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Building Construction Management Vocab

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






2. 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






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






4. 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.






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






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






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






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






9. 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.






10. Design Development






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






12. 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.






13. 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.






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






15. 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.






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17. 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.






18. Use air-entrainment in the concrete mix






19. Design Development






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






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






22. 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.






23. Construction Document






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






25. 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.






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.






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






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






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






30. Draining the soil around the excavations so that the groundwater level falls below the elevation of proposed excavation.






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






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






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






35. 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.






36. 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.






37. 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.






38. 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






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






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






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






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






43. Draining the soil around the excavations so that the groundwater level falls below the elevation of proposed excavation.






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45. Advantages: High early strength Disadvantages: Very expensive






46. 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.






47. 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.






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






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