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Building Construction Management Vocab

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1. Exterior wall cladding system suspended from or supported by the structural frame of the building.






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






3. 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






4. Laminated Veneer Lumber: Dried wood veneers laminated in layers - all oriented in the same direction - to form a large structural member.






5. One-Way Slab: An elevated reinforced concrete slab where most of the load on the slab is carried to the supporting beams in one direction; a four-sided - supported rectangular slab whose length is greater than or equal to twice its width. Two Way Sla






6. Floating: The process of smoothing a freshly placed concrete surface after it has been struck (leveled).






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






8. 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.






9. 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.






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






12. 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.






13. 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.






14. 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.






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






16. Construction Management






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






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19. Exterior wall cladding system suspended from or supported by the structural frame of the building.






20. A manufactured wood product rated for structural applications - such as plywood - oriented strandboard - or laminated veneer lumber.






21. 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.






22. 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.






23. Design-Bid-Build






24. 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.






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






26. 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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27. Laminated Veneer Lumber: Dried wood veneers laminated in layers - all oriented in the same direction - to form a large structural member.






28. Construction Document






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






30. 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.






31. 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.






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






33. Design-Build






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






35. 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






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






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






38. 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






39. The combination of high-strength steel strands - sleeves - and end anchorages used for post-tensioning concrete.






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






41. Differential: The building's foundation settles at different rates at different points. Uniform: The building's foundation settles at a uniform rate.






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






43. 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.






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. 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






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






47. Include the width and height of the exit enclosures - fire resistance of materials used therein - and illumination levels in the exit enclosures.






48. 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.






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50. 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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