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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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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.






10. Design-Bid-Build






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






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






14. A manufactured wood product rated for structural applications - such as plywood - oriented strandboard - or laminated veneer lumber.






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






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.






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.






18. A surface coating that reflects most of the long-wave radiation.






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.






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.






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






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.






23. Construction Management






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






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.






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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.






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






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






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






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.






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






33. Use air-entrainment in the concrete mix






34. Schematic Design






35. Pre-Construction - Construction - and Post-Construction Phases






36. Construction Document






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






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






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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41. Cost - Schedule - and Quality






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 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.






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.






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.






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






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






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






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.






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