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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.






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






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






4. 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.






5. Cost - Schedule - and Quality






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






7. 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.






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






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






10. 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






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






12. Schematic Design






13. 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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14. 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.






15. 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.






16. 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.






17. Use air-entrainment in the concrete mix






18. Sheet steel that is hot-dip galvanized.






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






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






21. 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.






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






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






24. 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.






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






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






27. 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.






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






29. 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.






30. Pile: Driven or drilled long - slender foundation element. Pile: a piece of machinery used to drive piles into the ground.






31. 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






32. Sheet steel that is hot-dip galvanized.






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






34. 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.






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






36. 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






37. 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.






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.






39. 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.






40. Design-Bid-Build






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






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






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






44. 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.






45. 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.






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






47. Schematic Design






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






49. 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






50. Construction Document