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Building Construction Management Vocab
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1. Metal panels consisting of polyurethane foam sandwiched between and bonded to two metal sheets - used in curtain wall applications.
Insulated metal panels
Building Inspector's Process
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Wrought iron v. mild steel
2. 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
Pressure Treated Lumber
Zoning Ordinance
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
3. Fabricated at the manufacture's plant. Reinforced in both directions. Uses a steel stud backup wall.
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
OSB
CM
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
4. 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.
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
The Three Phases of Construction Management
Mat Foundation
PSL
5. A document that describes regulations for the use of land in a particular jurisdiction.
Suspended ceiling
Zoning Ordinance
Building Code
Sheathing
6. Stone panels attached to a backup wall or curtain wall frame.
OSB
Plasticizers
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Stone cladding
7. M = Least amount of lime; O = Most lime; N = Second most lime; S = Second least lime
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Pile and Pile Driver
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
tempered glass
8. Concrete: A composite material consisting of portland cement - coarse aggregate (crushed stone) - fine aggregate (sand) - and water.
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
EIFS
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
9. 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.
Fire Resistance Rating
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
DBB
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
10. Design Development
Flex anchors
GFRC
DD
Fire Resistance Rating
11. Include the width and height of the exit enclosures - fire resistance of materials used therein - and illumination levels in the exit enclosures.
Stucco - its components and layers
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
12. 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.
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Tie Backs
Sheet Piles and Shoring
13. 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.
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
EIFS
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
14. Differential: The building's foundation settles at different rates at different points. Uniform: The building's foundation settles at a uniform rate.
heat-soaked tempered glass
Mat Foundation
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
Engineered Lumber
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.
Admixture
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Suspended ceiling
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
16. ...
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
DB
17. 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.
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
heat-soaked tempered glass
Tinted glass
Slump Test
18. Use air-entrainment in the concrete mix
AISC standard structural shapes
LVL
Engineered Lumber
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
19. Design Development
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
Soldier Piles and Lagging
DD
20. Material added to concrete mix to influence its performance.
Backup wall
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
Flex anchors
Admixture
21. Slender - closely spaced - parallel beams in a wood light (or light-gauge steel) frame floor.
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
Joist
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
Mat Foundation
22. 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.
Engineered Lumber
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Soldier Piles and Lagging
23. Construction Document
Spandrel beam
Glue-Laminated Lumber
CD
Fire Resistance Rating
24. Stone panels attached to a backup wall or curtain wall frame.
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
EIFS
Stone cladding
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
25. 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.
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
Rafter
Floating and Troweling
PSL
26. 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.
Stucco - its components and layers
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
GFRC
Column Footing
27. A type of glass made by adding a metallic pigment during manufacture.
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
Plasticizers
Tinted glass
Annealed glass
28. Floating: The process of smoothing a freshly placed concrete surface after it has been struck (leveled).
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Floating and Troweling
Caisson
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
29. A glass that reflects incoming visible radiation due to a very thin metal oxide coating on one side.
reflective glass
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Zoning Ordinance
Mat Foundation
30. Draining the soil around the excavations so that the groundwater level falls below the elevation of proposed excavation.
Dewatering
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
Admixture
Pile and Pile Driver
31. Type 1: General Use - Type 2: -Type 3: High Early Strength - Type 4: Low Heat of Hydration - Type 5: Sulfate Resistant
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
32. A thin layer of material over a back-up component.
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Sheathing
Veneer
33. 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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34. Pile: Driven or drilled long - slender foundation element. Pile: a piece of machinery used to drive piles into the ground.
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Pile and Pile Driver
Wood Light Framing
Insulated metal panels
35. 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.
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
36. 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.
Admixture
Slump Test
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
Glue-Laminated Lumber
37. 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.
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
curtain walls
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
38. 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
Dewatering
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Floating and Troweling
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
39. Shoring placed under concrete to support it while it cures.
Pressure Treated Lumber
Re-Shoring
Pile and Pile Driver
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
40. Cee Channel: Studs and joists - symbolized by S - Runner Channel: bridging channels - symbolized by you - Tracks: you shaped - symbolized by T
Caisson
tempered glass
Tendons
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
41. Lengths of dimension lumber - glued and laminated together to create a structural member of a large cross section.
Tie Backs
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
Glue-Laminated Lumber
EIFS
42. Laminated Veneer Lumber: Dried wood veneers laminated in layers - all oriented in the same direction - to form a large structural member.
AISC standard structural shapes
DD
low-e coating
LVL
43. Draining the soil around the excavations so that the groundwater level falls below the elevation of proposed excavation.
Dewatering
Laminated glass
low-e coating
LVL
44. ...
Wood Light Framing
Fire Resistance Rating
Veneer
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
45. Advantages: High early strength Disadvantages: Very expensive
Slump Test
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
Building Inspector's Process
46. 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
Floating and Troweling
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Laminated glass
47. 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.
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
Caisson
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
Engineered Lumber
48. Using concrete slab blankets or putting hot water in the concrete mix.
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Floating and Troweling
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
49. ...
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
SD
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
curtain walls
50. A beam that spans between columns on the exterior face of a frame structure.
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
Spandrel beam
Zoning Ordinance