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Building Construction Management Vocab

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1. 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.






2. 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.






3. 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.






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






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






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






7. Oriented Strandboard: A wood-based panel made by gluing several layers of wood strands under heat and pressure so that the adjacent layers are oriented in opposite directions.






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






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






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






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






12. 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.






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






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






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






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






17. 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.






18. Schematic Design






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






20. 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.






21. 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.






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






23. 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






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






25. Design Development






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






27. A legal document that regulates the design and construction of buildings to ensure that the buildings meet minimum standards of health - safety - and welfare.






28. 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






29. 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.






30. Cost - Schedule - and Quality






31. Two pieces of glass laminated under heat and pressure to a plastic interlayer to form a fused unit.






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






33. 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.






34. 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.






35. Soldier Piles are placed into pre-drilled holes that are filled with concrete after the piles are set. Excavation begins - and as the pit is dug deeper - lagging is bolted to the soldier piles to support them.






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






37. 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






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






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






40. 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.






41. Oriented Strandboard: A wood-based panel made by gluing several layers of wood strands under heat and pressure so that the adjacent layers are oriented in opposite directions.






42. 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.






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






44. Construction Management






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






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






47. ...






48. 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.






49. 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






50. Schematic Design