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Building Construction Management Vocab
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1. Type 1: General Use - Type 2: -Type 3: High Early Strength - Type 4: Low Heat of Hydration - Type 5: Sulfate Resistant
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
low-e coating
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
2. 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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3. 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.
Rafter
GFRC
curtain walls
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
4. Cee Channel: Studs and joists - symbolized by S - Runner Channel: bridging channels - symbolized by you - Tracks: you shaped - symbolized by T
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
Engineered Lumber
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
5. 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
Annealed glass
Veneer
Rafter
6. 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.
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
Sheet Piles and Shoring
Sheathing
reflective glass
7. A thin layer of material over a back-up component.
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
Zoning Ordinance
Veneer
Slump Test
8. Construction Document
Engineered Lumber
Building Code
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
CD
9. 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.
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
GFRC
Strip Footing
10. 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.
Caisson
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
curtain walls
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
11. 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.
Strip Footing
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
Caisson
Bentonite Slurry Wall
12. 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
SD
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
Admixture
13. Used commonly for load-bearing wood - masonry - or concrete walls.
Annealed glass
Dewatering
Strip Footing
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
14. 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.
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
low-e coating
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Annealed glass
15. 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.
Joist
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
Wood Light Framing
16. 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
CD
Dewatering
Wrought iron v. mild steel
17. 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.
Veneer
Tinted glass
Annealed glass
Joist
18. Design-Build
DB
Admixture
Suspended ceiling
Wood Light Framing
19. Lengths of dimension lumber - glued and laminated together to create a structural member of a large cross section.
Flex anchors
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
Glue-Laminated Lumber
20. A type of glass made by adding a metallic pigment during manufacture.
Sheet Piles and Shoring
Tinted glass
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Spandrel beam
21. Stone panels attached to a backup wall or curtain wall frame.
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Caisson
PSL
Stone cladding
22. 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.
Wrought iron v. mild steel
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Sheathing
Tie Backs
23. Truss: a structural member with triangulated - linear elements - typically used for large spans. Bottom Chord:
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
OSB
Laminated glass
24. 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.
OSB
The Three Phases of Construction Management
Soldier Piles and Lagging
Admixture
25. 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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26. Use air-entrainment in the concrete mix
CM
Joist
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
27. 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.
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
Strip Footing
Flex anchors
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
28. 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.
tempered glass
Spandrel beam
Slump Test
reflective glass
29. 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
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
Laminated glass
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
30. A fastener that connects an exterior cladding to the supporting frame to resist lateral loads
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Tie Backs
GFRC
Floating and Troweling
31. Differential: The building's foundation settles at different rates at different points. Uniform: The building's foundation settles at a uniform rate.
Mat Foundation
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
32. A glass obtained by heating annealed glass to a high temperature and then suddenly cooling it - Which makes it four times stronger than annealed glass; used as safety glass because it breaks into pieces that are small and blunt enough not to cause in
Dewatering
DB
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
tempered glass
33. A fastener that connects an exterior cladding to the supporting frame to resist lateral loads
Tie Backs
Stone cladding
Stucco - its components and layers
Veneer
34. 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
Annealed glass
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
tempered glass
35. Pre-Construction - Construction - and Post-Construction Phases
Tinted glass
Slump Test
Pile and Pile Driver
The Three Phases of Construction Management
36. Type 1: General Use - Type 2: -Type 3: High Early Strength - Type 4: Low Heat of Hydration - Type 5: Sulfate Resistant
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
Building Code
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
37. 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.
Dewatering
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Flex anchors
Veneer
38. Place where materials are stored on or near the project site.
low-e coating
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
39. A framing system that mimics wood light frame construction - but the elements are made of cold-formed - galvanized sheet steel.
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
DBB
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
40. I - C - L - T - Pipes - Tubes - round - Rectangular bars - plates
CD
AISC standard structural shapes
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
PSL
41. Slender - closely spaced - parallel beams in a wood light (or light-gauge steel) frame floor.
Veneer
Tie Backs
Wrought iron v. mild steel
Joist
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
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
Floating and Troweling
43. A manufactured wood product rated for structural applications - such as plywood - oriented strandboard - or laminated veneer lumber.
Strip Footing
Stucco - its components and layers
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
Engineered Lumber
44. 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.
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
Sheet Piles and Shoring
Wrought iron v. mild steel
Plasticizers
45. Pile: Driven or drilled long - slender foundation element. Pile: a piece of machinery used to drive piles into the ground.
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
Glue-Laminated Lumber
CD
Pile and Pile Driver
46. Using concrete slab blankets or putting hot water in the concrete mix.
Insulated metal panels
Soldier Piles and Lagging
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
Wood Light Framing
47. Advantages: High early strength Disadvantages: Very expensive
Annealed glass
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
DB
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
48. Design-Bid-Build
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
CD
DBB
49. Place where materials are stored on or near the project site.
Fire Resistance Rating
GFRC
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
Stucco - its components and layers
50. 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.
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
Pressure Treated Lumber
low-e coating
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions