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Building Construction Management Vocab

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1. 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.






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






3. The combination of high-strength steel strands - sleeves - and end anchorages used for post-tensioning concrete.






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






5. 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






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






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






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.






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






10. 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.






11. Use air-entrainment in the concrete mix






12. Stone panels attached to a backup wall or curtain wall frame.






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






14. 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.






15. Wrought iron is corrosive resistant - time consuming to make - and contains about .02% carbon. VS. Mild Steel contains .1-2.5% carbon and is much stronger and easier to make.






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






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18. 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.






19. 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.






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






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






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






23. A fastener that connects an exterior cladding to the supporting frame to resist lateral loads






24. 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.






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






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






27. 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.






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






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






30. Design-Bid-Build






31. 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.






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






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






34. Cee Channel: Studs and joists - symbolized by S - Runner Channel: bridging channels - symbolized by you - Tracks: you shaped - symbolized by T






35. 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.






36. 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.






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






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






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






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






41. 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.






42. The ability of a building assembly to endure fire - measured in hours or minutes of time and determined from standardized full-scale tests.






43. 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






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






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






46. 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






47. 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






48. Metal panels consisting of polyurethane foam sandwiched between and bonded to two metal sheets - used in curtain wall applications.






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