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Building Construction Management Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Type 1: General Use - Type 2: -Type 3: High Early Strength - Type 4: Low Heat of Hydration - Type 5: Sulfate Resistant
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
OSB
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
2. Truss: a structural member with triangulated - linear elements - typically used for large spans. Bottom Chord:
Wrought iron v. mild steel
Fire Resistance Rating
Tinted glass
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
3. Fabricated at the manufacture's plant. Reinforced in both directions. Uses a steel stud backup wall.
Re-Shoring
Dewatering
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
4. 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.
Rafter
Fire Resistance Rating
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
AISC standard structural shapes
5. Stone panels attached to a backup wall or curtain wall frame.
Laminated glass
Stone cladding
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
Tie Backs
6. 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.
Wood Light Framing
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
Re-Shoring
Pressure Treated Lumber
7. 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.
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
tempered glass
Plasticizers
8. Place where materials are stored on or near the project site.
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
Joist
Slump Test
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
9. 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.
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Caisson
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
10. Two pieces of glass laminated under heat and pressure to a plastic interlayer to form a fused unit.
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Laminated glass
Spandrel beam
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
11. Material added to concrete mix to influence its performance.
Wrought iron v. mild steel
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
Admixture
curtain walls
12. An L-shaped steel pin that connects to the GFRC skin with a bonding pad and is welded to the supporting light-gauge steel frame.
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
Slump Test
Insulated metal panels
Flex anchors
13. Two pieces of glass laminated under heat and pressure to a plastic interlayer to form a fused unit.
reflective glass
CD
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Laminated glass
14. 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.
CM
Wrought iron v. mild steel
Spandrel beam
EIFS
15. 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
Pile and Pile Driver
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Building Code
16. Pre-Construction - Construction - and Post-Construction Phases
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
Suspended ceiling
The Three Phases of Construction Management
17. 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
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
Column Footing
18. 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.
Wood Light Framing
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Pressure Treated Lumber
19. 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.
Re-Shoring
reflective glass
Wrought iron v. mild steel
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
20. ...
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
DD
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
Tinted glass
21. A thin layer of material over a back-up component.
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
GFRC
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Veneer
22. 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.
Soldier Piles and Lagging
DB
PSL
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
23. 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.
Engineered Lumber
Dewatering
Tinted glass
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
24. 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.
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Spandrel beam
25. Used where columns are lightly loaded or bear on soils with a high bearing capacity.
Pile and Pile Driver
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
Column Footing
PSL
26. 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.
Insulated metal panels
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Floating and Troweling
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
27. 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.
Re-Shoring
OSB
Backup wall
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
28. Chemical compounds that are used in concrete mixes to increase the workability of the mix without reducing the slump.
DD
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
Plasticizers
Insulated metal panels
29. Metal panels consisting of polyurethane foam sandwiched between and bonded to two metal sheets - used in curtain wall applications.
Column Footing
LVL
reflective glass
Insulated metal panels
30. Load=bearing or non-load bearing wall to which exterior cladding is adhered or anchored.
Backup wall
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Soldier Piles and Lagging
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
31. Used commonly for load-bearing wood - masonry - or concrete walls.
Strip Footing
The Three Phases of Construction Management
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
SD
32. Construction Management
Floating and Troweling
SD
CM
Wood Light Framing
33. A ceiling hung from the overlying floor or roof structure.
Suspended ceiling
Column Footing
Annealed glass
The Three Parts of Construction Management
34. Lengths of dimension lumber - glued and laminated together to create a structural member of a large cross section.
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
Glue-Laminated Lumber
35. ...
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Backup wall
36. 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.
Fire Resistance Rating
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
37. 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.
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Slump Test
DD
SD
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.
Rafter
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
Building Code
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
39. 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.
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Veneer
40. Design-Bid-Build
PSL
DBB
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
SD
41. A glass that reflects incoming visible radiation due to a very thin metal oxide coating on one side.
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
DD
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
reflective glass
42. Lumber that ranges from 2 in. to 4 in. thick. The actual dimensions are smaller than the nominal dimensions.
CM
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
Sheet Piles and Shoring
43. A surface coating that reflects most of the long-wave radiation.
Rafter
Laminated glass
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
low-e coating
44. Concrete: A composite material consisting of portland cement - coarse aggregate (crushed stone) - fine aggregate (sand) - and water.
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
Wrought iron v. mild steel
Veneer
AISC standard structural shapes
45. A manufactured wood product rated for structural applications - such as plywood - oriented strandboard - or laminated veneer lumber.
Building Inspector's Process
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
Spandrel beam
Engineered Lumber
46. Include the width and height of the exit enclosures - fire resistance of materials used therein - and illumination levels in the exit enclosures.
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Soldier Piles and Lagging
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
47. A framing system that mimics wood light frame construction - but the elements are made of cold-formed - galvanized sheet steel.
Wood Light Framing
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Spandrel beam
Tie Backs
48. 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.
Plasticizers
Bentonite Slurry Wall
The Three Phases of Construction Management
Wrought iron v. mild steel
49. Design Development
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
Stone cladding
The Three Parts of Construction Management
DD
50. M = Least amount of lime; O = Most lime; N = Second most lime; S = Second least lime
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
Strip Footing
Pile and Pile Driver