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Building Construction Management Vocab
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1. 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.
DD
Wrought iron v. mild steel
Admixture
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
2. Used commonly for load-bearing wood - masonry - or concrete walls.
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
Wrought iron v. mild steel
Strip Footing
Stucco - its components and layers
3. 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
Re-Shoring
AISC standard structural shapes
Joist
4. Chemical compounds that are used in concrete mixes to increase the workability of the mix without reducing the slump.
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
CM
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
Plasticizers
5. Concrete: A composite material consisting of portland cement - coarse aggregate (crushed stone) - fine aggregate (sand) - and water.
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Tendons
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
Annealed glass
6. Parallel-Strand Lumber: Manufactured wood product composed of narrow strands of veneered lumber glued together - all oriented in the same direction to form a member of large cross section.
CM
PSL
Joist
Zoning Ordinance
7. A manufactured wood product rated for structural applications - such as plywood - oriented strandboard - or laminated veneer lumber.
Spandrel beam
CM
Engineered Lumber
Bentonite Slurry Wall
8. Stone panels attached to a backup wall or curtain wall frame.
Strip Footing
Stone cladding
tempered glass
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
9. I - C - L - T - Pipes - Tubes - round - Rectangular bars - plates
AISC standard structural shapes
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
Backup wall
10. 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.
Rafter
Admixture
Laminated glass
PSL
11. Used where columns are lightly loaded or bear on soils with a high bearing capacity.
OSB
Soldier Piles and Lagging
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
Column Footing
12. A thin layer of material over a back-up component.
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
SD
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Veneer
13. 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.
Suspended ceiling
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Soldier Piles and Lagging
DB
14. Pile: Driven or drilled long - slender foundation element. Pile: a piece of machinery used to drive piles into the ground.
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Tendons
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
Pile and Pile Driver
15. ...
Building Code
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
AISC standard structural shapes
16. Exterior Sheathing - Water resistant membrane - flashing with weep holes - self-adhering rubberized asphalt membrane - self-furring metal base - scratch coat - brown coat - finish coat.
Building Code
Stucco - its components and layers
Sheet Piles and Shoring
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
17. 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
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
GFRC
The Three Parts of Construction Management
18. 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
Building Code
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
GFRC
GFRC
19. Using concrete slab blankets or putting hot water in the concrete mix.
Floating and Troweling
Flex anchors
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
20. Differential: The building's foundation settles at different rates at different points. Uniform: The building's foundation settles at a uniform rate.
Building Code
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
Building Inspector's Process
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
21. 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.
Annealed glass
Stone cladding
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Rafter
22. A framing system that mimics wood light frame construction - but the elements are made of cold-formed - galvanized sheet steel.
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
CM
Caisson
Tie Backs
23. 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.
EIFS
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
heat-soaked tempered glass
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
24. Advantages: High early strength Disadvantages: Very expensive
Pile and Pile Driver
low-e coating
Tendons
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
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
Tinted glass
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Tendons
26. Construction Document
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
CD
Sheet Piles and Shoring
27. 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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28. 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.
Re-Shoring
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
Sheathing
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
29. 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.
Veneer
DB
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Bentonite Slurry Wall
30. 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
CM
Building Inspector's Process
The Three Phases of Construction Management
31. The combination of high-strength steel strands - sleeves - and end anchorages used for post-tensioning concrete.
Annealed glass
The Three Phases of Construction Management
Tendons
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
32. Fabricated at the manufacture's plant. Reinforced in both directions. Uses a steel stud backup wall.
Stone cladding
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Pressure Treated Lumber
Tinted glass
33. Draining the soil around the excavations so that the groundwater level falls below the elevation of proposed excavation.
Dewatering
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
Joist
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
34. Material added to concrete mix to influence its performance.
Flex anchors
Sheet Piles and Shoring
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Admixture
35. Use air-entrainment in the concrete mix
Pile and Pile Driver
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Engineered Lumber
Tendons
36. 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.
Sheet Piles and Shoring
Tendons
Insulated metal panels
Rafter
37. The ability of a building assembly to endure fire - measured in hours or minutes of time and determined from standardized full-scale tests.
Fire Resistance Rating
Dewatering
Zoning Ordinance
Mat Foundation
38. M = Least amount of lime; O = Most lime; N = Second most lime; S = Second least lime
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Laminated glass
Tendons
39. 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.
Flex anchors
Pressure Treated Lumber
Suspended ceiling
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
40. Cost - Schedule - and Quality
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
41. 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.
Caisson
Insulated metal panels
LVL
SD
42. Pre-Construction - Construction - and Post-Construction Phases
Engineered Lumber
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
The Three Phases of Construction Management
Stone cladding
43. A beam that spans between columns on the exterior face of a frame structure.
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Pressure Treated Lumber
Spandrel beam
PSL
44. Design-Bid-Build
DBB
Engineered Lumber
The Three Phases of Construction Management
Slump Test
45. ...
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Pile and Pile Driver
DD
46. Parallel-Strand Lumber: Manufactured wood product composed of narrow strands of veneered lumber glued together - all oriented in the same direction to form a member of large cross section.
Veneer
Zoning Ordinance
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
PSL
47. Design Development
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Flex anchors
Stone cladding
DD
48. Advantages: High early strength Disadvantages: Very expensive
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
tempered glass
49. 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.
OSB
Suspended ceiling
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
50. Floating: The process of smoothing a freshly placed concrete surface after it has been struck (leveled).
OSB
Floating and Troweling
CD
Bentonite Slurry Wall