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Building Construction Management Vocab
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1. 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.
DD
Backup wall
Flex anchors
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
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.
Wood Light Framing
Building Code
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
Building Inspector's Process
3. 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.
Floating and Troweling
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
Building Code
4. Cee Channel: Studs and joists - symbolized by S - Runner Channel: bridging channels - symbolized by you - Tracks: you shaped - symbolized by T
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
5. Place where materials are stored on or near the project site.
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
6. A glass that reflects incoming visible radiation due to a very thin metal oxide coating on one side.
SD
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
reflective glass
DB
7. A manufactured wood product rated for structural applications - such as plywood - oriented strandboard - or laminated veneer lumber.
DD
Engineered Lumber
EIFS
reflective glass
8. Exterior wall cladding system suspended from or supported by the structural frame of the building.
Building Code
GFRC
Zoning Ordinance
curtain walls
9. 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.
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
10. Differential: The building's foundation settles at different rates at different points. Uniform: The building's foundation settles at a uniform rate.
reflective glass
AISC standard structural shapes
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
11. Floating: The process of smoothing a freshly placed concrete surface after it has been struck (leveled).
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
Wood Light Framing
Floating and Troweling
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.
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
Insulated metal panels
Glue-Laminated Lumber
13. Include the width and height of the exit enclosures - fire resistance of materials used therein - and illumination levels in the exit enclosures.
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Building Code
The Three Parts of Construction Management
curtain walls
14. 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
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
GFRC
DB
15. 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
Floating and Troweling
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Stucco - its components and layers
16. 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.
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Slump Test
reflective glass
17. A glass that reflects incoming visible radiation due to a very thin metal oxide coating on one side.
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Pressure Treated Lumber
reflective glass
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
18. A framing system that mimics wood light frame construction - but the elements are made of cold-formed - galvanized sheet steel.
reflective glass
GFRC
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
19. 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.
Sheathing
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
heat-soaked tempered glass
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
20. Advantages: High early strength Disadvantages: Very expensive
Insulated metal panels
Spandrel beam
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
Floating and Troweling
21. 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
Wrought iron v. mild steel
tempered glass
Flex anchors
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
22. 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
LVL
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
23. 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
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
Annealed glass
Re-Shoring
Mat Foundation
24. 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.
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Mat Foundation
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
EIFS
25. 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.
Slump Test
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
Stucco - its components and layers
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
26. Construction Management
CM
Pile and Pile Driver
CD
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
27. 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.
Tinted glass
SD
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
GFRC
28. 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.
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Pressure Treated Lumber
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
LVL
29. The ability of a building assembly to endure fire - measured in hours or minutes of time and determined from standardized full-scale tests.
Sheet Piles and Shoring
Stone cladding
Fire Resistance Rating
EIFS
30. 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.
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
Caisson
GFRC
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
31. 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
DD
Pile and Pile Driver
Flex anchors
32. Use air-entrainment in the concrete mix
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
Veneer
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
33. Material added to concrete mix to influence its performance.
Building Code
Tinted glass
Admixture
Wood Light Framing
34. Schematic Design
SD
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
35. Slender - closely spaced - parallel beams in a wood light (or light-gauge steel) frame floor.
EIFS
Joist
Engineered Lumber
Insulated metal panels
36. Laminated Veneer Lumber: Dried wood veneers laminated in layers - all oriented in the same direction - to form a large structural member.
SD
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
LVL
The Three Phases of Construction Management
37. 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
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
38. 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.
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
CM
39. 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.
DD
Stone cladding
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
AISC standard structural shapes
40. ...
Spandrel beam
Fire Resistance Rating
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
41. Used where columns are lightly loaded or bear on soils with a high bearing capacity.
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
Column Footing
PSL
Building Code
42. Using concrete slab blankets or putting hot water in the concrete mix.
The Three Phases of Construction Management
Admixture
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
SD
43. 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
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Plasticizers
44. 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
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Suspended ceiling
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
45. 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.
Sheathing
Building Code
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
46. 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.
Tinted glass
LVL
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
47. 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.
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Wood Light Framing
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
48. 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.
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
DB
Rafter
OSB
49. Draining the soil around the excavations so that the groundwater level falls below the elevation of proposed excavation.
Dewatering
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
reflective glass
Spandrel beam
50. Pile: Driven or drilled long - slender foundation element. Pile: a piece of machinery used to drive piles into the ground.
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Pile and Pile Driver
Sheet Piles and Shoring