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Building Construction Management Vocab

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






2. 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.






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






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






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






6. 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.






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.






8. Use air-entrainment in the concrete mix






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






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






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






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






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






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






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17. 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.






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






19. 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






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






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






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






23. A glass that reflects incoming visible radiation due to a very thin metal oxide coating on one side.






24. 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.






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






27. 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.






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29. 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.






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






31. A glass that reflects incoming visible radiation due to a very thin metal oxide coating on one side.






32. 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.






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






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






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






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






38. Used where columns are lightly loaded or bear on soils with a high bearing capacity.






39. Construction Document






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






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






42. 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.






43. Cost - Schedule - and Quality






44. Advantages: High early strength Disadvantages: Very expensive






45. 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.






46. Two pieces of glass laminated under heat and pressure to a plastic interlayer to form a fused unit.






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.






48. Construction Document






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. 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