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Building Construction Management Vocab
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1. Schematic Design
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
Sheet Piles and Shoring
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
SD
2. The combination of high-strength steel strands - sleeves - and end anchorages used for post-tensioning concrete.
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Tendons
Slump Test
3. 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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4. Truss: a structural member with triangulated - linear elements - typically used for large spans. Bottom Chord:
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Building Inspector's Process
Wrought iron v. mild steel
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
5. 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.
Zoning Ordinance
DB
PSL
Fire Resistance Rating
6. A surface coating that reflects most of the long-wave radiation.
The Three Phases of Construction Management
low-e coating
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
7. A framing system that mimics wood light frame construction - but the elements are made of cold-formed - galvanized sheet steel.
Insulated metal panels
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Building Inspector's Process
8. Design-Build
DB
Building Inspector's Process
CM
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
9. Differential: The building's foundation settles at different rates at different points. Uniform: The building's foundation settles at a uniform rate.
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
Caisson
Pressure Treated Lumber
Laminated glass
10. 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.
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
Pressure Treated Lumber
Zoning Ordinance
heat-soaked tempered glass
11. Use air-entrainment in the concrete mix
GFRC
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
Strip Footing
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
12. 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.
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
DD
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
13. A glass that reflects incoming visible radiation due to a very thin metal oxide coating on one side.
reflective glass
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Backup wall
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
14. Construction Management
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
DBB
Rafter
CM
15. A fastener that connects an exterior cladding to the supporting frame to resist lateral loads
Engineered Lumber
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
Rafter
Tie Backs
16. Draining the soil around the excavations so that the groundwater level falls below the elevation of proposed excavation.
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Dewatering
Backup wall
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
17. Friction Pile: Bears the load by using friction between it and the ground around it by having a tapered form. End-Bearing Piles: Most of the load is transferred to the bottom of the pile.
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
Stone cladding
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
18. 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.
Re-Shoring
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
Pressure Treated Lumber
CD
19. Two pieces of glass laminated under heat and pressure to a plastic interlayer to form a fused unit.
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Laminated glass
GFRC
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
20. 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.
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
21. A manufactured wood product rated for structural applications - such as plywood - oriented strandboard - or laminated veneer lumber.
DD
Engineered Lumber
heat-soaked tempered glass
Soldier Piles and Lagging
22. Place where materials are stored on or near the project site.
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
CM
Soldier Piles and Lagging
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
23. M = Least amount of lime; O = Most lime; N = Second most lime; S = Second least lime
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
Glue-Laminated Lumber
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
24. Type 1: General Use - Type 2: -Type 3: High Early Strength - Type 4: Low Heat of Hydration - Type 5: Sulfate Resistant
CM
tempered glass
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
25. Place where materials are stored on or near the project site.
The Three Phases of Construction Management
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
PSL
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
26. Floating: The process of smoothing a freshly placed concrete surface after it has been struck (leveled).
Floating and Troweling
Joist
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
27. Exterior Sheathing - Water resistant membrane - flashing with weep holes - self-adhering rubberized asphalt membrane - self-furring metal base - scratch coat - brown coat - finish coat.
Engineered Lumber
Stone cladding
Stucco - its components and layers
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
28. A legal document that regulates the design and construction of buildings to ensure that the buildings meet minimum standards of health - safety - and welfare.
The Three Phases of Construction Management
Tie Backs
Pile and Pile Driver
Building Code
29. Sheet steel that is hot-dip galvanized.
Mat Foundation
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
30. Soldier Piles are placed into pre-drilled holes that are filled with concrete after the piles are set. Excavation begins - and as the pit is dug deeper - lagging is bolted to the soldier piles to support them.
Soldier Piles and Lagging
Sheathing
Suspended ceiling
tempered glass
31. Chemical compounds that are used in concrete mixes to increase the workability of the mix without reducing the slump.
Plasticizers
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
OSB
Sheet Piles and Shoring
32. 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
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
Slump Test
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
33. Shoring placed under concrete to support it while it cures.
Tie Backs
Sheet Piles and Shoring
Building Code
Re-Shoring
34. Floating: The process of smoothing a freshly placed concrete surface after it has been struck (leveled).
Insulated metal panels
Floating and Troweling
AISC standard structural shapes
Slump Test
35. 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.
Caisson
Mat Foundation
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
EIFS
36. 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
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
37. Soldier Piles are placed into pre-drilled holes that are filled with concrete after the piles are set. Excavation begins - and as the pit is dug deeper - lagging is bolted to the soldier piles to support them.
Veneer
Soldier Piles and Lagging
Pile and Pile Driver
Suspended ceiling
38. Pile: Driven or drilled long - slender foundation element. Pile: a piece of machinery used to drive piles into the ground.
Pile and Pile Driver
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Mat Foundation
39. A type of tempered glass obtained from a process that reduces (or eliminates) the possibility of spontaneous breakage of tempered glass during its service life.
low-e coating
Strip Footing
heat-soaked tempered glass
Pile and Pile Driver
40. Fabricated at the manufacture's plant. Reinforced in both directions. Uses a steel stud backup wall.
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Dewatering
Wrought iron v. mild steel
curtain walls
41. 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
Re-Shoring
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Fire Resistance Rating
42. Slender - closely spaced - parallel beams in a wood light (or light-gauge steel) frame floor.
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
Tie Backs
Joist
Dewatering
43. Cost - Schedule - and Quality
Engineered Lumber
tempered glass
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
The Three Parts of Construction Management
44. Design-Build
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
DB
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
45. Use air-entrainment in the concrete mix
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
Wrought iron v. mild steel
46. 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.
DD
Zoning Ordinance
Sheathing
Strip Footing
47. A legal document that regulates the design and construction of buildings to ensure that the buildings meet minimum standards of health - safety - and welfare.
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
Building Code
48. Lumber that ranges from 2 in. to 4 in. thick. The actual dimensions are smaller than the nominal dimensions.
Sheet Piles and Shoring
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
DBB
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
49. Exterior Sheathing - Water resistant membrane - flashing with weep holes - self-adhering rubberized asphalt membrane - self-furring metal base - scratch coat - brown coat - finish coat.
Plasticizers
Dewatering
CD
Stucco - its components and layers
50. Load=bearing or non-load bearing wall to which exterior cladding is adhered or anchored.
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
Backup wall
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks