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Building Construction Management Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Material added to concrete mix to influence its performance.
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Admixture
Tendons
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
2. A glass that reflects incoming visible radiation due to a very thin metal oxide coating on one side.
reflective glass
The Three Phases of Construction Management
Tie Backs
Column Footing
3. 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.
GFRC
EIFS
Fire Resistance Rating
heat-soaked tempered glass
4. Schematic Design
Annealed glass
SD
curtain walls
Engineered Lumber
5. Truss: a structural member with triangulated - linear elements - typically used for large spans. Bottom Chord:
Soldier Piles and Lagging
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
Fire Resistance Rating
Zoning Ordinance
6. 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
Backup wall
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Plasticizers
LVL
7. Place where materials are stored on or near the project site.
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
Wrought iron v. mild steel
Tendons
DB
8. Slender - closely spaced - parallel beams in a wood light (or light-gauge steel) frame floor.
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Engineered Lumber
Joist
Zoning Ordinance
9. 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.
Dewatering
Stucco - its components and layers
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
10. M = Least amount of lime; O = Most lime; N = Second most lime; S = Second least lime
Flex anchors
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
The Three Parts of Construction Management
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
11. A thin layer of material over a back-up component.
Re-Shoring
Veneer
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
AISC standard structural shapes
12. 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
tempered glass
AISC standard structural shapes
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
13. Construction Document
reflective glass
Sheet Piles and Shoring
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
CD
14. Chemical compounds that are used in concrete mixes to increase the workability of the mix without reducing the slump.
Plasticizers
Wrought iron v. mild steel
curtain walls
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
15. 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.
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
Stone cladding
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
16. 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
Wrought iron v. mild steel
Pile and Pile Driver
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
The Three Parts of Construction Management
17. Stone panels attached to a backup wall or curtain wall frame.
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
Veneer
Stone cladding
18. A framing system that mimics wood light frame construction - but the elements are made of cold-formed - galvanized sheet steel.
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Zoning Ordinance
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
19. 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.
Sheet Piles and Shoring
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Bentonite Slurry Wall
LVL
20. 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.
low-e coating
heat-soaked tempered glass
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
Rafter
21. A ceiling hung from the overlying floor or roof structure.
Tie Backs
GFRC
Suspended ceiling
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
22. Load=bearing or non-load bearing wall to which exterior cladding is adhered or anchored.
The Three Phases of Construction Management
Backup wall
Wood Light Framing
low-e coating
23. A surface coating that reflects most of the long-wave radiation.
DB
low-e coating
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
Veneer
24. 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
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
DBB
Mat Foundation
Insulated metal panels
25. A beam that spans between columns on the exterior face of a frame structure.
Spandrel beam
low-e coating
PSL
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
26. Advantages: High early strength Disadvantages: Very expensive
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
Spandrel beam
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
tempered glass
27. Chemical compounds that are used in concrete mixes to increase the workability of the mix without reducing the slump.
Plasticizers
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
Wrought iron v. mild steel
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
28. Material added to concrete mix to influence its performance.
low-e coating
EIFS
Admixture
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
29. Design-Bid-Build
Pressure Treated Lumber
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
Caisson
DBB
30. Using concrete slab blankets or putting hot water in the concrete mix.
Tendons
Stone cladding
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
31. 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.
Caisson
Floating and Troweling
Tendons
Annealed glass
32. Used where columns are lightly loaded or bear on soils with a high bearing capacity.
Insulated metal panels
Column Footing
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
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.
Building Inspector's Process
Soldier Piles and Lagging
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
Wood Light Framing
34. Metal panels consisting of polyurethane foam sandwiched between and bonded to two metal sheets - used in curtain wall applications.
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Insulated metal panels
Stucco - its components and layers
Mat Foundation
35. The ability of a building assembly to endure fire - measured in hours or minutes of time and determined from standardized full-scale tests.
Tie Backs
Fire Resistance Rating
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Admixture
36. Pre-Construction - Construction - and Post-Construction Phases
Veneer
The Three Phases of Construction Management
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
37. Used commonly for load-bearing wood - masonry - or concrete walls.
Fire Resistance Rating
PSL
Laminated glass
Strip Footing
38. A legal document that regulates the design and construction of buildings to ensure that the buildings meet minimum standards of health - safety - and welfare.
low-e coating
Building Code
reflective glass
Pressure Treated Lumber
39. A glass that reflects incoming visible radiation due to a very thin metal oxide coating on one side.
reflective glass
tempered glass
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
40. 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.
Stone cladding
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Mat Foundation
Bentonite Slurry Wall
41. Draining the soil around the excavations so that the groundwater level falls below the elevation of proposed excavation.
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
Dewatering
Joist
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
42. Design-Build
The Three Parts of Construction Management
DB
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Insulated metal panels
43. Cee Channel: Studs and joists - symbolized by S - Runner Channel: bridging channels - symbolized by you - Tracks: you shaped - symbolized by T
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
44. Lumber that ranges from 2 in. to 4 in. thick. The actual dimensions are smaller than the nominal dimensions.
Building Code
Sheet Piles and Shoring
Insulated metal panels
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
45. ...
Stucco - its components and layers
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
DBB
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
46. A fastener that connects an exterior cladding to the supporting frame to resist lateral loads
Tie Backs
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
LVL
Soldier Piles and Lagging
47. The ability of a building assembly to endure fire - measured in hours or minutes of time and determined from standardized full-scale tests.
tempered glass
Fire Resistance Rating
Slump Test
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
48. Schematic Design
SD
Stone cladding
Caisson
Soldier Piles and Lagging
49. 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
Fire Resistance Rating
Stucco - its components and layers
Rafter
tempered glass
50. 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.
Tie Backs
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Wood Light Framing
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements