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Building Construction Management Vocab
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1. 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.
Insulated metal panels
Caisson
EIFS
Suspended ceiling
2. A manufactured wood product rated for structural applications - such as plywood - oriented strandboard - or laminated veneer lumber.
low-e coating
Engineered Lumber
CD
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
3. 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
The Three Parts of Construction Management
GFRC
Stucco - its components and layers
4. ...
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
LVL
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Flex anchors
5. I - C - L - T - Pipes - Tubes - round - Rectangular bars - plates
Laminated glass
AISC standard structural shapes
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Building Code
6. Floating: The process of smoothing a freshly placed concrete surface after it has been struck (leveled).
low-e coating
SD
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Floating and Troweling
7. A beam that spans between columns on the exterior face of a frame structure.
Zoning Ordinance
Spandrel beam
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
reflective glass
8. 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
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
The Three Parts of Construction Management
9. A document that describes regulations for the use of land in a particular jurisdiction.
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Backup wall
Zoning Ordinance
10. 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.
Tie Backs
Wood Light Framing
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
11. 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.
DBB
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
EIFS
OSB
12. 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.
GFRC
Soldier Piles and Lagging
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
13. 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
Mat Foundation
Stucco - its components and layers
Engineered Lumber
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
14. 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.
Tie Backs
PSL
Flex anchors
Building Inspector's Process
15. A legal document that regulates the design and construction of buildings to ensure that the buildings meet minimum standards of health - safety - and welfare.
LVL
EIFS
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Building Code
16. Design-Bid-Build
DBB
Slump Test
Stucco - its components and layers
EIFS
17. 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.
reflective glass
curtain walls
Pile and Pile Driver
Slump Test
18. Exterior Sheathing - Water resistant membrane - flashing with weep holes - self-adhering rubberized asphalt membrane - self-furring metal base - scratch coat - brown coat - finish coat.
Stucco - its components and layers
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Caisson
Fire Resistance Rating
19. A fastener that connects an exterior cladding to the supporting frame to resist lateral loads
Floating and Troweling
Tie Backs
Column Footing
Soldier Piles and Lagging
20. 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
Veneer
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
21. 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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22. Draining the soil around the excavations so that the groundwater level falls below the elevation of proposed excavation.
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
Dewatering
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
Sheathing
23. Used where columns are lightly loaded or bear on soils with a high bearing capacity.
tempered glass
Building Code
Engineered Lumber
Column Footing
24. Concrete: A composite material consisting of portland cement - coarse aggregate (crushed stone) - fine aggregate (sand) - and water.
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Strip Footing
AISC standard structural shapes
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
25. Design Development
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
DD
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
26. Pile: Driven or drilled long - slender foundation element. Pile: a piece of machinery used to drive piles into the ground.
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
Veneer
Tendons
Pile and Pile Driver
27. Lumber that ranges from 2 in. to 4 in. thick. The actual dimensions are smaller than the nominal dimensions.
Building Code
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
heat-soaked tempered glass
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
28. Cee Channel: Studs and joists - symbolized by S - Runner Channel: bridging channels - symbolized by you - Tracks: you shaped - symbolized by T
GFRC
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
Suspended ceiling
29. Design-Build
Tinted glass
Wood Light Framing
Strip Footing
DB
30. Truss: a structural member with triangulated - linear elements - typically used for large spans. Bottom Chord:
Building Inspector's Process
Admixture
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
Dewatering
31. Construction Document
Wood Light Framing
Tinted glass
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
CD
32. 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.
CD
The Three Phases of Construction Management
Pressure Treated Lumber
CD
33. 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
reflective glass
CD
LVL
34. 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
curtain walls
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
DD
35. 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.
Pressure Treated Lumber
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
Suspended ceiling
Rafter
36. A surface coating that reflects most of the long-wave radiation.
tempered glass
low-e coating
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
Wrought iron v. mild steel
37. 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.
Tinted glass
Building Code
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
OSB
38. 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
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
tempered glass
Tendons
Insulated metal panels
39. 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.
Pile and Pile Driver
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
EIFS
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
40. Place where materials are stored on or near the project site.
PSL
Floating and Troweling
EIFS
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
41. Use air-entrainment in the concrete mix
tempered glass
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
DBB
The Three Phases of Construction Management
42. Construction Document
Zoning Ordinance
Pressure Treated Lumber
Engineered Lumber
CD
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
Tie Backs
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Zoning Ordinance
44. A manufactured wood product rated for structural applications - such as plywood - oriented strandboard - or laminated veneer lumber.
low-e coating
Engineered Lumber
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
Strip Footing
45. 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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46. 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
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Flex anchors
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
47. A document that describes regulations for the use of land in a particular jurisdiction.
Spandrel beam
Stucco - its components and layers
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Zoning Ordinance
48. 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.
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
Suspended ceiling
Stone cladding
Sheathing
49. A type of glass made by adding a metallic pigment during manufacture.
Sheet Piles and Shoring
Wood Light Framing
Tinted glass
Sheathing
50. The ability of a building assembly to endure fire - measured in hours or minutes of time and determined from standardized full-scale tests.
Pile and Pile Driver
DBB
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
Fire Resistance Rating