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Building Construction Management Vocab
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1. 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
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
Admixture
2. Lumber that ranges from 2 in. to 4 in. thick. The actual dimensions are smaller than the nominal dimensions.
Soldier Piles and Lagging
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
Dewatering
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
3. 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.
Stone cladding
The Three Phases of Construction Management
Building Code
Pressure Treated Lumber
4. A manufactured wood product rated for structural applications - such as plywood - oriented strandboard - or laminated veneer lumber.
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
Engineered Lumber
curtain walls
Strip Footing
5. 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.
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Flex anchors
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
heat-soaked tempered glass
6. Advantages: High early strength Disadvantages: Very expensive
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
Laminated glass
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
7. Design Development
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
DD
Pile and Pile Driver
Laminated glass
8. I - C - L - T - Pipes - Tubes - round - Rectangular bars - plates
Strip Footing
AISC standard structural shapes
OSB
Annealed glass
9. Concrete: A composite material consisting of portland cement - coarse aggregate (crushed stone) - fine aggregate (sand) - and water.
Mat Foundation
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
Flex anchors
10. 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
Pressure Treated Lumber
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
11. Truss: a structural member with triangulated - linear elements - typically used for large spans. Bottom Chord:
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
12. Chemical compounds that are used in concrete mixes to increase the workability of the mix without reducing the slump.
Plasticizers
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
LVL
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
13. Fabricated at the manufacture's plant. Reinforced in both directions. Uses a steel stud backup wall.
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
Slump Test
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Zoning Ordinance
14. 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.
low-e coating
Caisson
Column Footing
Flex anchors
15. Sheet steel that is hot-dip galvanized.
Re-Shoring
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
Stone cladding
Stucco - its components and layers
16. 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.
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
Wood Light Framing
Flex anchors
17. 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.
Plasticizers
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
Admixture
18. A fastener that connects an exterior cladding to the supporting frame to resist lateral loads
Tie Backs
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
Floating and Troweling
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
19. Differential: The building's foundation settles at different rates at different points. Uniform: The building's foundation settles at a uniform rate.
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
Veneer
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
20. Used where columns are lightly loaded or bear on soils with a high bearing capacity.
Zoning Ordinance
Column Footing
LVL
Floating and Troweling
21. 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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22. A legal document that regulates the design and construction of buildings to ensure that the buildings meet minimum standards of health - safety - and welfare.
Building Code
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
Re-Shoring
Wood Light Framing
23. Schematic Design
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
SD
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
24. Construction Document
The Three Parts of Construction Management
AISC standard structural shapes
CD
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
25. Used commonly for load-bearing wood - masonry - or concrete walls.
Glue-Laminated Lumber
OSB
Strip Footing
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
26. Lengths of dimension lumber - glued and laminated together to create a structural member of a large cross section.
Fire Resistance Rating
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
DD
27. 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.
Annealed glass
CD
Zoning Ordinance
LVL
28. Load=bearing or non-load bearing wall to which exterior cladding is adhered or anchored.
Veneer
Backup wall
reflective glass
Dewatering
29. 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
Floating and Troweling
Wood Light Framing
Soldier Piles and Lagging
30. Material added to concrete mix to influence its performance.
Veneer
Admixture
Pile and Pile Driver
Flex anchors
31. Include the width and height of the exit enclosures - fire resistance of materials used therein - and illumination levels in the exit enclosures.
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Stone cladding
DBB
32. 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
Building Code
Mat Foundation
Tie Backs
heat-soaked tempered glass
33. ...
Flex anchors
Wood Light Framing
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
34. Type 1: General Use - Type 2: -Type 3: High Early Strength - Type 4: Low Heat of Hydration - Type 5: Sulfate Resistant
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
CD
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
35. A legal document that regulates the design and construction of buildings to ensure that the buildings meet minimum standards of health - safety - and welfare.
Soldier Piles and Lagging
Building Code
Floating and Troweling
Spandrel beam
36. Exterior Sheathing - Water resistant membrane - flashing with weep holes - self-adhering rubberized asphalt membrane - self-furring metal base - scratch coat - brown coat - finish coat.
SD
Rafter
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
Stucco - its components and layers
37. 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.
Wrought iron v. mild steel
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
CD
38. Fabricated at the manufacture's plant. Reinforced in both directions. Uses a steel stud backup wall.
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Stucco - its components and layers
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Rafter
39. Metal panels consisting of polyurethane foam sandwiched between and bonded to two metal sheets - used in curtain wall applications.
Spandrel beam
Insulated metal panels
Tie Backs
Stone cladding
40. 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.
Rafter
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
DB
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
41. A manufactured wood product rated for structural applications - such as plywood - oriented strandboard - or laminated veneer lumber.
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Engineered Lumber
42. Pre-Construction - Construction - and Post-Construction Phases
Backup wall
Wrought iron v. mild steel
The Three Phases of Construction Management
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
43. Lumber that ranges from 2 in. to 4 in. thick. The actual dimensions are smaller than the nominal dimensions.
Soldier Piles and Lagging
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
44. A framing system that mimics wood light frame construction - but the elements are made of cold-formed - galvanized sheet steel.
Re-Shoring
PSL
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
heat-soaked tempered glass
45. 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.
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Flex anchors
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
46. Construction Management
Slump Test
SD
CM
Glue-Laminated Lumber
47. A fastener that connects an exterior cladding to the supporting frame to resist lateral loads
Fire Resistance Rating
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
Tie Backs
48. Place where materials are stored on or near the project site.
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
curtain walls
Sheet Piles and Shoring
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
49. 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.
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
Column Footing
Flex anchors
50. Two pieces of glass laminated under heat and pressure to a plastic interlayer to form a fused unit.
CM
Laminated glass
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Slump Test