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Building Construction Management Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Pre-Construction - Construction - and Post-Construction Phases
Rafter
Sheathing
The Three Phases of Construction Management
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
2. A thin layer of material over a back-up component.
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Veneer
DBB
heat-soaked tempered glass
3. 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.
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Strip Footing
CM
Bentonite Slurry Wall
4. Lumber that ranges from 2 in. to 4 in. thick. The actual dimensions are smaller than the nominal dimensions.
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
Slump Test
GFRC
Glue-Laminated Lumber
5. Fabricated at the manufacture's plant. Reinforced in both directions. Uses a steel stud backup wall.
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
CM
Building Code
6. Cost - Schedule - and Quality
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
Veneer
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
The Three Parts of Construction Management
7. Lumber that ranges from 2 in. to 4 in. thick. The actual dimensions are smaller than the nominal dimensions.
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
Flex anchors
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
8. 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
OSB
Backup wall
AISC standard structural shapes
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
9. A glass that reflects incoming visible radiation due to a very thin metal oxide coating on one side.
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
Engineered Lumber
reflective glass
Admixture
10. Exterior Sheathing - Water resistant membrane - flashing with weep holes - self-adhering rubberized asphalt membrane - self-furring metal base - scratch coat - brown coat - finish coat.
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
Stucco - its components and layers
heat-soaked tempered glass
curtain walls
11. Exterior wall cladding system suspended from or supported by the structural frame of the building.
curtain walls
Fire Resistance Rating
SD
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
12. 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.
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Wrought iron v. mild steel
CM
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
13. Using concrete slab blankets or putting hot water in the concrete mix.
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
Veneer
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
14. Oriented Strandboard: A wood-based panel made by gluing several layers of wood strands under heat and pressure so that the adjacent layers are oriented in opposite directions.
Laminated glass
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
OSB
15. 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.
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
Tie Backs
Strip Footing
16. 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
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
tempered glass
Plasticizers
The Three Phases of Construction Management
17. ...
Stone cladding
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Spandrel beam
Sheet Piles and Shoring
18. 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.
Soldier Piles and Lagging
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
19. 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.
Rafter
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
Backup wall
Suspended ceiling
20. Lengths of dimension lumber - glued and laminated together to create a structural member of a large cross section.
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
Sheathing
Re-Shoring
Glue-Laminated Lumber
21. Concrete: A composite material consisting of portland cement - coarse aggregate (crushed stone) - fine aggregate (sand) - and water.
The Three Phases of Construction Management
Mat Foundation
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
CD
22. 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
Mat Foundation
Engineered Lumber
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
23. 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.
Sheet Piles and Shoring
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
Re-Shoring
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
24. I - C - L - T - Pipes - Tubes - round - Rectangular bars - plates
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
Engineered Lumber
AISC standard structural shapes
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
25. Load=bearing or non-load bearing wall to which exterior cladding is adhered or anchored.
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Backup wall
The Three Parts of Construction Management
reflective glass
26. Construction Document
The Three Parts of Construction Management
CD
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
Wrought iron v. mild steel
27. A manufactured wood product rated for structural applications - such as plywood - oriented strandboard - or laminated veneer lumber.
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Spandrel beam
Engineered Lumber
Rafter
28. Design Development
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
DD
Stone cladding
29. Laminated Veneer Lumber: Dried wood veneers laminated in layers - all oriented in the same direction - to form a large structural member.
LVL
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
30. 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.
CD
Annealed glass
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Pile and Pile Driver
31. Stone panels attached to a backup wall or curtain wall frame.
Re-Shoring
Stone cladding
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
32. 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.
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Zoning Ordinance
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
33. A thin layer of material over a back-up component.
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
Veneer
34. A framing system that mimics wood light frame construction - but the elements are made of cold-formed - galvanized sheet steel.
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Bentonite Slurry Wall
AISC standard structural shapes
LVL
35. Cee Channel: Studs and joists - symbolized by S - Runner Channel: bridging channels - symbolized by you - Tracks: you shaped - symbolized by T
GFRC
Stucco - its components and layers
Wrought iron v. mild steel
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
36. Soldier Piles are placed into pre-drilled holes that are filled with concrete after the piles are set. Excavation begins - and as the pit is dug deeper - lagging is bolted to the soldier piles to support them.
curtain walls
Soldier Piles and Lagging
Caisson
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
37. A type of glass made by adding a metallic pigment during manufacture.
heat-soaked tempered glass
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Joist
Tinted glass
38. Design-Bid-Build
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
DBB
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
39. 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.
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Glue-Laminated Lumber
reflective glass
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
40. Schematic Design
SD
The Three Phases of Construction Management
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
41. Load=bearing or non-load bearing wall to which exterior cladding is adhered or anchored.
Laminated glass
Veneer
Strip Footing
Backup wall
42. Schematic Design
Bentonite Slurry Wall
low-e coating
SD
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
43. Construction Management
CM
Veneer
low-e coating
Stone cladding
44. ...
Zoning Ordinance
Fire Resistance Rating
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Engineered Lumber
45. M = Least amount of lime; O = Most lime; N = Second most lime; S = Second least lime
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
CD
Wrought iron v. mild steel
46. 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.
Sheet Piles and Shoring
curtain walls
Pressure Treated Lumber
Joist
47. Concrete: A composite material consisting of portland cement - coarse aggregate (crushed stone) - fine aggregate (sand) - and water.
Annealed glass
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
Stucco - its components and layers
PSL
48. Exterior wall cladding system suspended from or supported by the structural frame of the building.
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
curtain walls
LVL
Rafter
49. A glass that reflects incoming visible radiation due to a very thin metal oxide coating on one side.
PSL
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
reflective glass
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
50. Draining the soil around the excavations so that the groundwater level falls below the elevation of proposed excavation.
Dewatering
Building Inspector's Process
The Three Phases of Construction Management
Veneer