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Building Construction Management Vocab
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1. 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.
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
Column Footing
DD
The Three Phases of Construction Management
2. Load=bearing or non-load bearing wall to which exterior cladding is adhered or anchored.
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
Backup wall
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
Bentonite Slurry Wall
3. 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.
Slump Test
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
Tendons
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
4. Design Development
Caisson
Insulated metal panels
DD
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
5. Load=bearing or non-load bearing wall to which exterior cladding is adhered or anchored.
Wrought iron v. mild steel
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
Backup wall
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
6. 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
Mat Foundation
Backup wall
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
7. 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.
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Pressure Treated Lumber
Rafter
OSB
8. Type 1: General Use - Type 2: -Type 3: High Early Strength - Type 4: Low Heat of Hydration - Type 5: Sulfate Resistant
Pile and Pile Driver
DB
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
9. Differential: The building's foundation settles at different rates at different points. Uniform: The building's foundation settles at a uniform rate.
Tendons
Laminated glass
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
Column Footing
10. Unreinforced precast concrete panels that have glass fibers reinforcing the concrete. Consists of the GFRC skin - light-gauge steel backup frame - and anchors connecting the two together.
GFRC
Building Code
Stone cladding
heat-soaked tempered glass
11. I - C - L - T - Pipes - Tubes - round - Rectangular bars - plates
Caisson
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
Building Code
AISC standard structural shapes
12. 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.
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
DD
Soldier Piles and Lagging
13. Fabricated at the manufacture's plant. Reinforced in both directions. Uses a steel stud backup wall.
reflective glass
DBB
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
14. The combination of high-strength steel strands - sleeves - and end anchorages used for post-tensioning concrete.
Backup wall
Rafter
Tinted glass
Tendons
15. Used commonly for load-bearing wood - masonry - or concrete walls.
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
Strip Footing
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
Wrought iron v. mild steel
16. Advantages: High early strength Disadvantages: Very expensive
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
Stone cladding
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
Column Footing
17. 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.
The Three Phases of Construction Management
Stone cladding
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
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.
Plasticizers
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Re-Shoring
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
19. 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.
Caisson
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
DD
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
20. 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.
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
DBB
Wrought iron v. mild steel
Caisson
21. Shallow Foundation: Used for all types of buildings and bear directly on the upper soil levels. Deep Foundation: Used where soil on the surface does not have adequate strength or is unstable. Consists of piles or piers.
Backup wall
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
EIFS
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
22. Concrete: A composite material consisting of portland cement - coarse aggregate (crushed stone) - fine aggregate (sand) - and water.
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
Backup wall
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
Backup wall
23. Pile: Driven or drilled long - slender foundation element. Pile: a piece of machinery used to drive piles into the ground.
Slump Test
Pile and Pile Driver
Dewatering
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
24. 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.
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
Caisson
Wood Light Framing
Soldier Piles and Lagging
25. 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
Tendons
PSL
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
26. Advantages: High early strength Disadvantages: Very expensive
Soldier Piles and Lagging
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
Caisson
27. Floating: The process of smoothing a freshly placed concrete surface after it has been struck (leveled).
low-e coating
Re-Shoring
Tinted glass
Floating and Troweling
28. 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
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Backup wall
Engineered Lumber
29. Using concrete slab blankets or putting hot water in the concrete mix.
Pressure Treated Lumber
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
Sheet Piles and Shoring
Annealed glass
30. 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.
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
Mat Foundation
31. Design-Build
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Sheathing
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
DB
32. A document that describes regulations for the use of land in a particular jurisdiction.
Floating and Troweling
DD
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
Zoning Ordinance
33. A fastener that connects an exterior cladding to the supporting frame to resist lateral loads
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
Tie Backs
Spandrel beam
Sheathing
34. A thin layer of material over a back-up component.
Tie Backs
Slump Test
Suspended ceiling
Veneer
35. M = Least amount of lime; O = Most lime; N = Second most lime; S = Second least lime
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
DD
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
AISC standard structural shapes
36. Cost - Schedule - and Quality
The Three Parts of Construction Management
DD
Building Inspector's Process
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
37. A type of glass made by adding a metallic pigment during manufacture.
Laminated glass
Tinted glass
Spandrel beam
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
38. Construction Management
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Tie Backs
CM
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
39. Cost - Schedule - and Quality
heat-soaked tempered glass
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Joist
40. 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.
tempered glass
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
PSL
Soldier Piles and Lagging
41. 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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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.
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
Slump Test
Annealed glass
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
43. Type 1: General Use - Type 2: -Type 3: High Early Strength - Type 4: Low Heat of Hydration - Type 5: Sulfate Resistant
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
Floating and Troweling
44. Lumber that ranges from 2 in. to 4 in. thick. The actual dimensions are smaller than the nominal dimensions.
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
45. 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.
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
LVL
Rafter
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
46. 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.
Tinted glass
Tie Backs
Rafter
Wood Light Framing
47. Sheet steel that is hot-dip galvanized.
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
The Three Phases of Construction Management
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
48. A panelized material applied to the exterior surfaces of wood or light-gauge steel frame members to add rigidity to the frame and to serve as a base for (wall) cladding or roofing.
Sheathing
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
Dewatering
Building Code
49. A type of glass made by adding a metallic pigment during manufacture.
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
Tinted glass
Pile and Pile Driver
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
50. Two pieces of glass laminated under heat and pressure to a plastic interlayer to form a fused unit.
Laminated glass
Slump Test
Re-Shoring
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
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