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Building Construction Management Vocab

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






2. 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.






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






4. 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.






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






6. Design Development






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






8. Design Development






9. 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






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






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






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






13. 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.






14. Prescriptive codes give a clear - defined method for meeting a requirement. Performance codes allow the designer to decide how to meet the end requirement that must be met.






15. 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.






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






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






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






19. The ability of a building assembly to endure fire - measured in hours or minutes of time and determined from standardized full-scale tests.






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






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






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






24. Design-Build






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






26. 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.






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






28. 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






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






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






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.






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






33. Design-Bid-Build






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






35. 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






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






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






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






39. 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.






40. 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.






41. 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.






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






43. Two pieces of glass laminated under heat and pressure to a plastic interlayer to form a fused unit.






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






45. Snug-tight = hand tightened by a worker. Slip-Critical = hand tightened - then extra tightening to a certain tensile strength. Shear resistance is provided by the friction between the connected surfaces.






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






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






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






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






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