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Building Construction Management Vocab

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1. 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.






2. 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.






3. Lengths of dimension lumber - glued and laminated together to create a structural member of a large cross section.






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






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






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






7. Pile: Driven or drilled long - slender foundation element. Pile: a piece of machinery used to drive piles into the ground.






8. A fastener that connects an exterior cladding to the supporting frame to resist lateral loads






9. 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.






10. Design-Bid-Build






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






12. 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.






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






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






15. Exterior Sheathing - Water resistant membrane - flashing with weep holes - self-adhering rubberized asphalt membrane - self-furring metal base - scratch coat - brown coat - finish coat.






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






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






18. 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.






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






20. 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.






21. 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






22. 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.






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






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






25. Design-Build






26. Construction Document






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






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






29. 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.






30. 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.






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






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






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






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






36. Use air-entrainment in the concrete mix






37. 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.






38. 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.






39. 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.






40. Include the width and height of the exit enclosures - fire resistance of materials used therein - and illumination levels in the exit enclosures.






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






42. Design-Build






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






44. 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.






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






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






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






48. 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.






49. 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.






50. 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.