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Building Construction Management Vocab

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






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






3. 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.






4. 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.






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






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






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






8. 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.






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






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






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






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






13. 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.






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






15. Lumber that ranges from 2 in. to 4 in. thick. The actual dimensions are smaller than the nominal dimensions.






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






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






18. 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.






19. Use air-entrainment in the concrete mix






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






21. ...






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






23. 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.






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






25. Post-tentioning: Subjecting a concrete or masonry member to compressive stresses by tensioning high-strength steel strands (wires) after the concrete has developed sufficient strength.






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






27. 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.






28. Sheet steel that is hot-dip galvanized.






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






30. 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






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






32. Construction Management






33. 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.






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






35. Design-Bid-Build






36. Advantages: High early strength Disadvantages: Very expensive






37. 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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38. Stone panels attached to a backup wall or curtain wall frame.






39. 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






40. Construction Document






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






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






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






44. 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.






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






46. 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.






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






48. 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.






49. Schematic Design






50. 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.