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Building Construction Management Vocab
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1. A surface coating that reflects most of the long-wave radiation.
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
AISC standard structural shapes
Engineered Lumber
low-e coating
2. Cee Channel: Studs and joists - symbolized by S - Runner Channel: bridging channels - symbolized by you - Tracks: you shaped - symbolized by T
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
GFRC
Rafter
3. Design-Bid-Build
Column Footing
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
EIFS
DBB
4. ...
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
LVL
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
GFRC
5. ...
CM
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
Plasticizers
6. Chemical compounds that are used in concrete mixes to increase the workability of the mix without reducing the slump.
Laminated glass
Insulated metal panels
OSB
Plasticizers
7. Construction Management
DBB
CM
Re-Shoring
Admixture
8. 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.
Plasticizers
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
Pressure Treated Lumber
9. Shoring placed under concrete to support it while it cures.
GFRC
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Re-Shoring
AISC standard structural shapes
10. A ceiling hung from the overlying floor or roof structure.
LVL
Suspended ceiling
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
11. 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.
Pile and Pile Driver
curtain walls
Annealed glass
Sheathing
12. 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.
Tendons
Mat Foundation
GFRC
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
13. 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.
Zoning Ordinance
PSL
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
Annealed glass
14. 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.
Wood Light Framing
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
Rafter
Admixture
15. 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.
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Floating and Troweling
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
Engineered Lumber
16. 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.
Tie Backs
Slump Test
Caisson
Stone cladding
17. 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
Mat Foundation
Soldier Piles and Lagging
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
Wrought iron v. mild steel
18. ...
Rafter
Stucco - its components and layers
curtain walls
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
19. A framing system that mimics wood light frame construction - but the elements are made of cold-formed - galvanized sheet steel.
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
GFRC
CM
OSB
20. 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
reflective glass
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
Wood Light Framing
Zoning Ordinance
21. Differential: The building's foundation settles at different rates at different points. Uniform: The building's foundation settles at a uniform rate.
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
tempered glass
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
Tinted glass
22. A document that describes regulations for the use of land in a particular jurisdiction.
Zoning Ordinance
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
Wood Light Framing
low-e coating
23. Place where materials are stored on or near the project site.
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
heat-soaked tempered glass
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
Fire Resistance Rating
24. A beam that spans between columns on the exterior face of a frame structure.
Spandrel beam
CM
Flex anchors
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
25. A type of glass made by adding a metallic pigment during manufacture.
CD
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Tinted glass
26. Advantages: High early strength Disadvantages: Very expensive
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
Floating and Troweling
27. 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
Veneer
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
CD
The Three Parts of Construction Management
28. 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.
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
The Three Phases of Construction Management
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Stone cladding
29. Lengths of dimension lumber - glued and laminated together to create a structural member of a large cross section.
LVL
Slump Test
Glue-Laminated Lumber
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
30. 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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31. 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.
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
Strip Footing
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
Bentonite Slurry Wall
32. Exterior wall cladding system suspended from or supported by the structural frame of the building.
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Bentonite Slurry Wall
curtain walls
Soldier Piles and Lagging
33. 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.
Sheet Piles and Shoring
EIFS
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
Pressure Treated Lumber
34. 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.
PSL
GFRC
OSB
DD
35. Fabricated at the manufacture's plant. Reinforced in both directions. Uses a steel stud backup wall.
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Mat Foundation
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
36. Lumber that ranges from 2 in. to 4 in. thick. The actual dimensions are smaller than the nominal dimensions.
GFRC
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
37. Schematic Design
The Three Parts of Construction Management
OSB
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
SD
38. 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.
EIFS
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Sheathing
39. Design-Build
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Veneer
CD
DB
40. I - C - L - T - Pipes - Tubes - round - Rectangular bars - plates
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
Mat Foundation
AISC standard structural shapes
41. Fabricated at the manufacture's plant. Reinforced in both directions. Uses a steel stud backup wall.
Stucco - its components and layers
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Wrought iron v. mild steel
reflective glass
42. 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.
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
PSL
Backup wall
43. 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
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Plasticizers
OSB
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
44. Pile: Driven or drilled long - slender foundation element. Pile: a piece of machinery used to drive piles into the ground.
Mat Foundation
Pile and Pile Driver
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Suspended ceiling
45. 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
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
Building Code
Fire Resistance Rating
46. Lengths of dimension lumber - glued and laminated together to create a structural member of a large cross section.
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
Building Inspector's Process
47. 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.
DD
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
AISC standard structural shapes
Tendons
48. A beam that spans between columns on the exterior face of a frame structure.
Wood Light Framing
low-e coating
Annealed glass
Spandrel beam
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.
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
Flex anchors
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
50. A framing system that mimics wood light frame construction - but the elements are made of cold-formed - galvanized sheet steel.
Fire Resistance Rating
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Light-Gauge Steel Framing