using concrete slab blankets or putting hot water in the concrete mix.






32. 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.






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






34. Lumber that ranges from 2 in. to 4 in. thick. The actual dimensions are smaller than the nominal dimensions.






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






36. 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






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






39. Sheet steel that is hot-dip galvanized.






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41. Metal panels consisting of polyurethane foam sandwiched between and bonded to two metal sheets - used in curtain wall applications.






42. Hollow Core Slabs: Precast - prestressed concrete slabs that contain voids in their central region that reduce dead loads by 40-50%. - Planks: Precast concrete slabs that are solid.






43. 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.






44. Concrete: A composite material consisting of portland cement - coarse aggregate (crushed stone) - fine aggregate (sand) - and water.






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






46. Concrete: A composite material consisting of portland cement - coarse aggregate (crushed stone) - fine aggregate (sand) - and water.






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






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






49. 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.






50. 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.