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Building Construction Management Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Design-Bid-Build
Re-Shoring
Wood Light Framing
Pressure Treated Lumber
DBB
2. Used where columns are lightly loaded or bear on soils with a high bearing capacity.
Column Footing
DB
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
3. 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.
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Rafter
AISC standard structural shapes
OSB
4. 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.
Glue-Laminated Lumber
reflective glass
heat-soaked tempered glass
Slump Test
5. Construction Document
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
reflective glass
heat-soaked tempered glass
CD
6. 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
SD
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Zoning Ordinance
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.
PSL
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
DD
EIFS
8. Lengths of dimension lumber - glued and laminated together to create a structural member of a large cross section.
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Joist
Dewatering
9. Stone panels attached to a backup wall or curtain wall frame.
Stone cladding
Sheathing
Stucco - its components and layers
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
10. Exterior Sheathing - Water resistant membrane - flashing with weep holes - self-adhering rubberized asphalt membrane - self-furring metal base - scratch coat - brown coat - finish coat.
Admixture
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
Stucco - its components and layers
The Three Parts of Construction Management
11. I - C - L - T - Pipes - Tubes - round - Rectangular bars - plates
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
Rafter
AISC standard structural shapes
Soldier Piles and Lagging
12. Exterior wall cladding system suspended from or supported by the structural frame of the building.
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
curtain walls
SD
DB
13. Advantages: High early strength Disadvantages: Very expensive
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
Plasticizers
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
14. Used where columns are lightly loaded or bear on soils with a high bearing capacity.
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
Engineered Lumber
Caisson
Column Footing
15. A manufactured wood product rated for structural applications - such as plywood - oriented strandboard - or laminated veneer lumber.
Engineered Lumber
The Three Phases of Construction Management
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
DB
16. 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.
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
EIFS
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
CM
17. ...
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
Mat Foundation
Glue-Laminated Lumber
18. 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.
Sheathing
OSB
Veneer
Stone cladding
19. 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.
Zoning Ordinance
heat-soaked tempered glass
Mat Foundation
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
20. A thin layer of material over a back-up component.
DB
EIFS
Spandrel beam
Veneer
21. Design-Bid-Build
The Three Phases of Construction Management
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
DBB
22. I - C - L - T - Pipes - Tubes - round - Rectangular bars - plates
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
AISC standard structural shapes
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
LVL
23. Sheet steel that is hot-dip galvanized.
SD
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
tempered glass
24. Pile: Driven or drilled long - slender foundation element. Pile: a piece of machinery used to drive piles into the ground.
DD
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
Column Footing
Pile and Pile Driver
25. 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.
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Backup wall
PSL
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
26. 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.
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
curtain walls
Pressure Treated Lumber
Fire Resistance Rating
27. Used commonly for load-bearing wood - masonry - or concrete walls.
Mat Foundation
Strip Footing
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
CD
28. Draining the soil around the excavations so that the groundwater level falls below the elevation of proposed excavation.
Strip Footing
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
Dewatering
29. 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
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
Rafter
The Three Parts of Construction Management
30. Shoring placed under concrete to support it while it cures.
tempered glass
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
Re-Shoring
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
31. The combination of high-strength steel strands - sleeves - and end anchorages used for post-tensioning concrete.
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Tendons
Wood Light Framing
32. Schematic Design
EIFS
Backup wall
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
SD
33. 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.
heat-soaked tempered glass
Slump Test
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
34. 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.
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
low-e coating
Sheathing
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
35. 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.
Wrought iron v. mild steel
Spandrel beam
Joist
Flex anchors
36. Lumber that ranges from 2 in. to 4 in. thick. The actual dimensions are smaller than the nominal dimensions.
AISC standard structural shapes
Wrought iron v. mild steel
Wrought iron v. mild steel
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
37. Slender - closely spaced - parallel beams in a wood light (or light-gauge steel) frame floor.
heat-soaked tempered glass
Joist
Mat Foundation
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
38. 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.
Backup wall
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Dewatering
Joist
39. 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.
Tendons
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
GFRC
40. Pre-Construction - Construction - and Post-Construction Phases
EIFS
Tie Backs
The Three Phases of Construction Management
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
41. A fastener that connects an exterior cladding to the supporting frame to resist lateral loads
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Stucco - its components and layers
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Tie Backs
42. 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.
Spandrel beam
Zoning Ordinance
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
Re-Shoring
43. M = Least amount of lime; O = Most lime; N = Second most lime; S = Second least lime
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
low-e coating
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
44. Load=bearing or non-load bearing wall to which exterior cladding is adhered or anchored.
Strip Footing
Backup wall
Rafter
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
45. 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.
Sheet Piles and Shoring
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
LVL
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
46. Include the width and height of the exit enclosures - fire resistance of materials used therein - and illumination levels in the exit enclosures.
low-e coating
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
SD
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
47. A beam that spans between columns on the exterior face of a frame structure.
Spandrel beam
Mat Foundation
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
48. Construction Document
Pressure Treated Lumber
CD
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
49. A ceiling hung from the overlying floor or roof structure.
Suspended ceiling
tempered glass
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Wrought iron v. mild steel
50. Concrete: A composite material consisting of portland cement - coarse aggregate (crushed stone) - fine aggregate (sand) - and water.
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix