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Building Construction Management Vocab

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1. Sheet steel that is hot-dip galvanized.






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






3. 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.






4. Construction Management






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






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






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






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






11. 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.






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






13. 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






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






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






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






17. 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






18. 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.






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






20. Schematic Design






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






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






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






24. 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.






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






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






28. 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.






29. 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.






30. 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.






31. Schematic Design






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






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






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






35. Design-Build






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






37. 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.






38. A beam that spans between columns on the exterior face of a frame structure.






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






40. Lengths of dimension lumber - glued and laminated together to create a structural member of a large cross section.






41. A framing system that mimics wood light frame construction - but the elements are made of cold-formed - galvanized sheet steel.






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






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






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






45. The ability of a building assembly to endure fire - measured in hours or minutes of time and determined from standardized full-scale tests.






46. Advantages: High early strength Disadvantages: Very expensive






47. Design-Bid-Build






48. 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.






49. Lengths of dimension lumber - glued and laminated together to create a structural member of a large cross section.






50. Snug-tight = hand tightened by a worker. Slip-Critical = hand tightened - then extra tightening to a certain tensile strength. Shear resistance is provided by the friction between the connected surfaces.