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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. 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.






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






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






5. 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






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






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






8. Design-Bid-Build






9. 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






10. A ceiling hung from the overlying floor or roof structure.






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






12. Exterior Sheathing - Water resistant membrane - flashing with weep holes - self-adhering rubberized asphalt membrane - self-furring metal base - scratch coat - brown coat - finish coat.






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






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






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






16. 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.






17. Exterior wall cladding system suspended from or supported by the structural frame of the building.






18. 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.






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






20. 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






21. Design-Bid-Build






22. 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.






23. Sheet steel that is hot-dip galvanized.






24. 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.






25. 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.






26. 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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27. Schematic Design






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






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






30. Construction Document






31. Advantages: High early strength Disadvantages: Very expensive






32. Construction Management






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






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






35. 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.






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






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






38. The combination of high-strength steel strands - sleeves - and end anchorages used for post-tensioning concrete.






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






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






41. 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.






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






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






44. 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.






45. 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.






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






47. 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.






48. Advantages: High early strength Disadvantages: Very expensive






49. Design Development






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