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Building Construction Management Vocab

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1. 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.






2. Pre-Construction - Construction - and Post-Construction Phases






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






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






5. 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






6. Construction Management






7. Design-Bid-Build






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






9. Place where materials are stored on or near the project site.






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11. 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.






12. 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.






13. A document that describes regulations for the use of land in a particular jurisdiction.






14. Design-Build






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






16. 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.






17. A glass obtained by heating annealed glass to a high temperature and then suddenly cooling it - Which makes it four times stronger than annealed glass; used as safety glass because it breaks into pieces that are small and blunt enough not to cause in






18. Design-Bid-Build






19. ...






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






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






22. 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.






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






24. 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.






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






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






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. A glass obtained by heating annealed glass to a high temperature and then suddenly cooling it - Which makes it four times stronger than annealed glass; used as safety glass because it breaks into pieces that are small and blunt enough not to cause in






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






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






31. 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.






32. Cee Channel: Studs and joists - symbolized by S - Runner Channel: bridging channels - symbolized by you - Tracks: you shaped - symbolized by T






33. Sheet steel that is hot-dip galvanized.






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






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






36. 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.






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






38. 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.






39. 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.






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






41. 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






42. 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.






43. Pre-Construction - Construction - and Post-Construction Phases






44. 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.






45. 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.






46. ...






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






48. Cost - Schedule - and Quality






49. A ceiling hung from the overlying floor or roof structure.






50. 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.






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