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Building Construction Management Vocab

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1. 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.






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






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






4. Load=bearing or non-load bearing wall to which exterior cladding is adhered or anchored.






5. 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






6. 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


7. 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






8. 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






9. 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.






10. 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.






11. Truss: a structural member with triangulated - linear elements - typically used for large spans. Bottom Chord:






12. 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.






13. 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.






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






15. 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.






16. Parallel-Strand Lumber: Manufactured wood product composed of narrow strands of veneered lumber glued together - all oriented in the same direction to form a member of large cross section.






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






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19. Friction Pile: Bears the load by using friction between it and the ground around it by having a tapered form. End-Bearing Piles: Most of the load is transferred to the bottom of the pile.






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






21. 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.






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






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






24. Cost - Schedule - and Quality






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






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






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






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






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






30. Pre-Construction - Construction - and Post-Construction Phases






31. 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.






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






33. 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.






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






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






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






37. 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.






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






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






40. 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






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






42. Design-Bid-Build






43. Schematic Design






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






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






46. Advantages: High early strength Disadvantages: Very expensive






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






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






49. 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.






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