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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.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. 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.
CD
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
PSL
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
2. Sheet steel that is hot-dip galvanized.
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
Dewatering
Building Inspector's Process
Plasticizers
3. ...
Plasticizers
Wood Light Framing
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
4. Floating: The process of smoothing a freshly placed concrete surface after it has been struck (leveled).
Dewatering
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Strip Footing
Floating and Troweling
5. Advantages: High early strength Disadvantages: Very expensive
Mat Foundation
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
Pressure Treated Lumber
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
6. Pre-Construction - Construction - and Post-Construction Phases
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
The Three Phases of Construction Management
Plasticizers
OSB
7. Schematic Design
The Three Phases of Construction Management
SD
PSL
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
8. The combination of high-strength steel strands - sleeves - and end anchorages used for post-tensioning concrete.
Tendons
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Dewatering
9. 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.
Joist
Wrought iron v. mild steel
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
Building Inspector's Process
10. 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.
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
11. A glass that reflects incoming visible radiation due to a very thin metal oxide coating on one side.
reflective glass
Stucco - its components and layers
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Building Inspector's Process
12. A glass that reflects incoming visible radiation due to a very thin metal oxide coating on one side.
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
Strip Footing
reflective glass
13. Load=bearing or non-load bearing wall to which exterior cladding is adhered or anchored.
DB
Backup wall
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
SD
14. Use air-entrainment in the concrete mix
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
CD
Plasticizers
15. I - C - L - T - Pipes - Tubes - round - Rectangular bars - plates
AISC standard structural shapes
Rafter
PSL
Suspended ceiling
16. 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
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Column Footing
PSL
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
17. 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.
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
Tendons
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
Strip Footing
18. Pile: Driven or drilled long - slender foundation element. Pile: a piece of machinery used to drive piles into the ground.
DD
tempered glass
Engineered Lumber
Pile and Pile Driver
19. 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
Insulated metal panels
Suspended ceiling
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
Mat Foundation
20. Lumber that ranges from 2 in. to 4 in. thick. The actual dimensions are smaller than the nominal dimensions.
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
Building Inspector's Process
Veneer
21. Using concrete slab blankets or putting hot water in the concrete mix.
Sheathing
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
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.
DBB
Wrought iron v. mild steel
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
GFRC
23. The ability of a building assembly to endure fire - measured in hours or minutes of time and determined from standardized full-scale tests.
Veneer
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
Fire Resistance Rating
Bentonite Slurry Wall
24. 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.
Insulated metal panels
Pressure Treated Lumber
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Wrought iron v. mild steel
25. Concrete: A composite material consisting of portland cement - coarse aggregate (crushed stone) - fine aggregate (sand) - and water.
Stucco - its components and layers
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
Soldier Piles and Lagging
26. Cee Channel: Studs and joists - symbolized by S - Runner Channel: bridging channels - symbolized by you - Tracks: you shaped - symbolized by T
Plasticizers
Backup wall
Stone cladding
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
27. Include the width and height of the exit enclosures - fire resistance of materials used therein - and illumination levels in the exit enclosures.
Flex anchors
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Admixture
28. 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.
Tendons
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
SD
Suspended ceiling
29. Metal panels consisting of polyurethane foam sandwiched between and bonded to two metal sheets - used in curtain wall applications.
CD
PSL
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
Insulated metal panels
30. A surface coating that reflects most of the long-wave radiation.
Building Inspector's Process
Plasticizers
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
low-e coating
31. 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
Building Inspector's Process
PSL
DBB
tempered glass
32. 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.
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Dewatering
CD
Sheet Piles and Shoring
33. Construction Management
Fire Resistance Rating
Strip Footing
Strip Footing
CM
34. A legal document that regulates the design and construction of buildings to ensure that the buildings meet minimum standards of health - safety - and welfare.
AISC standard structural shapes
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Building Code
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
35. A ceiling hung from the overlying floor or roof structure.
low-e coating
Suspended ceiling
reflective glass
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
36. Draining the soil around the excavations so that the groundwater level falls below the elevation of proposed excavation.
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
curtain walls
Dewatering
37. Construction Management
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
CM
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
DBB
38. A surface coating that reflects most of the long-wave radiation.
Caisson
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
Insulated metal panels
low-e coating
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.
PSL
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
40. Exterior Sheathing - Water resistant membrane - flashing with weep holes - self-adhering rubberized asphalt membrane - self-furring metal base - scratch coat - brown coat - finish coat.
Stucco - its components and layers
Tinted glass
Building Inspector's Process
Bentonite Slurry Wall
41. Fabricated at the manufacture's plant. Reinforced in both directions. Uses a steel stud backup wall.
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Mat Foundation
42. Exterior Sheathing - Water resistant membrane - flashing with weep holes - self-adhering rubberized asphalt membrane - self-furring metal base - scratch coat - brown coat - finish coat.
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Stucco - its components and layers
43. Exterior wall cladding system suspended from or supported by the structural frame of the building.
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
curtain walls
Glue-Laminated Lumber
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
44. 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.
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Backup wall
DBB
Wrought iron v. mild steel
45. Construction Document
PSL
CD
Building Code
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
46. 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
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Joist
Backup wall
47. Design-Build
DB
Joist
Sheet Piles and Shoring
Wrought iron v. mild steel
48. Design Development
DD
Veneer
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
49. 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.
Zoning Ordinance
Plasticizers
Annealed glass
The Three Parts of Construction Management
50. A framing system that mimics wood light frame construction - but the elements are made of cold-formed - galvanized sheet steel.
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
CD
Building Inspector's Process