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Building Construction Management Vocab
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1. 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.
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Backup wall
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
Fire Resistance Rating
2. 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.
Caisson
Flex anchors
CD
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
3. Fabricated at the manufacture's plant. Reinforced in both directions. Uses a steel stud backup wall.
PSL
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Mat Foundation
Engineered Lumber
4. Exterior Sheathing - Water resistant membrane - flashing with weep holes - self-adhering rubberized asphalt membrane - self-furring metal base - scratch coat - brown coat - finish coat.
Slump Test
Stucco - its components and layers
Strip Footing
Dewatering
5. M = Least amount of lime; O = Most lime; N = Second most lime; S = Second least lime
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Column Footing
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
6. 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
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
DB
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
AISC standard structural shapes
7. A framing system that mimics wood light frame construction - but the elements are made of cold-formed - galvanized sheet steel.
Stone cladding
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Dewatering
Caisson
8. 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
Tinted glass
Wrought iron v. mild steel
DD
9. A manufactured wood product rated for structural applications - such as plywood - oriented strandboard - or laminated veneer lumber.
Engineered Lumber
Strip Footing
reflective glass
LVL
10. A type of glass made by adding a metallic pigment during manufacture.
Pressure Treated Lumber
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
Tinted glass
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
11. Include the width and height of the exit enclosures - fire resistance of materials used therein - and illumination levels in the exit enclosures.
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Sheathing
Tinted glass
Building Inspector's Process
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.
Engineered Lumber
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
Spandrel beam
13. A ceiling hung from the overlying floor or roof structure.
Wood Light Framing
Soldier Piles and Lagging
Suspended ceiling
Wood Light Framing
14. Advantages: High early strength Disadvantages: Very expensive
Pressure Treated Lumber
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
DB
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
15. 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
Engineered Lumber
Annealed glass
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
SD
16. I - C - L - T - Pipes - Tubes - round - Rectangular bars - plates
Wood Light Framing
AISC standard structural shapes
EIFS
DB
17. 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.
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
Caisson
tempered glass
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
18. Advantages: High early strength Disadvantages: Very expensive
The Three Parts of Construction Management
SD
Mat Foundation
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
19. Load=bearing or non-load bearing wall to which exterior cladding is adhered or anchored.
heat-soaked tempered glass
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Backup wall
Tinted glass
20. Pile: Driven or drilled long - slender foundation element. Pile: a piece of machinery used to drive piles into the ground.
Fire Resistance Rating
Admixture
Admixture
Pile and Pile Driver
21. 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.
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Flex anchors
Rafter
Tendons
22. Place where materials are stored on or near the project site.
SD
tempered glass
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
Veneer
23. A type of glass made by adding a metallic pigment during manufacture.
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
Tinted glass
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
24. A structural frame assembly composed primarily of dimension lumber studs - floor joists - and roof rafters and panels of wood-based sheathing materials. Usually 16' OC.
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
Wood Light Framing
Dewatering
Bentonite Slurry Wall
25. 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
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Re-Shoring
26. Design-Build
Spandrel beam
DB
Stucco - its components and layers
Floating and Troweling
27. The combination of high-strength steel strands - sleeves - and end anchorages used for post-tensioning concrete.
Pile and Pile Driver
Re-Shoring
Tendons
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
28. Cost - Schedule - and Quality
Spandrel beam
The Three Parts of Construction Management
DBB
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
29. Fabricated at the manufacture's plant. Reinforced in both directions. Uses a steel stud backup wall.
Wood Light Framing
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Slump Test
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
30. 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.
low-e coating
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Mat Foundation
Rafter
31. Truss: a structural member with triangulated - linear elements - typically used for large spans. Bottom Chord:
GFRC
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
Tinted glass
PSL
32. The ability of a building assembly to endure fire - measured in hours or minutes of time and determined from standardized full-scale tests.
Rafter
Insulated metal panels
Fire Resistance Rating
DD
33. Slender - closely spaced - parallel beams in a wood light (or light-gauge steel) frame floor.
Joist
Insulated metal panels
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
Suspended ceiling
34. Lumber that ranges from 2 in. to 4 in. thick. The actual dimensions are smaller than the nominal dimensions.
Pile and Pile Driver
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
35. 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.
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
Caisson
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
Sheet Piles and Shoring
36. Floating: The process of smoothing a freshly placed concrete surface after it has been struck (leveled).
Suspended ceiling
Floating and Troweling
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
37. Material added to concrete mix to influence its performance.
Engineered Lumber
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
Admixture
Fire Resistance Rating
38. 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.
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
Building Inspector's Process
EIFS
Plasticizers
39. A beam that spans between columns on the exterior face of a frame structure.
Rafter
Spandrel beam
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Pressure Treated Lumber
40. 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
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Caisson
Tinted glass
Glue-Laminated Lumber
41. Construction Management
LVL
Pressure Treated Lumber
CM
Plasticizers
42. A glass that reflects incoming visible radiation due to a very thin metal oxide coating on one side.
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
Backup wall
reflective glass
Bentonite Slurry Wall
43. Used commonly for load-bearing wood - masonry - or concrete walls.
Pressure Treated Lumber
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Building Code
Strip Footing
44. 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
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Strip Footing
SD
45. ...
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
CD
OSB
46. 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.
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
DB
47. Design Development
Veneer
reflective glass
DD
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
48. 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
OSB
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
49. 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
Suspended ceiling
Joist
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
50. Laminated Veneer Lumber: Dried wood veneers laminated in layers - all oriented in the same direction - to form a large structural member.
DB
LVL
PSL
Tendons