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Building Construction Management Vocab

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1. A thin layer of material over a back-up component.






2. I - C - L - T - Pipes - Tubes - round - Rectangular bars - plates






3. 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.






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.






5. Fabricated at the manufacture's plant. Reinforced in both directions. Uses a steel stud backup wall.






6. Cee Channel: Studs and joists - symbolized by S - Runner Channel: bridging channels - symbolized by you - Tracks: you shaped - symbolized by T






7. The ability of a building assembly to endure fire - measured in hours or minutes of time and determined from standardized full-scale tests.






8. Using concrete slab blankets or putting hot water in the concrete mix.






9. Stone panels attached to a backup wall or curtain wall frame.






10. 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.






11. A framing system that mimics wood light frame construction - but the elements are made of cold-formed - galvanized sheet steel.






12. Exterior wall cladding system suspended from or supported by the structural frame of the building.






13. 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.






14. A glass that reflects incoming visible radiation due to a very thin metal oxide coating on one side.






15. A manufactured wood product rated for structural applications - such as plywood - oriented strandboard - or laminated veneer lumber.






16. A ceiling hung from the overlying floor or roof structure.






17. Design-Build






18. Place where materials are stored on or near the project site.






19. 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.






20. Differential: The building's foundation settles at different rates at different points. Uniform: The building's foundation settles at a uniform rate.






21. Use air-entrainment in the concrete mix






22. Stone panels attached to a backup wall or curtain wall frame.






23. Concrete: A composite material consisting of portland cement - coarse aggregate (crushed stone) - fine aggregate (sand) - and water.






24. A document that describes regulations for the use of land in a particular jurisdiction.






25. Pre-Construction - Construction - and Post-Construction Phases






26. 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






27. 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.






28. Include the width and height of the exit enclosures - fire resistance of materials used therein - and illumination levels in the exit enclosures.






29. Pile: Driven or drilled long - slender foundation element. Pile: a piece of machinery used to drive piles into the ground.






30. 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






31. 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






32. The ability of a building assembly to endure fire - measured in hours or minutes of time and determined from standardized full-scale tests.






33. Pile: Driven or drilled long - slender foundation element. Pile: a piece of machinery used to drive piles into the ground.






34. Lumber that ranges from 2 in. to 4 in. thick. The actual dimensions are smaller than the nominal dimensions.






35. 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.






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37. Using concrete slab blankets or putting hot water in the concrete mix.






38. Design Development






39. Exterior Sheathing - Water resistant membrane - flashing with weep holes - self-adhering rubberized asphalt membrane - self-furring metal base - scratch coat - brown coat - finish coat.






40. A document that describes regulations for the use of land in a particular jurisdiction.






41. Design-Bid-Build






42. ...






43. Material added to concrete mix to influence its performance.






44. Chemical compounds that are used in concrete mixes to increase the workability of the mix without reducing the slump.






45. Floating: The process of smoothing a freshly placed concrete surface after it has been struck (leveled).






46. Schematic Design






47. 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.






48. 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.






49. 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.






50. Metal panels consisting of polyurethane foam sandwiched between and bonded to two metal sheets - used in curtain wall applications.