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Building Construction Management Vocab

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






2. A legal document that regulates the design and construction of buildings to ensure that the buildings meet minimum standards of health - safety - and welfare.






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






4. 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.






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






6. ...






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






8. Sheet steel that is hot-dip galvanized.






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






10. 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.






11. 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.






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






13. Draining the soil around the excavations so that the groundwater level falls below the elevation of proposed excavation.






14. A manufactured wood product rated for structural applications - such as plywood - oriented strandboard - or laminated veneer lumber.






15. 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.






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






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






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






19. 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.






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






21. 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.






22. Design Development






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






24. 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.






25. 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






26. Design Development






27. 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.






28. Cost - Schedule - and Quality






29. Used commonly for load-bearing wood - masonry - or concrete walls.






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






31. 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






32. Used commonly for load-bearing wood - masonry - or concrete walls.






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






34. Construction Document






35. 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.






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.






37. Cost - Schedule - and Quality






38. 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






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






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






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






42. Pre-Construction - Construction - and Post-Construction Phases






43. 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.






44. 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.






45. Advantages: High early strength Disadvantages: Very expensive






46. Design-Bid-Build






47. ...






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






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






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







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