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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. Use air-entrainment in the concrete mix
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Insulated metal panels
Admixture
2. Concrete: A composite material consisting of portland cement - coarse aggregate (crushed stone) - fine aggregate (sand) - and water.
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
LVL
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
Veneer
3. Floating: The process of smoothing a freshly placed concrete surface after it has been struck (leveled).
Floating and Troweling
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
DBB
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
4. Draining the soil around the excavations so that the groundwater level falls below the elevation of proposed excavation.
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
Dewatering
reflective glass
DBB
5. Exterior Sheathing - Water resistant membrane - flashing with weep holes - self-adhering rubberized asphalt membrane - self-furring metal base - scratch coat - brown coat - finish coat.
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
Joist
Stucco - its components and layers
Mat Foundation
6. A legal document that regulates the design and construction of buildings to ensure that the buildings meet minimum standards of health - safety - and welfare.
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
Building Code
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
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.
Sheet Piles and Shoring
Re-Shoring
PSL
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
8. One-Way Slab: An elevated reinforced concrete slab where most of the load on the slab is carried to the supporting beams in one direction; a four-sided - supported rectangular slab whose length is greater than or equal to twice its width. Two Way Sla
Pile and Pile Driver
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
Suspended ceiling
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
9. 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.
Tendons
DBB
LVL
Annealed glass
10. M = Least amount of lime; O = Most lime; N = Second most lime; S = Second least lime
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
Tinted glass
11. Used where columns are lightly loaded or bear on soils with a high bearing capacity.
Suspended ceiling
Column Footing
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
LVL
12. Load=bearing or non-load bearing wall to which exterior cladding is adhered or anchored.
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
Backup wall
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
13. Fabricated at the manufacture's plant. Reinforced in both directions. Uses a steel stud backup wall.
Tie Backs
CM
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
14. Type 1: General Use - Type 2: -Type 3: High Early Strength - Type 4: Low Heat of Hydration - Type 5: Sulfate Resistant
Caisson
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
Stucco - its components and layers
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
15. Type 1: General Use - Type 2: -Type 3: High Early Strength - Type 4: Low Heat of Hydration - Type 5: Sulfate Resistant
Dewatering
Wood Light Framing
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
16. A glass that reflects incoming visible radiation due to a very thin metal oxide coating on one side.
Laminated glass
reflective glass
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
17. 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.
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
Soldier Piles and Lagging
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
18. A type of glass made by adding a metallic pigment during manufacture.
EIFS
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Tinted glass
Building Inspector's Process
19. ...
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
Mat Foundation
Sheet Piles and Shoring
20. Advantages: High early strength Disadvantages: Very expensive
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
Soldier Piles and Lagging
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
21. I - C - L - T - Pipes - Tubes - round - Rectangular bars - plates
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
AISC standard structural shapes
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
Flex anchors
22. Construction Management
Insulated metal panels
CD
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
CM
23. 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.
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Strip Footing
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
24. Cost - Schedule - and Quality
Zoning Ordinance
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
reflective glass
The Three Parts of Construction Management
25. A beam that spans between columns on the exterior face of a frame structure.
curtain walls
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Stucco - its components and layers
Spandrel beam
26. Stone panels attached to a backup wall or curtain wall frame.
SD
DB
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
Stone cladding
27. Exterior wall cladding system suspended from or supported by the structural frame of the building.
curtain walls
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
Mat Foundation
28. 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.
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
heat-soaked tempered glass
29. 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
Annealed glass
Wood Light Framing
Stone cladding
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
30. 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.
CD
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Wood Light Framing
Backup wall
31. 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.
Plasticizers
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
Slump Test
Soldier Piles and Lagging
32. 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.
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
Flex anchors
33. 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.
Admixture
reflective glass
Sheathing
Rafter
34. A document that describes regulations for the use of land in a particular jurisdiction.
Zoning Ordinance
EIFS
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
35. A surface coating that reflects most of the long-wave radiation.
CD
low-e coating
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Stucco - its components and layers
36. A framing system that mimics wood light frame construction - but the elements are made of cold-formed - galvanized sheet steel.
Fire Resistance Rating
LVL
Insulated metal panels
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
37. Lumber that ranges from 2 in. to 4 in. thick. The actual dimensions are smaller than the nominal dimensions.
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
Flex anchors
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
38. Slender - closely spaced - parallel beams in a wood light (or light-gauge steel) frame floor.
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Joist
reflective glass
39. 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.
Wrought iron v. mild steel
CD
Veneer
EIFS
40. A manufactured wood product rated for structural applications - such as plywood - oriented strandboard - or laminated veneer lumber.
Engineered Lumber
PSL
Veneer
Wrought iron v. mild steel
41. A document that describes regulations for the use of land in a particular jurisdiction.
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
Zoning Ordinance
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
Dewatering
42. ...
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
Stone cladding
Tie Backs
43. 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.
Stone cladding
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
Joist
44. Cost - Schedule - and Quality
The Three Parts of Construction Management
curtain walls
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
45. A thin layer of material over a back-up component.
Zoning Ordinance
Veneer
CD
Stucco - its components and layers
46. 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
Soldier Piles and Lagging
Backup wall
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
47. 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.
heat-soaked tempered glass
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
Slump Test
48. 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.
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Veneer
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
Rafter
49. Sheet steel that is hot-dip galvanized.
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
Engineered Lumber
Backup wall
Annealed glass
50. A glass that reflects incoming visible radiation due to a very thin metal oxide coating on one side.
Tie Backs
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
reflective glass