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Building Construction Management Vocab

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2. 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.






3. Schematic Design






4. 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.






5. A type of tempered glass obtained from a process that reduces (or eliminates) the possibility of spontaneous breakage of tempered glass during its service life.






6. 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.






7. 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.






8. Cost - Schedule - and Quality






9. 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.






10. 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.






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






12. 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.






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






14. Construction Management






15. Exterior Sheathing - Water resistant membrane - flashing with weep holes - self-adhering rubberized asphalt membrane - self-furring metal base - scratch coat - brown coat - finish coat.






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






17. I - C - L - T - Pipes - Tubes - round - Rectangular bars - plates






18. 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.






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






20. 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






21. A type of glass made by adding a metallic pigment during manufacture.






22. Shoring placed under concrete to support it while it cures.






23. Concrete: A composite material consisting of portland cement - coarse aggregate (crushed stone) - fine aggregate (sand) - and water.






24. 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.






25. Floating: The process of smoothing a freshly placed concrete surface after it has been struck (leveled).






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






27. Slender - closely spaced - parallel beams in a wood light (or light-gauge steel) frame floor.






28. Differential: The building's foundation settles at different rates at different points. Uniform: The building's foundation settles at a uniform rate.






29. 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.






30. M = Least amount of lime; O = Most lime; N = Second most lime; S = Second least lime






31. Concrete: A composite material consisting of portland cement - coarse aggregate (crushed stone) - fine aggregate (sand) - and water.






32. A beam that spans between columns on the exterior face of a frame structure.






33. M = Least amount of lime; O = Most lime; N = Second most lime; S = Second least lime






34. Shoring placed under concrete to support it while it cures.






35. Truss: a structural member with triangulated - linear elements - typically used for large spans. Bottom Chord:






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






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






38. 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.






39. 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.






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






42. Sheet steel that is hot-dip galvanized.






43. 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.






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






45. A ceiling hung from the overlying floor or roof structure.






46. 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.






47. Lengths of dimension lumber - glued and laminated together to create a structural member of a large cross section.






48. Pre-Construction - Construction - and Post-Construction Phases






49. Pre-Construction - Construction - and Post-Construction Phases






50. 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






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