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Building Construction Management Vocab
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1. ...
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
Laminated glass
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
2. A surface coating that reflects most of the long-wave radiation.
DD
Engineered Lumber
low-e coating
Strip Footing
3. Lumber that ranges from 2 in. to 4 in. thick. The actual dimensions are smaller than the nominal dimensions.
curtain walls
Insulated metal panels
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
The Three Parts of Construction Management
4. 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
Sheathing
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Zoning Ordinance
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
5. Include the width and height of the exit enclosures - fire resistance of materials used therein - and illumination levels in the exit enclosures.
Joist
Re-Shoring
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
6. Exterior wall cladding system suspended from or supported by the structural frame of the building.
Wrought iron v. mild steel
Stucco - its components and layers
curtain walls
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
7. 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.
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Caisson
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
reflective glass
8. A beam that spans between columns on the exterior face of a frame structure.
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
Spandrel beam
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
Fire Resistance Rating
9. Used where columns are lightly loaded or bear on soils with a high bearing capacity.
LVL
Wood Light Framing
Column Footing
Re-Shoring
10. 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.
reflective glass
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Spandrel beam
11. Stone panels attached to a backup wall or curtain wall frame.
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
Zoning Ordinance
Stone cladding
The Three Parts of Construction Management
12. Load=bearing or non-load bearing wall to which exterior cladding is adhered or anchored.
Laminated glass
Backup wall
Annealed glass
GFRC
13. 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.
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Tendons
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
Annealed glass
14. 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
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
AISC standard structural shapes
Stucco - its components and layers
15. A type of glass made by adding a metallic pigment during manufacture.
The Three Phases of Construction Management
Tinted glass
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
16. Rebar: An deformed steel bar used as concrete reinforcement. Welded-Wire Reinforcement: A prefabricated rectangular grid of steel wires spot-welded together at intersections - used as reinforcement in concrete slabs.
Soldier Piles and Lagging
LVL
Insulated metal panels
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
17. 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.
low-e coating
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Tendons
Joist
18. 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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19. 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.
Tendons
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
Pressure Treated Lumber
The Three Parts of Construction Management
20. 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
reflective glass
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
21. Shoring placed under concrete to support it while it cures.
LVL
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
Re-Shoring
22. Draining the soil around the excavations so that the groundwater level falls below the elevation of proposed excavation.
Fire Resistance Rating
Dewatering
LVL
Column Footing
23. 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
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
CD
Mat Foundation
Stucco - its components and layers
24. A thin layer of material over a back-up component.
Veneer
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
reflective glass
OSB
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.
Spandrel beam
GFRC
SD
CM
26. Concrete: A composite material consisting of portland cement - coarse aggregate (crushed stone) - fine aggregate (sand) - and water.
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
CD
27. Use air-entrainment in the concrete mix
heat-soaked tempered glass
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Backup wall
28. Sheet steel that is hot-dip galvanized.
CM
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
Flex anchors
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
29. M = Least amount of lime; O = Most lime; N = Second most lime; S = Second least lime
curtain walls
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
30. Cee Channel: Studs and joists - symbolized by S - Runner Channel: bridging channels - symbolized by you - Tracks: you shaped - symbolized by T
curtain walls
Veneer
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
31. The combination of high-strength steel strands - sleeves - and end anchorages used for post-tensioning concrete.
curtain walls
Tendons
Building Code
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
32. Fabricated at the manufacture's plant. Reinforced in both directions. Uses a steel stud backup wall.
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Dewatering
33. 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.
Zoning Ordinance
Building Code
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
34. Type 1: General Use - Type 2: -Type 3: High Early Strength - Type 4: Low Heat of Hydration - Type 5: Sulfate Resistant
Engineered Lumber
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
35. Design-Bid-Build
Wood Light Framing
DBB
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
The Three Phases of Construction Management
36. 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
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
heat-soaked tempered glass
Engineered Lumber
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
37. 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.
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
Re-Shoring
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
DD
38. Design-Build
reflective glass
DB
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Pile and Pile Driver
39. A beam that spans between columns on the exterior face of a frame structure.
Spandrel beam
Fire Resistance Rating
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Rafter
40. Lengths of dimension lumber - glued and laminated together to create a structural member of a large cross section.
Column Footing
Glue-Laminated Lumber
EIFS
Tendons
41. 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.
DBB
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
Tendons
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.
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
Rafter
43. Pile: Driven or drilled long - slender foundation element. Pile: a piece of machinery used to drive piles into the ground.
Pile and Pile Driver
heat-soaked tempered glass
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
GFRC
44. 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.
Engineered Lumber
DBB
Slump Test
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
45. Cee Channel: Studs and joists - symbolized by S - Runner Channel: bridging channels - symbolized by you - Tracks: you shaped - symbolized by T
Veneer
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
46. A type of glass made by adding a metallic pigment during manufacture.
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
The Three Phases of Construction Management
Tinted glass
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
47. Construction Document
AISC standard structural shapes
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
CD
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
48. A manufactured wood product rated for structural applications - such as plywood - oriented strandboard - or laminated veneer lumber.
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
Engineered Lumber
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
49. 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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Dewatering
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Sheathing
heat-soaked tempered glass
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