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Building Construction Management Vocab

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1. Construction Management






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






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






4. 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.






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






6. 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.






7. 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






8. 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.






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






10. Design-Build






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






12. Design-Bid-Build






13. 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.






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






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






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






17. 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






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






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






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






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






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






23. 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.






24. 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.






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






26. Laminated Veneer Lumber: Dried wood veneers laminated in layers - all oriented in the same direction - to form a large structural member.






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






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






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






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






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






32. 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.






33. 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.






34. ...






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






36. Design Development






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






38. 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






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






40. Sheet steel that is hot-dip galvanized.






41. ...






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






43. Schematic Design






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






45. 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






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






47. 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.






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






49. The combination of high-strength steel strands - sleeves - and end anchorages used for post-tensioning concrete.






50. Cost - Schedule - and Quality