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Building Construction Management Vocab
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1. Exterior Sheathing - Water resistant membrane - flashing with weep holes - self-adhering rubberized asphalt membrane - self-furring metal base - scratch coat - brown coat - finish coat.
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
Stucco - its components and layers
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
2. 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
low-e coating
Bentonite Slurry Wall
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
3. Design-Bid-Build
Spandrel beam
Sheathing
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
DBB
4. Use air-entrainment in the concrete mix
Tie Backs
Soldier Piles and Lagging
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
5. 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
Floating and Troweling
Laminated glass
6. Metal panels consisting of polyurethane foam sandwiched between and bonded to two metal sheets - used in curtain wall applications.
Engineered Lumber
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
Tie Backs
Insulated metal panels
7. Place where materials are stored on or near the project site.
Joist
Zoning Ordinance
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
Caisson
8. A surface coating that reflects most of the long-wave radiation.
low-e coating
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
9. 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.
Pile and Pile Driver
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Joist
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
10. Exterior wall cladding system suspended from or supported by the structural frame of the building.
Suspended ceiling
curtain walls
Column Footing
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
11. 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.
CD
Bentonite Slurry Wall
low-e coating
Building Inspector's Process
12. 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.
Floating and Troweling
Annealed glass
curtain walls
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
13. 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
The Three Phases of Construction Management
Joist
OSB
Mat Foundation
14. Shoring placed under concrete to support it while it cures.
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
low-e coating
Re-Shoring
Tie Backs
15. Used where columns are lightly loaded or bear on soils with a high bearing capacity.
Column Footing
CM
AISC standard structural shapes
CD
16. Pre-Construction - Construction - and Post-Construction Phases
Fire Resistance Rating
Plasticizers
The Three Phases of Construction Management
Sheathing
17. Pile: Driven or drilled long - slender foundation element. Pile: a piece of machinery used to drive piles into the ground.
Pile and Pile Driver
Spandrel beam
Bentonite Slurry Wall
tempered glass
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
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
Mat Foundation
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Backup wall
19. A framing system that mimics wood light frame construction - but the elements are made of cold-formed - galvanized sheet steel.
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Bentonite Slurry Wall
20. A beam that spans between columns on the exterior face of a frame structure.
Building Inspector's Process
Spandrel beam
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
21. Type 1: General Use - Type 2: -Type 3: High Early Strength - Type 4: Low Heat of Hydration - Type 5: Sulfate Resistant
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
Wrought iron v. mild steel
Caisson
22. Cost - Schedule - and Quality
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
Caisson
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
The Three Parts of Construction Management
23. Truss: a structural member with triangulated - linear elements - typically used for large spans. Bottom Chord:
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Sheathing
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
24. Pile: Driven or drilled long - slender foundation element. Pile: a piece of machinery used to drive piles into the ground.
Pile and Pile Driver
Backup wall
low-e coating
Sheathing
25. 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.
Admixture
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
PSL
Slump Test
26. 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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27. 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.
Column Footing
heat-soaked tempered glass
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
28. 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.
AISC standard structural shapes
Wood Light Framing
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Caisson
29. A document that describes regulations for the use of land in a particular jurisdiction.
Rafter
Sheathing
heat-soaked tempered glass
Zoning Ordinance
30. Fabricated at the manufacture's plant. Reinforced in both directions. Uses a steel stud backup wall.
Sheathing
low-e coating
Wood Light Framing
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
31. 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.
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
Wrought iron v. mild steel
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
32. Advantages: High early strength Disadvantages: Very expensive
Mat Foundation
Slump Test
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
reflective glass
33. Construction Management
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Caisson
CM
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
34. Using concrete slab blankets or putting hot water in the concrete mix.
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
Wood Light Framing
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
Rafter
35. Design-Build
Flex anchors
DB
Soldier Piles and Lagging
OSB
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.
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
Tie Backs
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
37. 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.
SD
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
Sheet Piles and Shoring
38. Slender - closely spaced - parallel beams in a wood light (or light-gauge steel) frame floor.
Joist
Plasticizers
AISC standard structural shapes
Insulated metal panels
39. 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
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
Plasticizers
Fire Resistance Rating
40. Two pieces of glass laminated under heat and pressure to a plastic interlayer to form a fused unit.
Veneer
Plasticizers
Laminated glass
Strip Footing
41. 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
Flex anchors
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
Stone cladding
42. 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.
Caisson
Stone cladding
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
Soldier Piles and Lagging
43. Lengths of dimension lumber - glued and laminated together to create a structural member of a large cross section.
low-e coating
Stone cladding
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Joist
44. Construction Document
Plasticizers
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
CD
45. 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.
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
Caisson
Zoning Ordinance
Bentonite Slurry Wall
46. A ceiling hung from the overlying floor or roof structure.
Suspended ceiling
Rafter
Glue-Laminated Lumber
SD
47. 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.
DB
DB
heat-soaked tempered glass
curtain walls
48. Two pieces of glass laminated under heat and pressure to a plastic interlayer to form a fused unit.
Laminated glass
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Plasticizers
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
49. Differential: The building's foundation settles at different rates at different points. Uniform: The building's foundation settles at a uniform rate.
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
50. 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
Strip Footing
Slump Test
Laminated glass
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs