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Building Construction Management Vocab
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1. Cost - Schedule - and Quality
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
The Three Parts of Construction Management
AISC standard structural shapes
PSL
2. Shoring placed under concrete to support it while it cures.
Re-Shoring
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
Mat Foundation
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
3. Load=bearing or non-load bearing wall to which exterior cladding is adhered or anchored.
AISC standard structural shapes
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
Spandrel beam
Backup wall
4. 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)
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
Tinted glass
5. I - C - L - T - Pipes - Tubes - round - Rectangular bars - plates
AISC standard structural shapes
Re-Shoring
LVL
Sheet Piles and Shoring
6. 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.
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
Annealed glass
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
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
PSL
Annealed glass
8. Type 1: General Use - Type 2: -Type 3: High Early Strength - Type 4: Low Heat of Hydration - Type 5: Sulfate Resistant
DD
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
9. Two pieces of glass laminated under heat and pressure to a plastic interlayer to form a fused unit.
Laminated glass
CD
Pressure Treated Lumber
Annealed glass
10. Design-Bid-Build
DBB
Laminated glass
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
Spandrel beam
11. A surface coating that reflects most of the long-wave radiation.
LVL
low-e coating
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
Mat Foundation
12. A ceiling hung from the overlying floor or roof structure.
Backup wall
heat-soaked tempered glass
CM
Suspended ceiling
13. 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.
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
Pressure Treated Lumber
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
14. A ceiling hung from the overlying floor or roof structure.
Suspended ceiling
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
reflective glass
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
15. Design-Build
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
DB
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
LVL
16. Use air-entrainment in the concrete mix
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
17. 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.
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
Plasticizers
CM
Laminated glass
18. 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.
Slump Test
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
19. 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.
Column Footing
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
Glue-Laminated Lumber
20. Advantages: High early strength Disadvantages: Very expensive
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
Stone cladding
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
21. M = Least amount of lime; O = Most lime; N = Second most lime; S = Second least lime
Wood Light Framing
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
The Three Parts of Construction Management
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
22. ...
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
PSL
Backup wall
23. A framing system that mimics wood light frame construction - but the elements are made of cold-formed - galvanized sheet steel.
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
Tendons
24. Used where columns are lightly loaded or bear on soils with a high bearing capacity.
Column Footing
Mat Foundation
CM
Suspended ceiling
25. ...
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Stucco - its components and layers
Pressure Treated Lumber
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
26. Use air-entrainment in the concrete mix
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Wrought iron v. mild steel
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Soldier Piles and Lagging
27. 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
Insulated metal panels
Building Code
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Sheet Piles and Shoring
28. 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.
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
CM
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
29. 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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30. Type 1: General Use - Type 2: -Type 3: High Early Strength - Type 4: Low Heat of Hydration - Type 5: Sulfate Resistant
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
31. ...
Pile and Pile Driver
LVL
PSL
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
32. A fastener that connects an exterior cladding to the supporting frame to resist lateral loads
Tie Backs
Stone cladding
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
GFRC
33. Load=bearing or non-load bearing wall to which exterior cladding is adhered or anchored.
Mat Foundation
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
Backup wall
Dewatering
34. The ability of a building assembly to endure fire - measured in hours or minutes of time and determined from standardized full-scale tests.
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
Fire Resistance Rating
Veneer
Annealed glass
35. 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.
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
CD
Glue-Laminated Lumber
36. Stone panels attached to a backup wall or curtain wall frame.
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Stone cladding
EIFS
Building Inspector's Process
37. Exterior Sheathing - Water resistant membrane - flashing with weep holes - self-adhering rubberized asphalt membrane - self-furring metal base - scratch coat - brown coat - finish coat.
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Pressure Treated Lumber
Stucco - its components and layers
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
38. 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.
Strip Footing
OSB
Fire Resistance Rating
Joist
39. Slender - closely spaced - parallel beams in a wood light (or light-gauge steel) frame floor.
EIFS
Joist
CM
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
40. A beam that spans between columns on the exterior face of a frame structure.
Spandrel beam
Veneer
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Floating and Troweling
41. Design-Build
DB
LVL
Pressure Treated Lumber
tempered glass
42. Differential: The building's foundation settles at different rates at different points. Uniform: The building's foundation settles at a uniform rate.
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Re-Shoring
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
43. 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.
Wrought iron v. mild steel
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
Stucco - its components and layers
Joist
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
Soldier Piles and Lagging
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Dewatering
45. A structural frame assembly composed primarily of dimension lumber studs - floor joists - and roof rafters and panels of wood-based sheathing materials. Usually 16' OC.
Strip Footing
Wood Light Framing
Building Inspector's Process
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
46. Used commonly for load-bearing wood - masonry - or concrete walls.
Dewatering
Admixture
Strip Footing
Tie Backs
47. 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.
Rafter
Insulated metal panels
Pressure Treated Lumber
Caisson
48. A surface coating that reflects most of the long-wave radiation.
Insulated metal panels
low-e coating
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
DBB
49. Floating: The process of smoothing a freshly placed concrete surface after it has been struck (leveled).
Suspended ceiling
Laminated glass
Column Footing
Floating and Troweling
50. The combination of high-strength steel strands - sleeves - and end anchorages used for post-tensioning concrete.
Tendons
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Rafter
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
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