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Building Construction Management Vocab
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1. The ability of a building assembly to endure fire - measured in hours or minutes of time and determined from standardized full-scale tests.
Mat Foundation
Fire Resistance Rating
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
curtain walls
2. 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.
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
CD
Pile and Pile Driver
3. A document that describes regulations for the use of land in a particular jurisdiction.
heat-soaked tempered glass
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
Zoning Ordinance
Suspended ceiling
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.
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
PSL
Stucco - its components and layers
AISC standard structural shapes
5. 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.
AISC standard structural shapes
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
Pressure Treated Lumber
CD
6. 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
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Veneer
Stucco - its components and layers
7. Differential: The building's foundation settles at different rates at different points. Uniform: The building's foundation settles at a uniform rate.
Joist
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
curtain walls
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
8. 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
DD
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Mat Foundation
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
9. 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.
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
Strip Footing
Re-Shoring
10. 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.
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
Column Footing
Sheathing
Tendons
11. A surface coating that reflects most of the long-wave radiation.
low-e coating
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
AISC standard structural shapes
12. ...
Rafter
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
GFRC
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
13. ...
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
EIFS
Plasticizers
PSL
14. Concrete: A composite material consisting of portland cement - coarse aggregate (crushed stone) - fine aggregate (sand) - and water.
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
Rafter
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
15. M = Least amount of lime; O = Most lime; N = Second most lime; S = Second least lime
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
Tendons
16. 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.
Flex anchors
Sheathing
DD
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
17. 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.
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
reflective glass
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
18. 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.
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
DBB
curtain walls
19. A beam that spans between columns on the exterior face of a frame structure.
Spandrel beam
Dewatering
Laminated glass
Slump Test
20. Design Development
Pile and Pile Driver
DD
Sheet Piles and Shoring
curtain walls
21. Laminated Veneer Lumber: Dried wood veneers laminated in layers - all oriented in the same direction - to form a large structural member.
GFRC
LVL
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
22. A ceiling hung from the overlying floor or roof structure.
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Spandrel beam
Suspended ceiling
23. 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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24. 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.
Tendons
Sheet Piles and Shoring
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
reflective glass
25. 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
heat-soaked tempered glass
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
OSB
GFRC
26. 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.
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
GFRC
Glue-Laminated Lumber
CM
27. Exterior wall cladding system suspended from or supported by the structural frame of the building.
Re-Shoring
curtain walls
DBB
Laminated glass
28. Design-Build
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
Zoning Ordinance
DB
Sheet Piles and Shoring
29. Schematic Design
Engineered Lumber
Pile and Pile Driver
SD
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
30. A thin layer of material over a back-up component.
Veneer
LVL
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Glue-Laminated Lumber
31. 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
Joist
LVL
Strip Footing
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
tempered glass
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
Tie Backs
Dewatering
33. 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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34. A surface coating that reflects most of the long-wave radiation.
Caisson
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Stucco - its components and layers
low-e coating
35. 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.
Sheet Piles and Shoring
Zoning Ordinance
Spandrel beam
Building Inspector's Process
36. Place where materials are stored on or near the project site.
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
Re-Shoring
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Engineered Lumber
37. Advantages: High early strength Disadvantages: Very expensive
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
Backup wall
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
38. A glass that reflects incoming visible radiation due to a very thin metal oxide coating on one side.
Backup wall
AISC standard structural shapes
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
reflective glass
39. 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.
EIFS
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
40. Material added to concrete mix to influence its performance.
Slump Test
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Admixture
41. 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.
curtain walls
Wood Light Framing
OSB
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
42. 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.
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
low-e coating
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
43. 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
Annealed glass
heat-soaked tempered glass
Mat Foundation
Wood Light Framing
44. 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.
Fire Resistance Rating
Pressure Treated Lumber
Caisson
heat-soaked tempered glass
45. 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.
Pressure Treated Lumber
Soldier Piles and Lagging
OSB
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
46. A legal document that regulates the design and construction of buildings to ensure that the buildings meet minimum standards of health - safety - and welfare.
GFRC
Mat Foundation
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Building Code
47. A type of glass made by adding a metallic pigment during manufacture.
Tinted glass
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Mat Foundation
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
48. Floating: The process of smoothing a freshly placed concrete surface after it has been struck (leveled).
DBB
Floating and Troweling
The Three Phases of Construction Management
LVL
49. Type 1: General Use - Type 2: -Type 3: High Early Strength - Type 4: Low Heat of Hydration - Type 5: Sulfate Resistant
Building Inspector's Process
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
Slump Test
The Three Parts of Construction Management
50. 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.
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
Sheathing
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Flex anchors