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Building Construction Management Vocab

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






2. Cost - Schedule - and Quality






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






4. 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.






5. 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.






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






7. 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.






8. 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.






9. A thin layer of material over a back-up component.






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






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






12. 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.






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






14. Design-Bid-Build






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






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






17. 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






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






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






20. 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






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






22. 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.






23. A type of glass made by adding a metallic pigment during manufacture.






24. 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.






25. 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.






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






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.






28. Advantages: High early strength Disadvantages: Very expensive






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






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






32. Pre-Construction - Construction - and Post-Construction Phases






33. A surface coating that reflects most of the long-wave radiation.






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






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36. 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.






37. Sheet steel that is hot-dip galvanized.






38. Cee Channel: Studs and joists - symbolized by S - Runner Channel: bridging channels - symbolized by you - Tracks: you shaped - symbolized by T






39. 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.






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






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






42. Soldier Piles are placed into pre-drilled holes that are filled with concrete after the piles are set. Excavation begins - and as the pit is dug deeper - lagging is bolted to the soldier piles to support them.






43. 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






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






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






46. 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.






47. Sheet steel that is hot-dip galvanized.






48. Shoring placed under concrete to support it while it cures.






49. Soldier Piles are placed into pre-drilled holes that are filled with concrete after the piles are set. Excavation begins - and as the pit is dug deeper - lagging is bolted to the soldier piles to support them.






50. 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.