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Building Construction Management Vocab

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






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






3. 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.






4. Schematic Design






5. Truss: a structural member with triangulated - linear elements - typically used for large spans. Bottom Chord:






6. 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






7. Place where materials are stored on or near the project site.






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






9. 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.






10. M = Least amount of lime; O = Most lime; N = Second most lime; S = Second least lime






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






12. 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






13. Construction Document






14. Chemical compounds that are used in concrete mixes to increase the workability of the mix without reducing the slump.






15. 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.






16. 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






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






18. A framing system that mimics wood light frame construction - but the elements are made of cold-formed - galvanized sheet steel.






19. 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.






20. 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.






21. A ceiling hung from the overlying floor or roof structure.






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






23. A surface coating that reflects most of the long-wave radiation.






24. 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






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






26. Advantages: High early strength Disadvantages: Very expensive






27. Chemical compounds that are used in concrete mixes to increase the workability of the mix without reducing the slump.






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






29. Design-Bid-Build






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






31. 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.






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






33. 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.






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






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






36. Pre-Construction - Construction - and Post-Construction Phases






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






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






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






40. 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.






41. Draining the soil around the excavations so that the groundwater level falls below the elevation of proposed excavation.






42. Design-Build






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






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






45. ...






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






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






48. Schematic Design






49. 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






50. 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.