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Building Construction Management Vocab
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1. 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
Tie Backs
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Rafter
2. The ability of a building assembly to endure fire - measured in hours or minutes of time and determined from standardized full-scale tests.
Tinted glass
DBB
Fire Resistance Rating
Wood Light Framing
3. Fabricated at the manufacture's plant. Reinforced in both directions. Uses a steel stud backup wall.
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
low-e coating
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
AISC standard structural shapes
4. Used where columns are lightly loaded or bear on soils with a high bearing capacity.
Veneer
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
Column Footing
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
5. Load=bearing or non-load bearing wall to which exterior cladding is adhered or anchored.
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Re-Shoring
tempered glass
Backup wall
6. A beam that spans between columns on the exterior face of a frame structure.
DB
Spandrel beam
Rafter
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
7. 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
EIFS
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
GFRC
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
8. M = Least amount of lime; O = Most lime; N = Second most lime; S = Second least lime
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
Admixture
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
Column Footing
9. 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.
CD
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
Fire Resistance Rating
Annealed glass
10. Design-Bid-Build
Floating and Troweling
Stone cladding
Dewatering
DBB
11. 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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12. Design Development
The Three Phases of Construction Management
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
DD
Backup wall
13. A framing system that mimics wood light frame construction - but the elements are made of cold-formed - galvanized sheet steel.
PSL
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Pressure Treated Lumber
14. A manufactured wood product rated for structural applications - such as plywood - oriented strandboard - or laminated veneer lumber.
Engineered Lumber
Rafter
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Floating and Troweling
15. Place where materials are stored on or near the project site.
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
16. 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.
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Joist
AISC standard structural shapes
Rafter
17. 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.
Pile and Pile Driver
Re-Shoring
Caisson
GFRC
18. A surface coating that reflects most of the long-wave radiation.
low-e coating
CM
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Pressure Treated Lumber
19. Oriented Strandboard: A wood-based panel made by gluing several layers of wood strands under heat and pressure so that the adjacent layers are oriented in opposite directions.
Tinted glass
OSB
Tie Backs
Pressure Treated Lumber
20. 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.
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
21. Metal panels consisting of polyurethane foam sandwiched between and bonded to two metal sheets - used in curtain wall applications.
Insulated metal panels
Sheet Piles and Shoring
Stucco - its components and layers
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
22. 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.
Zoning Ordinance
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
23. Construction Management
Stucco - its components and layers
CM
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
low-e coating
24. A type of glass made by adding a metallic pigment during manufacture.
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Tinted glass
LVL
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
25. A type of tempered glass obtained from a process that reduces (or eliminates) the possibility of spontaneous breakage of tempered glass during its service life.
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Caisson
The Three Phases of Construction Management
heat-soaked tempered glass
26. ...
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
Flex anchors
Backup wall
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
27. 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.
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
Admixture
PSL
Suspended ceiling
28. Draining the soil around the excavations so that the groundwater level falls below the elevation of proposed excavation.
DD
EIFS
Dewatering
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
29. 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
PSL
Plasticizers
Stone cladding
30. Laminated Veneer Lumber: Dried wood veneers laminated in layers - all oriented in the same direction - to form a large structural member.
LVL
Admixture
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
Flex anchors
31. 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.
low-e coating
Fire Resistance Rating
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Tie Backs
32. Truss: a structural member with triangulated - linear elements - typically used for large spans. Bottom Chord:
reflective glass
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
Tendons
33. Use air-entrainment in the concrete mix
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Mat Foundation
PSL
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
34. Schematic Design
SD
Backup wall
Re-Shoring
DB
35. Pre-Construction - Construction - and Post-Construction Phases
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
Pile and Pile Driver
Bentonite Slurry Wall
The Three Phases of Construction Management
36. Construction Document
tempered glass
CD
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
reflective glass
37. I - C - L - T - Pipes - Tubes - round - Rectangular bars - plates
Zoning Ordinance
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
AISC standard structural shapes
38. Lumber that ranges from 2 in. to 4 in. thick. The actual dimensions are smaller than the nominal dimensions.
Wood Light Framing
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
Mat Foundation
Admixture
39. 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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Wood Light Framing
EIFS
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
41. Cost - Schedule - and Quality
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
Tinted glass
42. 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.
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
The Three Phases of Construction Management
Slump Test
Bentonite Slurry Wall
43. 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.
curtain walls
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
Sheathing
Column Footing
44. 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.
Sheathing
Wrought iron v. mild steel
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
tempered glass
45. 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.
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
PSL
LVL
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
46. A beam that spans between columns on the exterior face of a frame structure.
Admixture
Stucco - its components and layers
Pile and Pile Driver
Spandrel beam
47. Include the width and height of the exit enclosures - fire resistance of materials used therein - and illumination levels in the exit enclosures.
Annealed glass
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
low-e coating
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
48. A document that describes regulations for the use of land in a particular jurisdiction.
Zoning Ordinance
Plasticizers
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
DB
49. 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.
Pressure Treated Lumber
DB
Flex anchors
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
50. ...
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
heat-soaked tempered glass