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Building Construction Management Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Used where columns are lightly loaded or bear on soils with a high bearing capacity.
Zoning Ordinance
Column Footing
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
2. Metal panels consisting of polyurethane foam sandwiched between and bonded to two metal sheets - used in curtain wall applications.
Fire Resistance Rating
Fire Resistance Rating
Insulated metal panels
DB
3. 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.
Tie Backs
Laminated glass
PSL
Bentonite Slurry Wall
4. Place where materials are stored on or near the project site.
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
GFRC
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
Wrought iron v. mild steel
5. Use air-entrainment in the concrete mix
Dewatering
Admixture
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Sheet Piles and Shoring
6. The combination of high-strength steel strands - sleeves - and end anchorages used for post-tensioning concrete.
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Tendons
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
7. Material added to concrete mix to influence its performance.
Admixture
Annealed glass
EIFS
Building Code
8. Schematic Design
LVL
SD
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Suspended ceiling
9. Using concrete slab blankets or putting hot water in the concrete mix.
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
OSB
Engineered Lumber
LVL
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.
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Dewatering
EIFS
11. 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.
Sheathing
DD
Rafter
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
12. 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.
Annealed glass
GFRC
Soldier Piles and Lagging
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
13. 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.
Pressure Treated Lumber
Spandrel beam
Flex anchors
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
14. 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.
Sheet Piles and Shoring
Soldier Piles and Lagging
Laminated glass
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
15. Use air-entrainment in the concrete mix
DBB
Flex anchors
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
16. 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.
Pressure Treated Lumber
Suspended ceiling
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
DD
17. Load=bearing or non-load bearing wall to which exterior cladding is adhered or anchored.
Sheet Piles and Shoring
OSB
Backup wall
Rafter
18. Fabricated at the manufacture's plant. Reinforced in both directions. Uses a steel stud backup wall.
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
CD
19. Include the width and height of the exit enclosures - fire resistance of materials used therein - and illumination levels in the exit enclosures.
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
DBB
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
20. Stone panels attached to a backup wall or curtain wall frame.
low-e coating
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Stone cladding
Wrought iron v. mild steel
21. 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.
Joist
Dewatering
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Caisson
22. A manufactured wood product rated for structural applications - such as plywood - oriented strandboard - or laminated veneer lumber.
Admixture
Floating and Troweling
Tinted glass
Engineered Lumber
23. Cost - Schedule - and Quality
AISC standard structural shapes
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Soldier Piles and Lagging
24. 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.
Dewatering
SD
DB
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
25. Lumber that ranges from 2 in. to 4 in. thick. The actual dimensions are smaller than the nominal dimensions.
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
26. 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.
OSB
Floating and Troweling
Wood Light Framing
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
27. 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.
CM
Tie Backs
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
Engineered Lumber
28. 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.
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
CM
Building Code
tempered glass
29. Design-Bid-Build
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
DBB
GFRC
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
30. Design-Build
DB
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Wrought iron v. mild steel
31. ...
PSL
Tie Backs
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
32. 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.
GFRC
Plasticizers
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
OSB
33. 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.
Plasticizers
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
Sheet Piles and Shoring
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
34. Schematic Design
Admixture
Sheathing
SD
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
35. 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.
Caisson
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
DBB
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
36. Fabricated at the manufacture's plant. Reinforced in both directions. Uses a steel stud backup wall.
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
SD
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Admixture
37. 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.
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
Flex anchors
Bentonite Slurry Wall
38. A structural frame assembly composed primarily of dimension lumber studs - floor joists - and roof rafters and panels of wood-based sheathing materials. Usually 16' OC.
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Tinted glass
Building Code
Wood Light Framing
39. A type of glass made by adding a metallic pigment during manufacture.
Tinted glass
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Slump Test
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
40. Used commonly for load-bearing wood - masonry - or concrete walls.
Strip Footing
PSL
heat-soaked tempered glass
Dewatering
41. A structural frame assembly composed primarily of dimension lumber studs - floor joists - and roof rafters and panels of wood-based sheathing materials. Usually 16' OC.
AISC standard structural shapes
Strip Footing
Wood Light Framing
Backup wall
42. M = Least amount of lime; O = Most lime; N = Second most lime; S = Second least lime
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
43. Lumber that ranges from 2 in. to 4 in. thick. The actual dimensions are smaller than the nominal dimensions.
Stone cladding
OSB
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
44. 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.
curtain walls
Sheathing
Suspended ceiling
Annealed glass
45. Floating: The process of smoothing a freshly placed concrete surface after it has been struck (leveled).
Stone cladding
low-e coating
Floating and Troweling
Spandrel beam
46. 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.
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
The Three Parts of Construction Management
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
OSB
47. M = Least amount of lime; O = Most lime; N = Second most lime; S = Second least lime
Strip Footing
DD
CM
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
48. 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.
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Flex anchors
Plasticizers
Veneer
49. A ceiling hung from the overlying floor or roof structure.
Suspended ceiling
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
PSL
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
50. Lengths of dimension lumber - glued and laminated together to create a structural member of a large cross section.
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber