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Building Construction Management Vocab

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2. Cost - Schedule - and Quality






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






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






5. 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.






6. 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






7. Type 1: General Use - Type 2: -Type 3: High Early Strength - Type 4: Low Heat of Hydration - Type 5: Sulfate Resistant






8. 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.






9. 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.






10. 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.






11. 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.






12. Design Development






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14. 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.






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






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






17. 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.






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






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






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






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






22. Laminated Veneer Lumber: Dried wood veneers laminated in layers - all oriented in the same direction - to form a large structural member.






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






24. Design-Build






25. 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.






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






27. Design-Bid-Build






28. Construction Management






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






30. 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.






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






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






33. 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.






34. 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.






35. 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






36. 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.






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






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






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






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






41. 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.






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






43. 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






44. Schematic Design






45. Exterior Sheathing - Water resistant membrane - flashing with weep holes - self-adhering rubberized asphalt membrane - self-furring metal base - scratch coat - brown coat - finish coat.






46. 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.






47. Advantages: High early strength Disadvantages: Very expensive






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






49. A manufactured wood product rated for structural applications - such as plywood - oriented strandboard - or laminated veneer lumber.






50. Pre-Construction - Construction - and Post-Construction Phases