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Building Construction Management Vocab
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1. ...
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
heat-soaked tempered glass
Fire Resistance Rating
Building Inspector's Process
2. 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.
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
Backup wall
3. I - C - L - T - Pipes - Tubes - round - Rectangular bars - plates
AISC standard structural shapes
Suspended ceiling
Backup wall
Soldier Piles and Lagging
4. Metal panels consisting of polyurethane foam sandwiched between and bonded to two metal sheets - used in curtain wall applications.
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Insulated metal panels
tempered glass
Flex anchors
5. A glass that reflects incoming visible radiation due to a very thin metal oxide coating on one side.
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
DBB
reflective glass
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
6. Construction Management
SD
Admixture
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
CM
7. 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
DD
Building Code
GFRC
8. A thin layer of material over a back-up component.
Veneer
DD
Mat Foundation
Pile and Pile Driver
9. The ability of a building assembly to endure fire - measured in hours or minutes of time and determined from standardized full-scale tests.
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
CD
Fire Resistance Rating
Joist
10. ...
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
OSB
11. Concrete: A composite material consisting of portland cement - coarse aggregate (crushed stone) - fine aggregate (sand) - and water.
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
Mat Foundation
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
12. 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.
Caisson
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
13. 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.
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Soldier Piles and Lagging
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
14. Cee Channel: Studs and joists - symbolized by S - Runner Channel: bridging channels - symbolized by you - Tracks: you shaped - symbolized by T
heat-soaked tempered glass
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
DD
15. 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.
Tinted glass
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
16. 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
Fire Resistance Rating
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Building Code
OSB
17. Fabricated at the manufacture's plant. Reinforced in both directions. Uses a steel stud backup wall.
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
GFRC
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
Veneer
18. 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
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
Rafter
Rafter
tempered glass
19. Pile: Driven or drilled long - slender foundation element. Pile: a piece of machinery used to drive piles into the ground.
Pile and Pile Driver
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Re-Shoring
Tinted glass
20. A type of glass made by adding a metallic pigment during manufacture.
Tinted glass
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
21. 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
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Laminated glass
curtain walls
DB
22. Exterior wall cladding system suspended from or supported by the structural frame of the building.
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
curtain walls
Slump Test
heat-soaked tempered glass
23. 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.
Veneer
SD
CD
Wrought iron v. mild steel
24. 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.
Admixture
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Flex anchors
Tinted glass
25. 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.
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
Caisson
Floating and Troweling
26. Include the width and height of the exit enclosures - fire resistance of materials used therein - and illumination levels in the exit enclosures.
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
27. Lumber that ranges from 2 in. to 4 in. thick. The actual dimensions are smaller than the nominal dimensions.
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
Flex anchors
Spandrel beam
Annealed glass
28. 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.
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
Tie Backs
Rafter
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
29. 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.
Tinted glass
Wrought iron v. mild steel
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
30. A manufactured wood product rated for structural applications - such as plywood - oriented strandboard - or laminated veneer lumber.
Re-Shoring
Engineered Lumber
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Wrought iron v. mild steel
31. 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.
Floating and Troweling
Flex anchors
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
low-e coating
32. The combination of high-strength steel strands - sleeves - and end anchorages used for post-tensioning concrete.
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Tendons
The Three Parts of Construction Management
33. 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.
reflective glass
PSL
AISC standard structural shapes
Tinted glass
34. A legal document that regulates the design and construction of buildings to ensure that the buildings meet minimum standards of health - safety - and welfare.
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Admixture
Building Code
Bentonite Slurry Wall
35. Using concrete slab blankets or putting hot water in the concrete mix.
Rafter
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
OSB
36. A type of glass made by adding a metallic pigment during manufacture.
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
SD
Tinted glass
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
37. Differential: The building's foundation settles at different rates at different points. Uniform: The building's foundation settles at a uniform rate.
Floating and Troweling
Pressure Treated Lumber
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
Rafter
38. 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.
Annealed glass
Stucco - its components and layers
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
Sheathing
39. The combination of high-strength steel strands - sleeves - and end anchorages used for post-tensioning concrete.
Tendons
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
40. Advantages: High early strength Disadvantages: Very expensive
Slump Test
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
Pressure Treated Lumber
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
41. ...
GFRC
SD
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
Insulated metal panels
42. 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
DBB
Mat Foundation
Floating and Troweling
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
43. 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
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
Annealed glass
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
44. 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
Dewatering
Floating and Troweling
tempered glass
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
45. Material added to concrete mix to influence its performance.
Strip Footing
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
PSL
Admixture
46. Slender - closely spaced - parallel beams in a wood light (or light-gauge steel) frame floor.
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Joist
Sheathing
47. Concrete: A composite material consisting of portland cement - coarse aggregate (crushed stone) - fine aggregate (sand) - and water.
Zoning Ordinance
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
48. A fastener that connects an exterior cladding to the supporting frame to resist lateral loads
Floating and Troweling
Tie Backs
DB
Wood Light Framing
49. A beam that spans between columns on the exterior face of a frame structure.
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Glue-Laminated Lumber
heat-soaked tempered glass
Spandrel beam
50. Stone panels attached to a backup wall or curtain wall frame.
Stone cladding
Backup wall
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Dewatering