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Building Construction Management Vocab

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1. 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.






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






3. 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.






4. They review the plan sets to make sure they meet code requirements - then they will issue building permits if all codes and regulations are met. During the construction process - an inspector will be called to review the construction of specific part

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






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






7. Construction Document






8. Construction Document






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






10. 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.






11. Advantages: High early strength Disadvantages: Very expensive






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






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






14. 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.






15. 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.






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






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






18. 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.






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






20. 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.






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






22. They review the plan sets to make sure they meet code requirements - then they will issue building permits if all codes and regulations are met. During the construction process - an inspector will be called to review the construction of specific part

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23. 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






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






25. A document that describes regulations for the use of land in a particular jurisdiction.






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






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






28. Design-Bid-Build






29. 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.






30. Pre-Construction - Construction - and Post-Construction Phases






31. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






38. 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






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41. A document that describes regulations for the use of land in a particular jurisdiction.






42. 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.






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






44. 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.






45. 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.






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






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






48. 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






49. Construction Management






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







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