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Building Construction Management Vocab

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1. Type 1: General Use - Type 2: -Type 3: High Early Strength - Type 4: Low Heat of Hydration - Type 5: Sulfate Resistant






2. Cost - Schedule - and Quality






3. 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.






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






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






6. Advantages: High early strength Disadvantages: Very expensive






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






9. 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.






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






11. A surface coating that reflects most of the long-wave radiation.






12. 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






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14. Pre-Construction - Construction - and Post-Construction Phases






15. 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






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






17. Cost - Schedule - and Quality






18. 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






19. Sheet steel that is hot-dip galvanized.






20. Used where columns are lightly loaded or bear on soils with a high bearing capacity.






21. Used commonly for load-bearing wood - masonry - or concrete walls.






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






23. Rebar: An deformed steel bar used as concrete reinforcement. Welded-Wire Reinforcement: A prefabricated rectangular grid of steel wires spot-welded together at intersections - used as reinforcement in concrete slabs.






24. A beam that spans between columns on the exterior face of a frame structure.






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






26. Design Development






27. Hollow Core Slabs: Precast - prestressed concrete slabs that contain voids in their central region that reduce dead loads by 40-50%. - Planks: Precast concrete slabs that are solid.






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.






29. Load=bearing or non-load bearing wall to which exterior cladding is adhered or anchored.






30. M = Least amount of lime; O = Most lime; N = Second most lime; S = Second least lime






31. A type of glass made by adding a metallic pigment during manufacture.






32. Lengths of dimension lumber - glued and laminated together to create a structural member of a large cross section.






33. Construction Management






34. 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.






35. Slender - closely spaced - parallel beams in a wood light (or light-gauge steel) frame floor.






36. 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






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






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






39. A fastener that connects an exterior cladding to the supporting frame to resist lateral loads






40. 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.






41. Shoring placed under concrete to support it while it cures.






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






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






44. 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.






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






46. 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.






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






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






49. Truss: a structural member with triangulated - linear elements - typically used for large spans. Bottom Chord:






50. A fastener that connects an exterior cladding to the supporting frame to resist lateral loads