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Building Construction Management Vocab

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1. 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.






2. Construction Document






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






4. 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.






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






6. Construction Document






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






8. A beam that spans between columns on the exterior face of a frame structure.






9. 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.






10. Design-Bid-Build






11. 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.






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






13. 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.






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






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






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






17. 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.






18. Laminated Veneer Lumber: Dried wood veneers laminated in layers - all oriented in the same direction - to form a large structural member.






19. 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.






20. Pre-Construction - Construction - and Post-Construction Phases






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






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23. 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.






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25. Floating: The process of smoothing a freshly placed concrete surface after it has been struck (leveled).






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






28. A fastener that connects an exterior cladding to the supporting frame to resist lateral loads






29. A beam that spans between columns on the exterior face of a frame structure.






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






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






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






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






34. 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






35. Laminated Veneer Lumber: Dried wood veneers laminated in layers - all oriented in the same direction - to form a large structural member.






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






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






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






40. 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.






41. 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.






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.






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






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






47. Design-Bid-Build






48. 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.






49. 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.






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