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Building Construction Management Vocab
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1. A surface coating that reflects most of the long-wave radiation.
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
low-e coating
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Dewatering
2. Load=bearing or non-load bearing wall to which exterior cladding is adhered or anchored.
Floating and Troweling
Backup wall
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
AISC standard structural shapes
3. 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.
Building Code
Building Inspector's Process
Sheet Piles and Shoring
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
4. 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.
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
Plasticizers
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Slump Test
5. A legal document that regulates the design and construction of buildings to ensure that the buildings meet minimum standards of health - safety - and welfare.
Building Code
Wrought iron v. mild steel
Soldier Piles and Lagging
Pressure Treated Lumber
6. Metal panels consisting of polyurethane foam sandwiched between and bonded to two metal sheets - used in curtain wall applications.
heat-soaked tempered glass
GFRC
Insulated metal panels
Backup wall
7. Lengths of dimension lumber - glued and laminated together to create a structural member of a large cross section.
Tinted glass
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
8. 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.
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Insulated metal panels
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
9. Material added to concrete mix to influence its performance.
Admixture
SD
Fire Resistance Rating
Wrought iron v. mild steel
10. Include the width and height of the exit enclosures - fire resistance of materials used therein - and illumination levels in the exit enclosures.
CM
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
reflective glass
Fire Resistance Rating
11. I - C - L - T - Pipes - Tubes - round - Rectangular bars - plates
AISC standard structural shapes
Bentonite Slurry Wall
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
12. Material added to concrete mix to influence its performance.
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Plasticizers
Admixture
Annealed glass
13. 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.
Strip Footing
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
Plasticizers
Tendons
14. I - C - L - T - Pipes - Tubes - round - Rectangular bars - plates
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
Rafter
GFRC
AISC standard structural shapes
15. Lumber that ranges from 2 in. to 4 in. thick. The actual dimensions are smaller than the nominal dimensions.
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
Mat Foundation
16. A type of glass made by adding a metallic pigment during manufacture.
Tie Backs
Tinted glass
Slump Test
LVL
17. Type 1: General Use - Type 2: -Type 3: High Early Strength - Type 4: Low Heat of Hydration - Type 5: Sulfate Resistant
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Plasticizers
Column Footing
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
18. 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.
Building Code
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
curtain walls
Sheathing
19. Use air-entrainment in the concrete mix
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
reflective glass
Building Inspector's Process
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
20. Pile: Driven or drilled long - slender foundation element. Pile: a piece of machinery used to drive piles into the ground.
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
Re-Shoring
DD
Pile and Pile Driver
21. ...
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Plasticizers
Wood Light Framing
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
22. Two pieces of glass laminated under heat and pressure to a plastic interlayer to form a fused unit.
curtain walls
Laminated glass
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
Rafter
23. 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
Admixture
Caisson
Strip Footing
24. Metal panels consisting of polyurethane foam sandwiched between and bonded to two metal sheets - used in curtain wall applications.
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
CM
GFRC
Insulated metal panels
25. 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.
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
Caisson
26. A surface coating that reflects most of the long-wave radiation.
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
DBB
Laminated glass
low-e coating
27. 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.
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Rafter
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
28. Sheet steel that is hot-dip galvanized.
OSB
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
reflective glass
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
29. Using concrete slab blankets or putting hot water in the concrete mix.
Flex anchors
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
Insulated metal panels
Fire Resistance Rating
30. 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
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
Mat Foundation
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
31. M = Least amount of lime; O = Most lime; N = Second most lime; S = Second least lime
Annealed glass
Wrought iron v. mild steel
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
Stone cladding
32. Construction Management
CM
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
Backup wall
Bentonite Slurry Wall
33. 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.
GFRC
Stucco - its components and layers
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Building Inspector's Process
34. Chemical compounds that are used in concrete mixes to increase the workability of the mix without reducing the slump.
Plasticizers
Soldier Piles and Lagging
LVL
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
35. Design-Bid-Build
DBB
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
EIFS
Insulated metal panels
36. Advantages: High early strength Disadvantages: Very expensive
Pile and Pile Driver
Stucco - its components and layers
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
OSB
37. 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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38. Stone panels attached to a backup wall or curtain wall frame.
Stone cladding
Floating and Troweling
SD
Fire Resistance Rating
39. 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
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
Column Footing
Tendons
Mat Foundation
40. Construction Document
CD
Strip Footing
Strip Footing
Flex anchors
41. A thin layer of material over a back-up component.
SD
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
Veneer
Bentonite Slurry Wall
42. Used commonly for load-bearing wood - masonry - or concrete walls.
GFRC
Admixture
Caisson
Strip Footing
43. Concrete: A composite material consisting of portland cement - coarse aggregate (crushed stone) - fine aggregate (sand) - and water.
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
low-e coating
Mat Foundation
44. 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.
OSB
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
Wood Light Framing
Caisson
45. A document that describes regulations for the use of land in a particular jurisdiction.
Zoning Ordinance
DBB
curtain walls
Wrought iron v. mild steel
46. 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.
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
Pressure Treated Lumber
47. Draining the soil around the excavations so that the groundwater level falls below the elevation of proposed excavation.
Stone cladding
Mat Foundation
DB
Dewatering
48. 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.
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
49. Schematic Design
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
SD
Column Footing
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.
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Soldier Piles and Lagging
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Light-Gauge Steel Framing