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Building Construction Management Vocab

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1. 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.






2. 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.






3. 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.






4. 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.






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






6. 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.






7. A legal document that regulates the design and construction of buildings to ensure that the buildings meet minimum standards of health - safety - and welfare.






8. A framing system that mimics wood light frame construction - but the elements are made of cold-formed - galvanized sheet steel.






9. 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.






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11. 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.






12. Used where columns are lightly loaded or bear on soils with a high bearing capacity.






13. 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.






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






15. 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.






16. A manufactured wood product rated for structural applications - such as plywood - oriented strandboard - or laminated veneer lumber.






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






18. Sheet steel that is hot-dip galvanized.






19. 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.






20. Draining the soil around the excavations so that the groundwater level falls below the elevation of proposed excavation.






21. Method of sawing a log by sawing in one or two directions only. The grain pattern varies from nearly parallel to the wide face to perpendicular. vs. A method of sawing lumber where the log is cut radially into four quarters and then sawed along radia






22. Construction Management






23. 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.






24. 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.






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






26. A glass that reflects incoming visible radiation due to a very thin metal oxide coating on one side.






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






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29. Draining the soil around the excavations so that the groundwater level falls below the elevation of proposed excavation.






30. 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.






31. 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.






32. 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.






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






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






35. Schematic Design






36. A document that describes regulations for the use of land in a particular jurisdiction.






37. Exterior wall cladding system suspended from or supported by the structural frame of the building.






38. Cost - Schedule - and Quality






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40. Advantages: High early strength Disadvantages: Very expensive






41. 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






42. 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






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






44. Use air-entrainment in the concrete mix






45. A document that describes regulations for the use of land in a particular jurisdiction.






46. Design-Bid-Build






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






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






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






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