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Building Construction Management Vocab
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1. Type 1: General Use - Type 2: -Type 3: High Early Strength - Type 4: Low Heat of Hydration - Type 5: Sulfate Resistant
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
2. 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.
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
3. A type of glass made by adding a metallic pigment during manufacture.
Laminated glass
Tinted glass
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
Spandrel beam
4. Design-Build
Wrought iron v. mild steel
DB
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Flex anchors
5. Laminated Veneer Lumber: Dried wood veneers laminated in layers - all oriented in the same direction - to form a large structural member.
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
reflective glass
PSL
LVL
6. 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.
Pile and Pile Driver
OSB
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Rafter
7. 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.
Flex anchors
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
8. 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
Rafter
SD
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
9. Construction Document
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Mat Foundation
GFRC
CD
10. Shoring placed under concrete to support it while it cures.
curtain walls
Re-Shoring
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
Plasticizers
11. 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.
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Fire Resistance Rating
Wrought iron v. mild steel
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
12. The ability of a building assembly to endure fire - measured in hours or minutes of time and determined from standardized full-scale tests.
Admixture
The Three Phases of Construction Management
Fire Resistance Rating
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
13. Slender - closely spaced - parallel beams in a wood light (or light-gauge steel) frame floor.
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
reflective glass
Joist
14. Chemical compounds that are used in concrete mixes to increase the workability of the mix without reducing the slump.
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Plasticizers
Veneer
Pile and Pile Driver
15. 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.
EIFS
CD
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
The Three Parts of Construction Management
16. 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.
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Pressure Treated Lumber
17. Lumber that ranges from 2 in. to 4 in. thick. The actual dimensions are smaller than the nominal dimensions.
Building Inspector's Process
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
Caisson
18. 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.
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Zoning Ordinance
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
LVL
19. M = Least amount of lime; O = Most lime; N = Second most lime; S = Second least lime
Column Footing
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
20. A manufactured wood product rated for structural applications - such as plywood - oriented strandboard - or laminated veneer lumber.
Engineered Lumber
OSB
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
heat-soaked tempered glass
21. 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.
Annealed glass
Pile and Pile Driver
Sheathing
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
22. A large-diameter - deep reinforced-concrete foundation element made by drilling a hole into the ground and filling it with concrete; an enclosure that permits excavation work to be carried out under water.
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
Mat Foundation
Building Code
Caisson
23. 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.
Stone cladding
tempered glass
Engineered Lumber
Wood Light Framing
24. 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.
Dewatering
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
GFRC
Building Inspector's Process
25. Material added to concrete mix to influence its performance.
Admixture
SD
Re-Shoring
Pressure Treated Lumber
26. 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.
Rafter
Wood Light Framing
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
27. Material added to concrete mix to influence its performance.
Admixture
Pressure Treated Lumber
Tinted glass
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
28. ...
Wood Light Framing
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
DB
Floating and Troweling
29. Cost - Schedule - and Quality
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Soldier Piles and Lagging
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
30. 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
Veneer
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
SD
Slump Test
31. A glass that reflects incoming visible radiation due to a very thin metal oxide coating on one side.
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
Floating and Troweling
reflective glass
32. Draining the soil around the excavations so that the groundwater level falls below the elevation of proposed excavation.
Engineered Lumber
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
Wood Light Framing
Dewatering
33. M = Least amount of lime; O = Most lime; N = Second most lime; S = Second least lime
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
DBB
Stone cladding
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
34. Construction Management
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
CM
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
35. Using concrete slab blankets or putting hot water in the concrete mix.
SD
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
36. Load=bearing or non-load bearing wall to which exterior cladding is adhered or anchored.
DBB
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
Strip Footing
Backup wall
37. Cee Channel: Studs and joists - symbolized by S - Runner Channel: bridging channels - symbolized by you - Tracks: you shaped - symbolized by T
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Sheathing
38. 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.
Sheathing
SD
curtain walls
Sheet Piles and Shoring
39. Include the width and height of the exit enclosures - fire resistance of materials used therein - and illumination levels in the exit enclosures.
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
OSB
40. Sheet steel that is hot-dip galvanized.
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Glue-Laminated Lumber
41. Lumber that ranges from 2 in. to 4 in. thick. The actual dimensions are smaller than the nominal dimensions.
Column Footing
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
Engineered Lumber
42. 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.
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Veneer
Sheathing
Backup wall
43. Concrete: A composite material consisting of portland cement - coarse aggregate (crushed stone) - fine aggregate (sand) - and water.
Wrought iron v. mild steel
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
Floating and Troweling
44. 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
Tie Backs
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
EIFS
Mat Foundation
45. Use air-entrainment in the concrete mix
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
The Three Phases of Construction Management
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
46. Exterior Sheathing - Water resistant membrane - flashing with weep holes - self-adhering rubberized asphalt membrane - self-furring metal base - scratch coat - brown coat - finish coat.
Tinted glass
Stucco - its components and layers
Strip Footing
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
47. Concrete: A composite material consisting of portland cement - coarse aggregate (crushed stone) - fine aggregate (sand) - and water.
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
reflective glass
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
48. A manufactured wood product rated for structural applications - such as plywood - oriented strandboard - or laminated veneer lumber.
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
Dewatering
Engineered Lumber
Stone cladding
49. 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.
CM
Soldier Piles and Lagging
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
50. Exterior wall cladding system suspended from or supported by the structural frame of the building.
Backup wall
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Backup wall
curtain walls