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Building Construction Management Vocab

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






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






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






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






5. Pre-Construction - Construction - and Post-Construction Phases






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






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






8. 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.






9. 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.






10. Shoring placed under concrete to support it while it cures.






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






12. Sheet steel that is hot-dip galvanized.






13. Construction Document






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






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. Construction Management






17. Draining the soil around the excavations so that the groundwater level falls below the elevation of proposed excavation.






18. Pre-Construction - Construction - and Post-Construction Phases






19. Using concrete slab blankets or putting hot water in the concrete mix.






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






22. 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.






23. 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.






24. 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.






25. Soldier Piles are placed into pre-drilled holes that are filled with concrete after the piles are set. Excavation begins - and as the pit is dug deeper - lagging is bolted to the soldier piles to support them.






26. Soldier Piles are placed into pre-drilled holes that are filled with concrete after the piles are set. Excavation begins - and as the pit is dug deeper - lagging is bolted to the soldier piles to support them.






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






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






29. 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






30. Design Development






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






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






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






34. Slender - closely spaced - parallel beams in a wood light (or light-gauge steel) frame floor.






35. Chemical compounds that are used in concrete mixes to increase the workability of the mix without reducing the slump.






36. 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.






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






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






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






40. 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






41. 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.






42. 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.






43. 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






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






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






46. 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.






47. Unreinforced precast concrete panels that have glass fibers reinforcing the concrete. Consists of the GFRC skin - light-gauge steel backup frame - and anchors connecting the two together.






48. Use air-entrainment in the concrete mix






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






50. 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.