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Building Construction Management Vocab

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






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






3. Sheet steel that is hot-dip galvanized.






4. 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.






5. 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






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






7. 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.






8. Pre-Construction - Construction - and Post-Construction Phases






9. 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.






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






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






12. Design Development






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






14. Advantages: High early strength Disadvantages: Very expensive






15. 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.






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






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






18. 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






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






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






21. 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.






22. 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.






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






24. 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.






25. 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.






26. ...






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






28. 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.






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






30. 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.






31. 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.






32. Design-Build






33. 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






34. Construction Management






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






36. 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.






37. Friction Pile: Bears the load by using friction between it and the ground around it by having a tapered form. End-Bearing Piles: Most of the load is transferred to the bottom of the pile.






38. Advantages: High early strength Disadvantages: Very expensive






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






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






41. 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.






42. Design-Build






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. Use air-entrainment in the concrete mix