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Building Construction Management Vocab

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1. Construction Document






2. 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.






3. Used where columns are lightly loaded or bear on soils with a high bearing capacity.






4. 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.






5. 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.






6. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






12. 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.






13. Chemical compounds that are used in concrete mixes to increase the workability of the mix without reducing the slump.






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






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






16. 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.






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






18. Design-Build






19. 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.






20. A type of glass made by adding a metallic pigment during manufacture.






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






22. Shoring placed under concrete to support it while it cures.






23. 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.






24. Load=bearing or non-load bearing wall to which exterior cladding is adhered or anchored.






25. Pre-Construction - Construction - and Post-Construction Phases






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






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






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






29. Place where materials are stored on or near the project site.






30. 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.






31. Fabricated at the manufacture's plant. Reinforced in both directions. Uses a steel stud backup wall.






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33. Schematic Design






34. A framing system that mimics wood light frame construction - but the elements are made of cold-formed - galvanized sheet steel.






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






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






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






38. Control Joint: A sawed or tooled joint on the top surface of a concrete slab-on-ground; a continuous vertical joint in a concrete masonry wall. Cold Joint: A nonmovement joint resulting when fresh concrete is placed against previously placed concrete






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






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






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






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.






43. A type of glass made by adding a metallic pigment during manufacture.






44. 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.






45. 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.






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






47. 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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48. Fabricated at the manufacture's plant. Reinforced in both directions. Uses a steel stud backup wall.






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50. Place where materials are stored on or near the project site.