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Building Construction Management Vocab

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






2. 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






3. 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






4. 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






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






6. 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.






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






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






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






11. 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.






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13. 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.






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






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






16. 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.






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






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






19. 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.






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






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






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






24. Construction Management






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






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






27. Schematic Design






28. 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.






29. Design Development






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






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






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






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






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






35. 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.






36. 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.






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






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






39. 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.






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






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






42. 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.






43. Construction Document






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






45. Cost - Schedule - and Quality






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






47. 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






48. 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.






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






50. 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.