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Building Construction Management Vocab
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1. The ability of a building assembly to endure fire - measured in hours or minutes of time and determined from standardized full-scale tests.
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
Fire Resistance Rating
low-e coating
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
2. 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.
Re-Shoring
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
DB
Flex anchors
3. 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.
EIFS
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
DB
Pressure Treated Lumber
4. ...
Flex anchors
Laminated glass
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Plasticizers
5. Cost - Schedule - and Quality
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
Stucco - its components and layers
GFRC
The Three Parts of Construction Management
6. 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.
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Wood Light Framing
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
Veneer
7. Advantages: High early strength Disadvantages: Very expensive
Building Inspector's Process
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
8. Used commonly for load-bearing wood - masonry - or concrete walls.
Strip Footing
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Backup wall
Annealed glass
9. Type 1: General Use - Type 2: -Type 3: High Early Strength - Type 4: Low Heat of Hydration - Type 5: Sulfate Resistant
Pressure Treated Lumber
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
The Three Phases of Construction Management
Dewatering
10. Draining the soil around the excavations so that the groundwater level falls below the elevation of proposed excavation.
Veneer
Pressure Treated Lumber
reflective glass
Dewatering
11. Pile: Driven or drilled long - slender foundation element. Pile: a piece of machinery used to drive piles into the ground.
Pile and Pile Driver
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
Plasticizers
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
12. A test that measures the workability of fresh concrete by filling a cone-shaped mold with concrete - removing the mold - and measuring the height to which the concrete settles below its original height.
Dewatering
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Slump Test
13. 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
Engineered Lumber
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
Pile and Pile Driver
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
14. Metal panels consisting of polyurethane foam sandwiched between and bonded to two metal sheets - used in curtain wall applications.
Insulated metal panels
Flex anchors
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Strip Footing
15. 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.
Building Code
Slump Test
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
Soldier Piles and Lagging
16. 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.
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
Annealed glass
17. Stone panels attached to a backup wall or curtain wall frame.
Soldier Piles and Lagging
Backup wall
Stone cladding
DD
18. Used where columns are lightly loaded or bear on soils with a high bearing capacity.
Column Footing
Dewatering
Dewatering
Spandrel beam
19. Schematic Design
AISC standard structural shapes
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
heat-soaked tempered glass
SD
20. Using concrete slab blankets or putting hot water in the concrete mix.
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
LVL
21. 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.
Floating and Troweling
EIFS
SD
Joist
22. Construction Management
DB
DBB
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
CM
23. Fabricated at the manufacture's plant. Reinforced in both directions. Uses a steel stud backup wall.
Stone cladding
Re-Shoring
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
low-e coating
24. ...
Strip Footing
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
heat-soaked tempered glass
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
25. 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.
Tinted glass
EIFS
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
DD
26. Lengths of dimension lumber - glued and laminated together to create a structural member of a large cross section.
PSL
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
Fire Resistance Rating
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.
Building Code
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
Suspended ceiling
28. The combination of high-strength steel strands - sleeves - and end anchorages used for post-tensioning concrete.
Strip Footing
Wrought iron v. mild steel
Pile and Pile Driver
Tendons
29. A surface coating that reflects most of the long-wave radiation.
Building Inspector's Process
low-e coating
Column Footing
Fire Resistance Rating
30. A document that describes regulations for the use of land in a particular jurisdiction.
Wood Light Framing
Stucco - its components and layers
Zoning Ordinance
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
31. 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.
The Three Phases of Construction Management
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
heat-soaked tempered glass
Joist
32. 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.
PSL
Stone cladding
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
33. ...
SD
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
34. Metal panels consisting of polyurethane foam sandwiched between and bonded to two metal sheets - used in curtain wall applications.
Insulated metal panels
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Dewatering
Spandrel beam
35. ...
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
36. 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.
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
Sheet Piles and Shoring
Engineered Lumber
37. 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.
DBB
reflective glass
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
38. 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.
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
Annealed glass
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
39. 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.
DBB
DBB
CD
Sheet Piles and Shoring
40. I - C - L - T - Pipes - Tubes - round - Rectangular bars - plates
Stucco - its components and layers
Re-Shoring
AISC standard structural shapes
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
41. A type of concrete foundation where one large - combined footing is used for several columns and load-bearing walls - often for the entire building. A concrete slab-on-ground used as foundation for light frame buildings is the simplest type of mat fo
Fire Resistance Rating
Mat Foundation
Pile and Pile Driver
curtain walls
42. Chemical compounds that are used in concrete mixes to increase the workability of the mix without reducing the slump.
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
SD
Plasticizers
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
43. Chemical compounds that are used in concrete mixes to increase the workability of the mix without reducing the slump.
Annealed glass
Flex anchors
Pile and Pile Driver
Plasticizers
44. Include the width and height of the exit enclosures - fire resistance of materials used therein - and illumination levels in the exit enclosures.
Building Code
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
45. 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.
Pressure Treated Lumber
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
low-e coating
46. Draining the soil around the excavations so that the groundwater level falls below the elevation of proposed excavation.
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Dewatering
Slump Test
Insulated metal panels
47. Two pieces of glass laminated under heat and pressure to a plastic interlayer to form a fused unit.
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
Laminated glass
Stone cladding
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
48. 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.
heat-soaked tempered glass
Dewatering
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
49. 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.
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
Pressure Treated Lumber
Column Footing
Column Footing
50. Truss: a structural member with triangulated - linear elements - typically used for large spans. Bottom Chord:
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Annealed glass
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
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