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Building Construction Management Vocab
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1. Design-Build
Floating and Troweling
DB
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
2. 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
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Column Footing
Plasticizers
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
3. Floating: The process of smoothing a freshly placed concrete surface after it has been struck (leveled).
Re-Shoring
Caisson
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
Floating and Troweling
4. A glass that reflects incoming visible radiation due to a very thin metal oxide coating on one side.
reflective glass
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Annealed glass
heat-soaked tempered glass
5. 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.
low-e coating
Wrought iron v. mild steel
DD
Mat Foundation
6. A framing system that mimics wood light frame construction - but the elements are made of cold-formed - galvanized sheet steel.
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
7. Using concrete slab blankets or putting hot water in the concrete mix.
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
EIFS
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.
PSL
Sheet Piles and Shoring
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
curtain walls
9. 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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10. A ceiling hung from the overlying floor or roof structure.
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
Suspended ceiling
AISC standard structural shapes
Floating and Troweling
11. Cee Channel: Studs and joists - symbolized by S - Runner Channel: bridging channels - symbolized by you - Tracks: you shaped - symbolized by T
LVL
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
Veneer
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
12. I - C - L - T - Pipes - Tubes - round - Rectangular bars - plates
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
AISC standard structural shapes
Insulated metal panels
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
13. The combination of high-strength steel strands - sleeves - and end anchorages used for post-tensioning concrete.
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Tendons
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Stone cladding
14. A beam that spans between columns on the exterior face of a frame structure.
Stucco - its components and layers
Spandrel beam
Wood Light Framing
Column Footing
15. 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.
Veneer
Rafter
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
Suspended ceiling
16. Truss: a structural member with triangulated - linear elements - typically used for large spans. Bottom Chord:
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
heat-soaked tempered glass
AISC standard structural shapes
reflective glass
17. 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.
Column Footing
Stucco - its components and layers
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
18. Metal panels consisting of polyurethane foam sandwiched between and bonded to two metal sheets - used in curtain wall applications.
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
Insulated metal panels
Engineered Lumber
Zoning Ordinance
19. A fastener that connects an exterior cladding to the supporting frame to resist lateral loads
Rafter
Wood Light Framing
Tie Backs
curtain walls
20. 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.
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
Sheet Piles and Shoring
Building Code
CM
21. 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
Joist
Mat Foundation
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
Laminated glass
22. Include the width and height of the exit enclosures - fire resistance of materials used therein - and illumination levels in the exit enclosures.
Tie Backs
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
23. 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.
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
Slump Test
CM
Laminated glass
24. 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.
Suspended ceiling
LVL
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
Wood Light Framing
25. 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
Rafter
Zoning Ordinance
Sheathing
26. 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.
Sheet Piles and Shoring
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
Caisson
Suspended ceiling
27. 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.
Bentonite Slurry Wall
EIFS
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
DBB
28. Stone panels attached to a backup wall or curtain wall frame.
SD
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Stone cladding
LVL
29. Shoring placed under concrete to support it while it cures.
CM
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
Admixture
Re-Shoring
30. Differential: The building's foundation settles at different rates at different points. Uniform: The building's foundation settles at a uniform rate.
Floating and Troweling
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
Stone cladding
31. A type of glass made by adding a metallic pigment during manufacture.
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
Tinted glass
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
DBB
32. 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
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
CD
Tie Backs
Spandrel beam
33. 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
curtain walls
Zoning Ordinance
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
34. 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.
The Three Phases of Construction Management
Floating and Troweling
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
Pile and Pile Driver
35. Exterior wall cladding system suspended from or supported by the structural frame of the building.
Veneer
Veneer
Pile and Pile Driver
curtain walls
36. Chemical compounds that are used in concrete mixes to increase the workability of the mix without reducing the slump.
Plasticizers
tempered glass
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
37. Design-Bid-Build
DD
DBB
Pile and Pile Driver
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
38. 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
Pressure Treated Lumber
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Suspended ceiling
39. Material added to concrete mix to influence its performance.
Laminated glass
Admixture
Engineered Lumber
Re-Shoring
40. Lumber that ranges from 2 in. to 4 in. thick. The actual dimensions are smaller than the nominal dimensions.
Stucco - its components and layers
Building Code
Wood Light Framing
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
41. Construction Management
CM
SD
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Flex anchors
42. Metal panels consisting of polyurethane foam sandwiched between and bonded to two metal sheets - used in curtain wall applications.
Annealed glass
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
Insulated metal panels
PSL
43. 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.
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
PSL
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Caisson
44. 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.
Fire Resistance Rating
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
Wood Light Framing
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
45. Use air-entrainment in the concrete mix
heat-soaked tempered glass
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
DB
Stone cladding
46. 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.
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Admixture
Wood Light Framing
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
47. The ability of a building assembly to endure fire - measured in hours or minutes of time and determined from standardized full-scale tests.
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
Sheathing
Fire Resistance Rating
Admixture
48. 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
tempered glass
Sheet Piles and Shoring
Mat Foundation
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
49. Used where columns are lightly loaded or bear on soils with a high bearing capacity.
curtain walls
Re-Shoring
Column Footing
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
50. Shoring placed under concrete to support it while it cures.
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
Re-Shoring
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord