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Building Construction Management Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Two pieces of glass laminated under heat and pressure to a plastic interlayer to form a fused unit.
Strip Footing
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
Stucco - its components and layers
Laminated glass
2. A surface coating that reflects most of the long-wave radiation.
Flex anchors
Zoning Ordinance
low-e coating
Sheathing
3. A document that describes regulations for the use of land in a particular jurisdiction.
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Zoning Ordinance
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
CM
4. 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.
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
Suspended ceiling
Plasticizers
Annealed glass
5. Sheet steel that is hot-dip galvanized.
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
Sheathing
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
DB
6. Cee Channel: Studs and joists - symbolized by S - Runner Channel: bridging channels - symbolized by you - Tracks: you shaped - symbolized by T
Annealed glass
DD
Soldier Piles and Lagging
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
7. 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.
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Fire Resistance Rating
Backup wall
8. 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.
Insulated metal panels
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
heat-soaked tempered glass
Wrought iron v. mild steel
9. The combination of high-strength steel strands - sleeves - and end anchorages used for post-tensioning concrete.
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
Spandrel beam
Tendons
Flex anchors
10. Laminated Veneer Lumber: Dried wood veneers laminated in layers - all oriented in the same direction - to form a large structural member.
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Laminated glass
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
LVL
11. I - C - L - T - Pipes - Tubes - round - Rectangular bars - plates
Spandrel beam
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
CD
AISC standard structural shapes
12. 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
Wood Light Framing
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
Pile and Pile Driver
13. Design-Bid-Build
DBB
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
PSL
Wood Light Framing
14. Place where materials are stored on or near the project site.
reflective glass
AISC standard structural shapes
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
15. Design Development
DD
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
Zoning Ordinance
DB
16. 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.
PSL
Veneer
Sheet Piles and Shoring
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
17. Construction Management
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
CM
CD
Caisson
18. ...
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Re-Shoring
DB
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
19. Lengths of dimension lumber - glued and laminated together to create a structural member of a large cross section.
Wrought iron v. mild steel
Dewatering
Glue-Laminated Lumber
SD
20. ...
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Column Footing
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
21. A framing system that mimics wood light frame construction - but the elements are made of cold-formed - galvanized sheet steel.
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Mat Foundation
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
22. 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.
Sheet Piles and Shoring
Floating and Troweling
Column Footing
Rafter
23. Include the width and height of the exit enclosures - fire resistance of materials used therein - and illumination levels in the exit enclosures.
Backup wall
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Rafter
24. A surface coating that reflects most of the long-wave radiation.
Flex anchors
Caisson
Soldier Piles and Lagging
low-e coating
25. 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
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
Zoning Ordinance
Mat Foundation
26. 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.
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
DB
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
27. A manufactured wood product rated for structural applications - such as plywood - oriented strandboard - or laminated veneer lumber.
Stone cladding
The Three Phases of Construction Management
Fire Resistance Rating
Engineered Lumber
28. Fabricated at the manufacture's plant. Reinforced in both directions. Uses a steel stud backup wall.
Sheathing
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Sheet Piles and Shoring
29. 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
Admixture
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
tempered glass
30. 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.
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
Annealed glass
Bentonite Slurry Wall
31. Concrete: A composite material consisting of portland cement - coarse aggregate (crushed stone) - fine aggregate (sand) - and water.
Sheet Piles and Shoring
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
DBB
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
32. Piles made of interlocking sheet steel driven into the ground to support an excavation. Shoring: Temporary vertical or inclined supports used in concrete formwork or excavation.
DD
Veneer
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
Sheet Piles and Shoring
33. Load=bearing or non-load bearing wall to which exterior cladding is adhered or anchored.
Joist
Stone cladding
Backup wall
Tie Backs
34. Construction Document
Tendons
DB
Slump Test
CD
35. Design-Build
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
DB
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Rafter
36. Design-Build
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Tie Backs
DB
Tendons
37. A type of glass made by adding a metallic pigment during manufacture.
Tinted glass
Wood Light Framing
Rafter
SD
38. M = Least amount of lime; O = Most lime; N = Second most lime; S = Second least lime
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
The Three Phases of Construction Management
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
39. Construction Management
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Dewatering
CM
Soldier Piles and Lagging
40. 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.
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
Tie Backs
Slump Test
41. Exterior Sheathing - Water resistant membrane - flashing with weep holes - self-adhering rubberized asphalt membrane - self-furring metal base - scratch coat - brown coat - finish coat.
Flex anchors
Stucco - its components and layers
DD
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
42. Used commonly for load-bearing wood - masonry - or concrete walls.
Re-Shoring
Building Code
Suspended ceiling
Strip Footing
43. 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.
Rafter
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
Backup wall
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
44. Schematic Design
Veneer
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
EIFS
SD
45. A manufactured wood product rated for structural applications - such as plywood - oriented strandboard - or laminated veneer lumber.
Sheet Piles and Shoring
Engineered Lumber
Stone cladding
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
46. 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.
Pressure Treated Lumber
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
Floating and Troweling
reflective glass
47. ...
Strip Footing
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
GFRC
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
48. A legal document that regulates the design and construction of buildings to ensure that the buildings meet minimum standards of health - safety - and welfare.
Column Footing
Building Code
Tie Backs
EIFS
49. Using concrete slab blankets or putting hot water in the concrete mix.
OSB
Laminated glass
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
50. Pre-Construction - Construction - and Post-Construction Phases
Building Code
Backup wall
The Three Phases of Construction Management
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each