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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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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. 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.
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
Rafter
PSL
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
2. ...
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
Rafter
Tinted glass
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
3. A framing system that mimics wood light frame construction - but the elements are made of cold-formed - galvanized sheet steel.
low-e coating
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
4. 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.
PSL
Glue-Laminated Lumber
SD
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
5. I - C - L - T - Pipes - Tubes - round - Rectangular bars - plates
AISC standard structural shapes
Admixture
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
6. 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.
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
AISC standard structural shapes
heat-soaked tempered glass
CM
7. Sheet steel that is hot-dip galvanized.
Joist
Admixture
low-e coating
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
8. 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
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
Wood Light Framing
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
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.
CD
GFRC
Caisson
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
10. Floating: The process of smoothing a freshly placed concrete surface after it has been struck (leveled).
Tinted glass
Building Code
Engineered Lumber
Floating and Troweling
11. 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.
Annealed glass
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Flex anchors
Caisson
12. 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.
Pressure Treated Lumber
Suspended ceiling
Wood Light Framing
The Three Parts of Construction Management
13. 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
Stucco - its components and layers
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
low-e coating
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
14. Lumber that ranges from 2 in. to 4 in. thick. The actual dimensions are smaller than the nominal dimensions.
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
EIFS
Floating and Troweling
15. Shoring placed under concrete to support it while it cures.
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
DB
Re-Shoring
16. Cost - Schedule - and Quality
AISC standard structural shapes
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Tendons
heat-soaked tempered glass
17. Design-Build
DB
LVL
Veneer
Building Code
18. Stone panels attached to a backup wall or curtain wall frame.
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
GFRC
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
Stone cladding
19. Used commonly for load-bearing wood - masonry - or concrete walls.
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
Strip Footing
Dewatering
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
20. 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.
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
Annealed glass
Wood Light Framing
21. 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.
Flex anchors
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
GFRC
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
22. Sheet steel that is hot-dip galvanized.
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
Dewatering
DB
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
23. Construction Management
CM
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Building Code
24. 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.
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Caisson
DBB
Tendons
25. A beam that spans between columns on the exterior face of a frame structure.
Stucco - its components and layers
Flex anchors
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Spandrel beam
26. Pre-Construction - Construction - and Post-Construction Phases
The Three Phases of Construction Management
Veneer
LVL
Mat Foundation
27. A beam that spans between columns on the exterior face of a frame structure.
Suspended ceiling
Spandrel beam
Admixture
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
28. The ability of a building assembly to endure fire - measured in hours or minutes of time and determined from standardized full-scale tests.
Fire Resistance Rating
DBB
Re-Shoring
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
29. Slender - closely spaced - parallel beams in a wood light (or light-gauge steel) frame floor.
Engineered Lumber
Stucco - its components and layers
Joist
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
30. Pile: Driven or drilled long - slender foundation element. Pile: a piece of machinery used to drive piles into the ground.
Pile and Pile Driver
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
Tendons
PSL
31. Cee Channel: Studs and joists - symbolized by S - Runner Channel: bridging channels - symbolized by you - Tracks: you shaped - symbolized by T
OSB
PSL
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
32. 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
Backup wall
OSB
Soldier Piles and Lagging
tempered glass
33. Truss: a structural member with triangulated - linear elements - typically used for large spans. Bottom Chord:
Engineered Lumber
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
Tendons
Wood Light Framing
34. 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.
Suspended ceiling
Re-Shoring
Pressure Treated Lumber
GFRC
35. Type 1: General Use - Type 2: -Type 3: High Early Strength - Type 4: Low Heat of Hydration - Type 5: Sulfate Resistant
Slump Test
heat-soaked tempered glass
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
The Three Phases of Construction Management
36. Slender - closely spaced - parallel beams in a wood light (or light-gauge steel) frame floor.
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Joist
SD
37. Fabricated at the manufacture's plant. Reinforced in both directions. Uses a steel stud backup wall.
curtain walls
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Soldier Piles and Lagging
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
38. 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.
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Sheet Piles and Shoring
PSL
heat-soaked tempered glass
39. Design-Build
Building Code
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
DB
40. Advantages: High early strength Disadvantages: Very expensive
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
DBB
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.
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Caisson
Mat Foundation
42. Shoring placed under concrete to support it while it cures.
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Re-Shoring
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
43. 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.
Tinted glass
PSL
Plasticizers
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
44. Include the width and height of the exit enclosures - fire resistance of materials used therein - and illumination levels in the exit enclosures.
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Sheet Piles and Shoring
DB
DB
45. Schematic Design
SD
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
Dewatering
Floating and Troweling
46. Two pieces of glass laminated under heat and pressure to a plastic interlayer to form a fused unit.
Pressure Treated Lumber
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
Floating and Troweling
Laminated glass
47. Exterior wall cladding system suspended from or supported by the structural frame of the building.
Suspended ceiling
Building Inspector's Process
curtain walls
DB
48. Using concrete slab blankets or putting hot water in the concrete mix.
Engineered Lumber
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
49. A glass that reflects incoming visible radiation due to a very thin metal oxide coating on one side.
Zoning Ordinance
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
SD
reflective glass
50. Laminated Veneer Lumber: Dried wood veneers laminated in layers - all oriented in the same direction - to form a large structural member.
DB
CD
Bentonite Slurry Wall
LVL