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Building Construction Management Vocab
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1. A type of glass made by adding a metallic pigment during manufacture.
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
Tinted glass
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Insulated metal panels
2. 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.
Wrought iron v. mild steel
Joist
OSB
CM
3. A thin layer of material over a back-up component.
Tie Backs
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Veneer
Glue-Laminated Lumber
4. 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
Plasticizers
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
LVL
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
5. Cost - Schedule - and Quality
OSB
Mat Foundation
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Veneer
6. 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.
Soldier Piles and Lagging
PSL
Soldier Piles and Lagging
Veneer
7. 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.
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
Sheathing
Plasticizers
8. Chemical compounds that are used in concrete mixes to increase the workability of the mix without reducing the slump.
Stucco - its components and layers
Floating and Troweling
Plasticizers
Building Inspector's Process
9. 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.
reflective glass
Re-Shoring
Soldier Piles and Lagging
Flex anchors
10. Design-Bid-Build
The Three Parts of Construction Management
DD
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
DBB
11. ...
Spandrel beam
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Suspended ceiling
12. A glass that reflects incoming visible radiation due to a very thin metal oxide coating on one side.
Stone cladding
Stucco - its components and layers
Building Code
reflective glass
13. Pile: Driven or drilled long - slender foundation element. Pile: a piece of machinery used to drive piles into the ground.
Pile and Pile Driver
Joist
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
14. Differential: The building's foundation settles at different rates at different points. Uniform: The building's foundation settles at a uniform rate.
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
OSB
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
Wrought iron v. mild steel
15. 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
CM
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Stone cladding
16. Floating: The process of smoothing a freshly placed concrete surface after it has been struck (leveled).
Floating and Troweling
GFRC
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
low-e coating
17. Design-Bid-Build
Spandrel beam
AISC standard structural shapes
DBB
Suspended ceiling
18. Material added to concrete mix to influence its performance.
Strip Footing
Admixture
Suspended ceiling
tempered glass
19. A fastener that connects an exterior cladding to the supporting frame to resist lateral loads
Tie Backs
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Caisson
20. The combination of high-strength steel strands - sleeves - and end anchorages used for post-tensioning concrete.
Tendons
PSL
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
heat-soaked tempered glass
21. Pre-Construction - Construction - and Post-Construction Phases
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Re-Shoring
The Three Phases of Construction Management
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
22. 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.
Fire Resistance Rating
curtain walls
OSB
Wrought iron v. mild steel
23. Piles made of interlocking sheet steel driven into the ground to support an excavation. Shoring: Temporary vertical or inclined supports used in concrete formwork or excavation.
Insulated metal panels
Sheet Piles and Shoring
Re-Shoring
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
24. Metal panels consisting of polyurethane foam sandwiched between and bonded to two metal sheets - used in curtain wall applications.
Insulated metal panels
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
Laminated glass
Sheathing
25. Schematic Design
SD
Column Footing
Rafter
CD
26. I - C - L - T - Pipes - Tubes - round - Rectangular bars - plates
Tendons
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
AISC standard structural shapes
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
27. A fastener that connects an exterior cladding to the supporting frame to resist lateral loads
OSB
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Tie Backs
28. Laminated Veneer Lumber: Dried wood veneers laminated in layers - all oriented in the same direction - to form a large structural member.
DB
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
curtain walls
LVL
29. A ceiling hung from the overlying floor or roof structure.
tempered glass
Suspended ceiling
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
30. Design-Build
Strip Footing
Sheet Piles and Shoring
DBB
DB
31. Laminated Veneer Lumber: Dried wood veneers laminated in layers - all oriented in the same direction - to form a large structural member.
LVL
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
32. 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
tempered glass
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Veneer
EIFS
33. Slender - closely spaced - parallel beams in a wood light (or light-gauge steel) frame floor.
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
Joist
34. Sheet steel that is hot-dip galvanized.
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
Rafter
Building Code
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
35. Used commonly for load-bearing wood - masonry - or concrete walls.
Strip Footing
Floating and Troweling
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Tinted glass
36. A beam that spans between columns on the exterior face of a frame structure.
Spandrel beam
Wrought iron v. mild steel
SD
DBB
37. ...
Tinted glass
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
Re-Shoring
38. 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
LVL
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
39. Concrete: A composite material consisting of portland cement - coarse aggregate (crushed stone) - fine aggregate (sand) - and water.
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
Stone cladding
Spandrel beam
Bentonite Slurry Wall
40. 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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41. Truss: a structural member with triangulated - linear elements - typically used for large spans. Bottom Chord:
Building Inspector's Process
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
Pressure Treated Lumber
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
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.
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
Soldier Piles and Lagging
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
DBB
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
tempered glass
44. Construction Management
CM
Stone cladding
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
Re-Shoring
45. Used where columns are lightly loaded or bear on soils with a high bearing capacity.
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Column Footing
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
PSL
46. 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.
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
EIFS
Insulated metal panels
Tinted glass
47. Exterior Sheathing - Water resistant membrane - flashing with weep holes - self-adhering rubberized asphalt membrane - self-furring metal base - scratch coat - brown coat - finish coat.
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Building Code
Rafter
Stucco - its components and layers
48. Lumber that ranges from 2 in. to 4 in. thick. The actual dimensions are smaller than the nominal dimensions.
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
LVL
49. Shoring placed under concrete to support it while it cures.
Re-Shoring
Column Footing
Building Inspector's Process
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
50. Cost - Schedule - and Quality
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
CM