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Building Construction Management Vocab

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1. 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.






2. 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.






3. I - C - L - T - Pipes - Tubes - round - Rectangular bars - plates






4. 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.






5. 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






6. 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.






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






8. 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.






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






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






11. Lumber that ranges from 2 in. to 4 in. thick. The actual dimensions are smaller than the nominal dimensions.






12. Load=bearing or non-load bearing wall to which exterior cladding is adhered or anchored.






13. Two pieces of glass laminated under heat and pressure to a plastic interlayer to form a fused unit.






14. Pre-Construction - Construction - and Post-Construction Phases






15. 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.






16. 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.






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.






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






19. Design Development






20. 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.






21. A beam that spans between columns on the exterior face of a frame structure.






22. A thin layer of material over a back-up component.






23. Schematic Design






24. Advantages: High early strength Disadvantages: Very expensive






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






27. 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.






28. Load=bearing or non-load bearing wall to which exterior cladding is adhered or anchored.






29. Cost - Schedule - and Quality






30. Type 1: General Use - Type 2: -Type 3: High Early Strength - Type 4: Low Heat of Hydration - Type 5: Sulfate Resistant






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






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






33. Material added to concrete mix to influence its performance.






34. Use air-entrainment in the concrete mix






35. 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.






36. 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.






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






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






40. Lengths of dimension lumber - glued and laminated together to create a structural member of a large cross section.






41. 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






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






43. Fabricated at the manufacture's plant. Reinforced in both directions. Uses a steel stud backup wall.






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






45. Concrete: A composite material consisting of portland cement - coarse aggregate (crushed stone) - fine aggregate (sand) - and water.






46. Sheet steel that is hot-dip galvanized.






47. 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






48. I - C - L - T - Pipes - Tubes - round - Rectangular bars - plates






49. 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.






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