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Building Construction Management Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Sheathing
Bentonite Slurry Wall
2. Lengths of dimension lumber - glued and laminated together to create a structural member of a large cross section.
Glue-Laminated Lumber
low-e coating
Tie Backs
Slump Test
3. Include the width and height of the exit enclosures - fire resistance of materials used therein - and illumination levels in the exit enclosures.
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Strip Footing
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
4. 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
Building Code
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
tempered glass
5. 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.
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
OSB
CM
Slump Test
6. A surface coating that reflects most of the long-wave radiation.
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
low-e coating
Tinted glass
Backup wall
7. Using concrete slab blankets or putting hot water in the concrete mix.
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
Pile and Pile Driver
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
Veneer
8. A fastener that connects an exterior cladding to the supporting frame to resist lateral loads
Admixture
Tie Backs
heat-soaked tempered glass
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
9. ...
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Flex anchors
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
Spandrel beam
10. 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.
Slump Test
Backup wall
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
11. ...
DD
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
tempered glass
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
12. 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.
EIFS
Floating and Troweling
Tinted glass
PSL
13. Load=bearing or non-load bearing wall to which exterior cladding is adhered or anchored.
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
Backup wall
14. A type of glass made by adding a metallic pigment during manufacture.
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Engineered Lumber
Slump Test
Tinted glass
15. A glass that reflects incoming visible radiation due to a very thin metal oxide coating on one side.
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
reflective glass
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
Engineered Lumber
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.
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
EIFS
Spandrel beam
17. Cee Channel: Studs and joists - symbolized by S - Runner Channel: bridging channels - symbolized by you - Tracks: you shaped - symbolized by T
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
Re-Shoring
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
18. 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
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Laminated glass
OSB
19. Cost - Schedule - and Quality
EIFS
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Glue-Laminated Lumber
20. 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.
OSB
LVL
Engineered Lumber
Suspended ceiling
21. Exterior Sheathing - Water resistant membrane - flashing with weep holes - self-adhering rubberized asphalt membrane - self-furring metal base - scratch coat - brown coat - finish coat.
Caisson
Stucco - its components and layers
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
EIFS
22. 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.
PSL
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Annealed glass
Bentonite Slurry Wall
23. 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.
Backup wall
Backup wall
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
24. 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.
Re-Shoring
Annealed glass
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Plasticizers
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.
Tendons
PSL
Suspended ceiling
tempered glass
26. 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.
The Three Phases of Construction Management
Stone cladding
Plasticizers
Soldier Piles and Lagging
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.
Sheet Piles and Shoring
PSL
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
28. The combination of high-strength steel strands - sleeves - and end anchorages used for post-tensioning concrete.
Stucco - its components and layers
Tendons
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
29. Stone panels attached to a backup wall or curtain wall frame.
Stone cladding
Tendons
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Joist
30. Place where materials are stored on or near the project site.
reflective glass
Caisson
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
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
Backup wall
Tendons
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
Mat Foundation
32. Differential: The building's foundation settles at different rates at different points. Uniform: The building's foundation settles at a uniform rate.
Sheathing
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
Spandrel beam
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
33. Truss: a structural member with triangulated - linear elements - typically used for large spans. Bottom Chord:
LVL
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
34. Pile: Driven or drilled long - slender foundation element. Pile: a piece of machinery used to drive piles into the ground.
Veneer
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
Re-Shoring
Pile and Pile Driver
35. Construction Document
Building Inspector's Process
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
CD
36. 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.
EIFS
Flex anchors
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
37. Construction Document
CD
Mat Foundation
The Three Phases of Construction Management
Zoning Ordinance
38. A manufactured wood product rated for structural applications - such as plywood - oriented strandboard - or laminated veneer lumber.
curtain walls
CM
Backup wall
Engineered Lumber
39. Schematic Design
Joist
DB
SD
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
40. Design-Bid-Build
curtain walls
DBB
Floating and Troweling
Rafter
41. Floating: The process of smoothing a freshly placed concrete surface after it has been struck (leveled).
Floating and Troweling
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Sheathing
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
42. Design-Build
heat-soaked tempered glass
DB
LVL
Engineered Lumber
43. 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.
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
Fire Resistance Rating
Sheet Piles and Shoring
44. Use air-entrainment in the concrete mix
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
Tie Backs
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Fire Resistance Rating
45. Used where columns are lightly loaded or bear on soils with a high bearing capacity.
Column Footing
DBB
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
SD
46. 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.
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
CM
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
Sheet Piles and Shoring
47. 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.
low-e coating
Rafter
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
Annealed glass
48. Place where materials are stored on or near the project site.
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
EIFS
49. Use air-entrainment in the concrete mix
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Rafter
Zoning Ordinance
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
50. Lumber that ranges from 2 in. to 4 in. thick. The actual dimensions are smaller than the nominal dimensions.
CM
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions