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Building Construction Management Vocab
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1. 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
Rafter
AISC standard structural shapes
tempered glass
PSL
2. A type of glass made by adding a metallic pigment during manufacture.
Zoning Ordinance
Tinted glass
CD
Building Code
3. Two pieces of glass laminated under heat and pressure to a plastic interlayer to form a fused unit.
Laminated glass
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
Veneer
The Three Parts of Construction Management
4. Sheet steel that is hot-dip galvanized.
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
heat-soaked tempered glass
Sheathing
5. 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.
Wrought iron v. mild steel
DBB
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
6. Place where materials are stored on or near the project site.
GFRC
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
DBB
7. A legal document that regulates the design and construction of buildings to ensure that the buildings meet minimum standards of health - safety - and welfare.
Stucco - its components and layers
Building Code
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
8. Cost - Schedule - and Quality
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
SD
AISC standard structural shapes
The Three Parts of Construction Management
9. 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.
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Sheet Piles and Shoring
Rafter
Slump Test
10. Laminated Veneer Lumber: Dried wood veneers laminated in layers - all oriented in the same direction - to form a large structural member.
Building Code
tempered glass
LVL
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
11. 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.
Soldier Piles and Lagging
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
12. 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.
Dewatering
Insulated metal panels
Soldier Piles and Lagging
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
13. 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.
Stucco - its components and layers
Slump Test
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Wrought iron v. mild steel
14. Two pieces of glass laminated under heat and pressure to a plastic interlayer to form a fused unit.
LVL
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
Laminated glass
15. M = Least amount of lime; O = Most lime; N = Second most lime; S = Second least lime
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
Admixture
Floating and Troweling
Suspended ceiling
16. Draining the soil around the excavations so that the groundwater level falls below the elevation of proposed excavation.
Re-Shoring
Dewatering
Floating and Troweling
Stone cladding
17. A framing system that mimics wood light frame construction - but the elements are made of cold-formed - galvanized sheet steel.
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
SD
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
18. 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.
Spandrel beam
DBB
Insulated metal panels
Pressure Treated Lumber
19. 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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20. A thin layer of material over a back-up component.
Laminated glass
Veneer
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
Fire Resistance Rating
21. A manufactured wood product rated for structural applications - such as plywood - oriented strandboard - or laminated veneer lumber.
Column Footing
Bentonite Slurry Wall
heat-soaked tempered glass
Engineered Lumber
22. A surface coating that reflects most of the long-wave radiation.
Engineered Lumber
low-e coating
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Zoning Ordinance
23. 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.
Mat Foundation
Sheet Piles and Shoring
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
Mat Foundation
24. Lumber that ranges from 2 in. to 4 in. thick. The actual dimensions are smaller than the nominal dimensions.
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Dewatering
25. Use air-entrainment in the concrete mix
Annealed glass
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
curtain walls
Tendons
26. Shoring placed under concrete to support it while it cures.
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
Re-Shoring
Spandrel beam
CD
27. Design Development
Mat Foundation
Tinted glass
DD
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
28. 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.
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Wrought iron v. mild steel
Caisson
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
29. Metal panels consisting of polyurethane foam sandwiched between and bonded to two metal sheets - used in curtain wall applications.
Insulated metal panels
Pressure Treated Lumber
Bentonite Slurry Wall
tempered glass
30. 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.
Flex anchors
LVL
Veneer
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
31. A document that describes regulations for the use of land in a particular jurisdiction.
Zoning Ordinance
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
32. Include the width and height of the exit enclosures - fire resistance of materials used therein - and illumination levels in the exit enclosures.
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
Zoning Ordinance
Dewatering
33. Design Development
DD
reflective glass
LVL
Tie Backs
34. Exterior Sheathing - Water resistant membrane - flashing with weep holes - self-adhering rubberized asphalt membrane - self-furring metal base - scratch coat - brown coat - finish coat.
Tinted glass
Plasticizers
Sheet Piles and Shoring
Stucco - its components and layers
35. A fastener that connects an exterior cladding to the supporting frame to resist lateral loads
GFRC
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
Tie Backs
Suspended ceiling
36. Design-Build
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Caisson
Soldier Piles and Lagging
DB
37. Design-Bid-Build
DBB
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
DB
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
38. Design-Build
Suspended ceiling
DB
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Spandrel beam
39. Used where columns are lightly loaded or bear on soils with a high bearing capacity.
GFRC
Column Footing
OSB
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
40. 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.
OSB
tempered glass
Sheathing
SD
41. 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
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
Pile and Pile Driver
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
42. Material added to concrete mix to influence its performance.
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
LVL
Admixture
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
43. 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.
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Building Inspector's Process
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
44. Schematic Design
SD
Strip Footing
Annealed glass
Spandrel beam
45. 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.
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
Soldier Piles and Lagging
PSL
Sheet Piles and Shoring
46. The combination of high-strength steel strands - sleeves - and end anchorages used for post-tensioning concrete.
Slump Test
Stucco - its components and layers
Tendons
Re-Shoring
47. 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
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
OSB
48. 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.
Suspended ceiling
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Plasticizers
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
49. 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
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
Caisson
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
50. 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.
Caisson
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
Wood Light Framing
OSB
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