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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. Design Development
DD
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
Caisson
2. 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.
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
PSL
EIFS
Sheet Piles and Shoring
3. Pile: Driven or drilled long - slender foundation element. Pile: a piece of machinery used to drive piles into the ground.
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
Pile and Pile Driver
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
CD
4. A manufactured wood product rated for structural applications - such as plywood - oriented strandboard - or laminated veneer lumber.
AISC standard structural shapes
Sheathing
tempered glass
Engineered Lumber
5. A thin layer of material over a back-up component.
Tendons
Laminated glass
Veneer
Annealed glass
6. 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.
Rafter
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
7. Schematic Design
SD
curtain walls
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
Slump Test
8. Used where columns are lightly loaded or bear on soils with a high bearing capacity.
OSB
Laminated glass
Column Footing
Stone cladding
9. Cost - Schedule - and Quality
curtain walls
Backup wall
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Building Inspector's Process
10. A ceiling hung from the overlying floor or roof structure.
CD
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Pile and Pile Driver
Suspended ceiling
11. 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.
Tie Backs
Wood Light Framing
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Rafter
12. Metal panels consisting of polyurethane foam sandwiched between and bonded to two metal sheets - used in curtain wall applications.
Insulated metal panels
Stone cladding
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
Fire Resistance Rating
13. 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.
Pressure Treated Lumber
curtain walls
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
14. Differential: The building's foundation settles at different rates at different points. Uniform: The building's foundation settles at a uniform rate.
Wood Light Framing
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
15. 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.
Flex anchors
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Sheathing
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
16. A surface coating that reflects most of the long-wave radiation.
Pressure Treated Lumber
low-e coating
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Annealed glass
17. A type of glass made by adding a metallic pigment during manufacture.
Tinted glass
Backup wall
LVL
reflective glass
18. 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
OSB
CD
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
19. Using concrete slab blankets or putting hot water in the concrete mix.
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
SD
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
Dewatering
20. 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.
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
21. 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.
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
Tinted glass
GFRC
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
22. 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.
Rafter
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
Annealed glass
23. 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.
Fire Resistance Rating
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
low-e coating
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
24. Stone panels attached to a backup wall or curtain wall frame.
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
Stone cladding
PSL
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
25. Pile: Driven or drilled long - slender foundation element. Pile: a piece of machinery used to drive piles into the ground.
Pile and Pile Driver
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Stucco - its components and layers
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
26. 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.
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
Pressure Treated Lumber
Annealed glass
27. ...
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Fire Resistance Rating
Stucco - its components and layers
Laminated glass
28. Type 1: General Use - Type 2: -Type 3: High Early Strength - Type 4: Low Heat of Hydration - Type 5: Sulfate Resistant
tempered glass
Tendons
PSL
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
29. A framing system that mimics wood light frame construction - but the elements are made of cold-formed - galvanized sheet steel.
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Suspended ceiling
Tie Backs
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
30. Sheet steel that is hot-dip galvanized.
low-e coating
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
31. Used commonly for load-bearing wood - masonry - or concrete walls.
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
Pile and Pile Driver
Strip Footing
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
32. Construction Document
Fire Resistance Rating
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
CD
Tie Backs
33. Load=bearing or non-load bearing wall to which exterior cladding is adhered or anchored.
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
Veneer
Pressure Treated Lumber
Backup wall
34. A glass that reflects incoming visible radiation due to a very thin metal oxide coating on one side.
DD
reflective glass
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
35. 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.
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
CD
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Flex anchors
36. Type 1: General Use - Type 2: -Type 3: High Early Strength - Type 4: Low Heat of Hydration - Type 5: Sulfate Resistant
low-e coating
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
Flex anchors
37. Design-Build
DB
Laminated glass
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Fire Resistance Rating
38. 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
tempered glass
Wrought iron v. mild steel
Pressure Treated Lumber
Strip Footing
39. ...
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
Pile and Pile Driver
40. 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
Dewatering
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Building Inspector's Process
CM
41. Metal panels consisting of polyurethane foam sandwiched between and bonded to two metal sheets - used in curtain wall applications.
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
AISC standard structural shapes
Mat Foundation
Insulated metal panels
42. Construction Document
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
CD
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
43. Design Development
Wood Light Framing
Building Inspector's Process
DD
SD
44. Place where materials are stored on or near the project site.
DBB
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
EIFS
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
45. 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.
Sheathing
Pile and Pile Driver
Pile and Pile Driver
CD
46. Two pieces of glass laminated under heat and pressure to a plastic interlayer to form a fused unit.
SD
Laminated glass
low-e coating
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
47. M = Least amount of lime; O = Most lime; N = Second most lime; S = Second least lime
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Bentonite Slurry Wall
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
48. A fastener that connects an exterior cladding to the supporting frame to resist lateral loads
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Annealed glass
Tie Backs
49. A legal document that regulates the design and construction of buildings to ensure that the buildings meet minimum standards of health - safety - and welfare.
GFRC
tempered glass
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
Building Code
50. 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.
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
CM
Soldier Piles and Lagging
Flex anchors