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Building Construction Management Vocab

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1. Construction Document






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






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5. Floating: The process of smoothing a freshly placed concrete surface after it has been struck (leveled).






6. 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






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






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






9. 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






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






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. 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.






13. Construction Management






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






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






16. Design-Bid-Build






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






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






20. Schematic Design






21. Schematic Design






22. 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.






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






24. 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.






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






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






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






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






29. 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.






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






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






32. Use air-entrainment in the concrete mix






33. Using concrete slab blankets or putting hot water in the concrete mix.






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. 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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37. 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






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






39. 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.






40. Floating: The process of smoothing a freshly placed concrete surface after it has been struck (leveled).






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






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






43. 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.






44. Control Joint: A sawed or tooled joint on the top surface of a concrete slab-on-ground; a continuous vertical joint in a concrete masonry wall. Cold Joint: A nonmovement joint resulting when fresh concrete is placed against previously placed concrete






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






46. 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.






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






48. 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.






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






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