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Building Construction Management Vocab

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2. A surface coating that reflects most of the long-wave radiation.






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






4. 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






5. Include the width and height of the exit enclosures - fire resistance of materials used therein - and illumination levels in the exit enclosures.






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






7. 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.






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






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






10. 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.






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






12. Load=bearing or non-load bearing wall to which exterior cladding is adhered or anchored.






13. 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.






14. 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.






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






16. 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.






17. 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.






18. 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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19. 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.






20. 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






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






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






23. 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






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






25. 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.






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






27. Use air-entrainment in the concrete mix






28. Sheet steel that is hot-dip galvanized.






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






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






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






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






33. 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.






34. Type 1: General Use - Type 2: -Type 3: High Early Strength - Type 4: Low Heat of Hydration - Type 5: Sulfate Resistant






35. Design-Bid-Build






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. 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.






38. Design-Build






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






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






41. 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.






42. 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.






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






44. 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.






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






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






47. Construction Document






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






49. 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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