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Building Construction Management Vocab

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






2. 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.






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






4. 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.






5. 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






6. 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






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






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






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






10. 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.






11. 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.






12. 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.






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






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






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






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






17. 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.






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






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






20. 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.






21. Design Development






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






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






24. Chemical compounds that are used in concrete mixes to increase the workability of the mix without reducing the slump.






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






26. 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






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






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






29. Advantages: High early strength Disadvantages: Very expensive






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






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






32. 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.






33. 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.






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






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






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






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






38. Pre-Construction - Construction - and Post-Construction Phases






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






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






41. ...






42. 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






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






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






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. 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






47. 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.






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






49. Schematic Design






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






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