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Building Construction Management Vocab

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1. Pre-Construction - Construction - and Post-Construction Phases






2. 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.






3. 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






4. 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.






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






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






7. Design-Build






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






9. Exterior Sheathing - Water resistant membrane - flashing with weep holes - self-adhering rubberized asphalt membrane - self-furring metal base - scratch coat - brown coat - finish coat.






10. Design Development






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






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






13. 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.






14. Schematic Design






15. 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.






16. A fastener that connects an exterior cladding to the supporting frame to resist lateral loads






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






18. The ability of a building assembly to endure fire - measured in hours or minutes of time and determined from standardized full-scale tests.






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






20. Used commonly for load-bearing wood - masonry - or concrete walls.






21. 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.






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






23. Schematic Design






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






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26. A fastener that connects an exterior cladding to the supporting frame to resist lateral loads






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






28. 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.






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






30. A large-diameter - deep reinforced-concrete foundation element made by drilling a hole into the ground and filling it with concrete; an enclosure that permits excavation work to be carried out under water.






31. 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






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






33. 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.






34. 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






35. Using concrete slab blankets or putting hot water in the concrete mix.






36. 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.






37. 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.






38. 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.






39. A glass that reflects incoming visible radiation due to a very thin metal oxide coating on one side.






40. Cost - Schedule - and Quality






41. A legal document that regulates the design and construction of buildings to ensure that the buildings meet minimum standards of health - safety - and welfare.






42. 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.






43. The ability of a building assembly to endure fire - measured in hours or minutes of time and determined from standardized full-scale tests.






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






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






47. Using concrete slab blankets or putting hot water in the concrete mix.






48. Design-Build






49. 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.






50. Two pieces of glass laminated under heat and pressure to a plastic interlayer to form a fused unit.