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Building Construction Management Vocab

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1. Use air-entrainment in the concrete mix






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






3. 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.






4. 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






5. 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






6. 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.






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






8. Chemical compounds that are used in concrete mixes to increase the workability of the mix without reducing the slump.






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






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






11. 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.






12. Prescriptive codes give a clear - defined method for meeting a requirement. Performance codes allow the designer to decide how to meet the end requirement that must be met.






13. Design-Build






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






15. 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.






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






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






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






19. 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.






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






21. 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






22. Cost - Schedule - and Quality






23. 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.






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






25. 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.






26. Sheet steel that is hot-dip galvanized.






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






28. Construction Document






29. Chemical compounds that are used in concrete mixes to increase the workability of the mix without reducing the slump.






30. 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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31. 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.






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






33. 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.






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






35. 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.






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






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






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






39. Floating: The process of smoothing a freshly placed concrete surface after it has been struck (leveled).






40. Construction Management






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






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






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






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






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






46. 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.






47. Pre-Construction - Construction - and Post-Construction Phases






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






50. 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.