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Building Construction Management Vocab

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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. I - C - L - T - Pipes - Tubes - round - Rectangular bars - plates






4. Metal panels consisting of polyurethane foam sandwiched between and bonded to two metal sheets - used in curtain wall applications.






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






6. Construction Management






7. 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.






8. A thin layer of material over a back-up component.






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






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






12. 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.






13. 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.






14. Cee Channel: Studs and joists - symbolized by S - Runner Channel: bridging channels - symbolized by you - Tracks: you shaped - symbolized by T






15. 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.






16. 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






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






18. 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






19. Pile: Driven or drilled long - slender foundation element. Pile: a piece of machinery used to drive piles into the ground.






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






21. 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






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






23. 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.






24. 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.






25. 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.






26. Include the width and height of the exit enclosures - fire resistance of materials used therein - and illumination levels in the exit enclosures.






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. 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.






30. A manufactured wood product rated for structural applications - such as plywood - oriented strandboard - or laminated veneer lumber.






31. 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.






32. The combination of high-strength steel strands - sleeves - and end anchorages used for post-tensioning concrete.






33. 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.






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






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






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






37. Differential: The building's foundation settles at different rates at different points. Uniform: The building's foundation settles at a uniform rate.






38. 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.






39. The combination of high-strength steel strands - sleeves - and end anchorages used for post-tensioning concrete.






40. Advantages: High early strength Disadvantages: Very expensive






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42. 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






43. 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






44. 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






45. Material added to concrete mix to influence its performance.






46. Slender - closely spaced - parallel beams in a wood light (or light-gauge steel) frame floor.






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






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






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






50. Stone panels attached to a backup wall or curtain wall frame.