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Building Construction Management Vocab
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1. Design-Bid-Build
Re-Shoring
DBB
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
2. The ability of a building assembly to endure fire - measured in hours or minutes of time and determined from standardized full-scale tests.
Joist
Zoning Ordinance
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
Fire Resistance Rating
3. 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.
Wood Light Framing
AISC standard structural shapes
Engineered Lumber
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
4. ...
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Insulated metal panels
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
5. 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.
OSB
Suspended ceiling
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
6. 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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7. 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.
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
Sheet Piles and Shoring
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
Mat Foundation
8. A type of glass made by adding a metallic pigment during manufacture.
low-e coating
Tinted glass
Stucco - its components and layers
reflective glass
9. Use air-entrainment in the concrete mix
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
Fire Resistance Rating
10. Slender - closely spaced - parallel beams in a wood light (or light-gauge steel) frame floor.
Joist
Annealed glass
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
Sheet Piles and Shoring
11. Place where materials are stored on or near the project site.
Wrought iron v. mild steel
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
CM
12. 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.
low-e coating
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
Flex anchors
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
13. 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.
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
Column Footing
Slump Test
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.
Sheathing
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
LVL
15. A fastener that connects an exterior cladding to the supporting frame to resist lateral loads
Tie Backs
Spandrel beam
Tendons
Joist
16. Fabricated at the manufacture's plant. Reinforced in both directions. Uses a steel stud backup wall.
reflective glass
Tie Backs
Building Inspector's Process
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
17. Advantages: High early strength Disadvantages: Very expensive
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
Building Inspector's Process
Sheathing
18. A glass that reflects incoming visible radiation due to a very thin metal oxide coating on one side.
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
reflective glass
Wood Light Framing
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
19. 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
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
LVL
Caisson
Wrought iron v. mild steel
20. Exterior wall cladding system suspended from or supported by the structural frame of the building.
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Building Inspector's Process
curtain walls
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
21. Laminated Veneer Lumber: Dried wood veneers laminated in layers - all oriented in the same direction - to form a large structural member.
Flex anchors
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
Building Inspector's Process
LVL
22. 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
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Pressure Treated Lumber
Tie Backs
Strip Footing
23. 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.
Tinted glass
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
EIFS
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
24. A ceiling hung from the overlying floor or roof structure.
Suspended ceiling
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
Fire Resistance Rating
25. 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
heat-soaked tempered glass
Mat Foundation
CD
Spandrel beam
26. Design Development
LVL
DD
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
Spandrel beam
27. 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
PSL
Pile and Pile Driver
tempered glass
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
28. Fabricated at the manufacture's plant. Reinforced in both directions. Uses a steel stud backup wall.
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Admixture
The Three Parts of Construction Management
29. Lumber that ranges from 2 in. to 4 in. thick. The actual dimensions are smaller than the nominal dimensions.
Laminated glass
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
30. 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.
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
Building Inspector's Process
EIFS
31. A legal document that regulates the design and construction of buildings to ensure that the buildings meet minimum standards of health - safety - and welfare.
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
curtain walls
Building Code
Re-Shoring
32. 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
tempered glass
LVL
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
Veneer
33. Include the width and height of the exit enclosures - fire resistance of materials used therein - and illumination levels in the exit enclosures.
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
AISC standard structural shapes
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
34. I - C - L - T - Pipes - Tubes - round - Rectangular bars - plates
AISC standard structural shapes
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
35. Oriented Strandboard: A wood-based panel made by gluing several layers of wood strands under heat and pressure so that the adjacent layers are oriented in opposite directions.
Admixture
Dewatering
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
OSB
36. Cost - Schedule - and Quality
Laminated glass
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Tendons
Zoning Ordinance
37. A beam that spans between columns on the exterior face of a frame structure.
Admixture
Mat Foundation
Spandrel beam
Slump Test
38. 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.
The Three Parts of Construction Management
PSL
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
Bentonite Slurry Wall
39. Using concrete slab blankets or putting hot water in the concrete mix.
Pile and Pile Driver
Plasticizers
Floating and Troweling
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
40. 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
Slump Test
Tie Backs
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
41. M = Least amount of lime; O = Most lime; N = Second most lime; S = Second least lime
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
42. Slender - closely spaced - parallel beams in a wood light (or light-gauge steel) frame floor.
GFRC
Zoning Ordinance
Joist
Soldier Piles and Lagging
43. ...
Dewatering
Laminated glass
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Suspended ceiling
44. A fastener that connects an exterior cladding to the supporting frame to resist lateral loads
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
Tie Backs
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
AISC standard structural shapes
45. 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.
Plasticizers
heat-soaked tempered glass
Veneer
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
46. 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.
Wrought iron v. mild steel
Laminated glass
Soldier Piles and Lagging
Tinted glass
47. 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.
The Three Parts of Construction Management
CM
Caisson
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
48. Chemical compounds that are used in concrete mixes to increase the workability of the mix without reducing the slump.
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Plasticizers
The Three Phases of Construction Management
49. 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 Safety Exiting Requirements
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
50. Chemical compounds that are used in concrete mixes to increase the workability of the mix without reducing the slump.
Plasticizers
Dewatering
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement