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Building Construction Management Vocab
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1. Construction Document
Building Code
CD
Re-Shoring
Insulated metal panels
2. 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.
CD
DBB
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
3. ...
heat-soaked tempered glass
CM
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
4. A manufactured wood product rated for structural applications - such as plywood - oriented strandboard - or laminated veneer lumber.
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
curtain walls
Engineered Lumber
Tendons
5. A framing system that mimics wood light frame construction - but the elements are made of cold-formed - galvanized sheet steel.
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
6. 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.
GFRC
Rafter
Tendons
Sheathing
7. A surface coating that reflects most of the long-wave radiation.
DB
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
low-e coating
Tinted glass
8. Advantages: High early strength Disadvantages: Very expensive
Zoning Ordinance
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Column Footing
9. 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.
Sheet Piles and Shoring
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Annealed glass
SD
10. 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
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
AISC standard structural shapes
reflective glass
11. Sheet steel that is hot-dip galvanized.
tempered glass
curtain walls
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
12. A glass that reflects incoming visible radiation due to a very thin metal oxide coating on one side.
Veneer
Bentonite Slurry Wall
reflective glass
Backup wall
13. A thin layer of material over a back-up component.
Veneer
Stone cladding
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
Plasticizers
14. 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.
GFRC
Pile and Pile Driver
Backup wall
Bentonite Slurry Wall
15. 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
Stucco - its components and layers
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Stone cladding
curtain walls
16. Include the width and height of the exit enclosures - fire resistance of materials used therein - and illumination levels in the exit enclosures.
Caisson
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Fire Resistance Rating
17. A type of glass made by adding a metallic pigment during manufacture.
DBB
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
DB
Tinted glass
18. Slender - closely spaced - parallel beams in a wood light (or light-gauge steel) frame floor.
Joist
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
Tinted glass
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
19. Design-Bid-Build
DBB
Pile and Pile Driver
Flex anchors
The Three Parts of Construction Management
20. Truss: a structural member with triangulated - linear elements - typically used for large spans. Bottom Chord:
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
LVL
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
Veneer
21. Material added to concrete mix to influence its performance.
Wood Light Framing
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
Veneer
Admixture
22. Used commonly for load-bearing wood - masonry - or concrete walls.
Strip Footing
Suspended ceiling
Annealed glass
Stone cladding
23. 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.
heat-soaked tempered glass
reflective glass
Insulated metal panels
Veneer
24. Use air-entrainment in the concrete mix
LVL
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
25. Advantages: High early strength Disadvantages: Very expensive
Zoning Ordinance
DB
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
DBB
26. Exterior Sheathing - Water resistant membrane - flashing with weep holes - self-adhering rubberized asphalt membrane - self-furring metal base - scratch coat - brown coat - finish coat.
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Building Inspector's Process
Stucco - its components and layers
Annealed glass
27. Lengths of dimension lumber - glued and laminated together to create a structural member of a large cross section.
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
tempered glass
CD
28. Two pieces of glass laminated under heat and pressure to a plastic interlayer to form a fused unit.
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
Tie Backs
Laminated glass
29. Design-Build
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
DB
Tie Backs
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
30. Load=bearing or non-load bearing wall to which exterior cladding is adhered or anchored.
Backup wall
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
Column Footing
31. Design-Build
DB
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
32. 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.
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
AISC standard structural shapes
Plasticizers
33. Fabricated at the manufacture's plant. Reinforced in both directions. Uses a steel stud backup wall.
PSL
AISC standard structural shapes
Veneer
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
34. I - C - L - T - Pipes - Tubes - round - Rectangular bars - plates
heat-soaked tempered glass
AISC standard structural shapes
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
35. Differential: The building's foundation settles at different rates at different points. Uniform: The building's foundation settles at a uniform rate.
heat-soaked tempered glass
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
DD
36. Stone panels attached to a backup wall or curtain wall frame.
Mat Foundation
heat-soaked tempered glass
Stone cladding
Veneer
37. Design Development
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
DD
DBB
PSL
38. 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.
Rafter
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
39. 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
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Mat Foundation
Wrought iron v. mild steel
curtain walls
40. 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.
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
AISC standard structural shapes
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
41. 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
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Dewatering
Pile and Pile Driver
42. Cee Channel: Studs and joists - symbolized by S - Runner Channel: bridging channels - symbolized by you - Tracks: you shaped - symbolized by T
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
Engineered Lumber
reflective glass
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
43. Truss: a structural member with triangulated - linear elements - typically used for large spans. Bottom Chord:
Annealed glass
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
Tinted glass
Wood Light Framing
44. 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.
Zoning Ordinance
SD
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Insulated metal panels
45. I - C - L - T - Pipes - Tubes - round - Rectangular bars - plates
AISC standard structural shapes
Annealed glass
Tie Backs
Engineered Lumber
46. Differential: The building's foundation settles at different rates at different points. Uniform: The building's foundation settles at a uniform rate.
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
Fire Resistance Rating
reflective glass
Plasticizers
47. Laminated Veneer Lumber: Dried wood veneers laminated in layers - all oriented in the same direction - to form a large structural member.
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
LVL
48. Construction Management
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Veneer
CM
The Three Phases of Construction Management
49. Pre-Construction - Construction - and Post-Construction Phases
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
The Three Phases of Construction Management
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
50. 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.
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
Building Code
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Dewatering