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Building Construction Management Vocab

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1. 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.






2. 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.






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






4. 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.






5. M = Least amount of lime; O = Most lime; N = Second most lime; S = Second least lime






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7. 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.






8. 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.






9. 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.






10. 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.






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






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






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






14. 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






15. 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






16. 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.






17. 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.






18. Design-Bid-Build






19. Wood into which preservatives have been pressure injected to retard termite infestation and fungal decay. Using a different preservative - the pressure treatment can also be used for increasing the fire resistance of wood.






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


21. Use air-entrainment in the concrete mix






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






23. Piles made of interlocking sheet steel driven into the ground to support an excavation. Shoring: Temporary vertical or inclined supports used in concrete formwork or excavation.






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






25. Truss: a structural member with triangulated - linear elements - typically used for large spans. Bottom Chord:






26. 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.






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






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






29. Design-Bid-Build






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






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






32. 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.






33. M = Least amount of lime; O = Most lime; N = Second most lime; S = Second least lime






34. The ability of a building assembly to endure fire - measured in hours or minutes of time and determined from standardized full-scale tests.






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






36. Schematic Design






37. 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.






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






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






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






41. Stone panels attached to a backup wall or curtain wall frame.






42. A legal document that regulates the design and construction of buildings to ensure that the buildings meet minimum standards of health - safety - and welfare.






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






44. 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






45. Advantages: High early strength Disadvantages: Very expensive






46. 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.






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






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






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






50. 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.