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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.
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
Annealed glass
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
2. ...
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
Sheathing
Flex anchors
Strip Footing
3. 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
AISC standard structural shapes
Soldier Piles and Lagging
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
4. A legal document that regulates the design and construction of buildings to ensure that the buildings meet minimum standards of health - safety - and welfare.
Pile and Pile Driver
Building Code
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
5. Used commonly for load-bearing wood - masonry - or concrete walls.
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
OSB
Backup wall
Strip Footing
6. Advantages: High early strength Disadvantages: Very expensive
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
Backup wall
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
Sheathing
7. 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.
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
CD
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
8. Slender - closely spaced - parallel beams in a wood light (or light-gauge steel) frame floor.
DB
Joist
Pile and Pile Driver
CM
9. 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
Sheathing
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
Laminated glass
10. Construction Management
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
Caisson
The Three Phases of Construction Management
CM
11. A glass that reflects incoming visible radiation due to a very thin metal oxide coating on one side.
The Three Phases of Construction Management
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
reflective glass
tempered glass
12. Shoring placed under concrete to support it while it cures.
Building Code
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Re-Shoring
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
13. Snug-tight = hand tightened by a worker. Slip-Critical = hand tightened - then extra tightening to a certain tensile strength. Shear resistance is provided by the friction between the connected surfaces.
CM
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
14. Pre-Construction - Construction - and Post-Construction Phases
The Three Phases of Construction Management
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
Sheet Piles and Shoring
15. 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.
Caisson
LVL
Engineered Lumber
Suspended ceiling
16. The combination of high-strength steel strands - sleeves - and end anchorages used for post-tensioning concrete.
Tendons
Pressure Treated Lumber
Stucco - its components and layers
Veneer
17. 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.
Annealed glass
Backup wall
EIFS
DBB
18. Construction Document
Insulated metal panels
CD
Plasticizers
Plasticizers
19. Differential: The building's foundation settles at different rates at different points. Uniform: The building's foundation settles at a uniform rate.
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
LVL
Plasticizers
CD
20. ...
Flex anchors
Tendons
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Fire Resistance Rating
21. A beam that spans between columns on the exterior face of a frame structure.
Dewatering
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Spandrel beam
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
22. Metal panels consisting of polyurethane foam sandwiched between and bonded to two metal sheets - used in curtain wall applications.
Flex anchors
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Insulated metal panels
The Three Parts of Construction Management
23. Lumber that ranges from 2 in. to 4 in. thick. The actual dimensions are smaller than the nominal dimensions.
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
PSL
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
24. 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.
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
heat-soaked tempered glass
Sheathing
heat-soaked tempered glass
25. 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.
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
Fire Resistance Rating
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Caisson
26. 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.
Backup wall
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
Sheathing
27. Type 1: General Use - Type 2: -Type 3: High Early Strength - Type 4: Low Heat of Hydration - Type 5: Sulfate Resistant
Tie Backs
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
DBB
28. Snug-tight = hand tightened by a worker. Slip-Critical = hand tightened - then extra tightening to a certain tensile strength. Shear resistance is provided by the friction between the connected surfaces.
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
Insulated metal panels
DBB
29. 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.
Stone cladding
GFRC
Flex anchors
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
30. Exterior Sheathing - Water resistant membrane - flashing with weep holes - self-adhering rubberized asphalt membrane - self-furring metal base - scratch coat - brown coat - finish coat.
Stucco - its components and layers
Sheet Piles and Shoring
Slump Test
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
31. A ceiling hung from the overlying floor or roof structure.
LVL
Suspended ceiling
Backup wall
Pile and Pile Driver
32. Floating: The process of smoothing a freshly placed concrete surface after it has been struck (leveled).
tempered glass
Building Code
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Floating and Troweling
33. Cost - Schedule - and Quality
Wood Light Framing
Admixture
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
34. 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.
Dewatering
Pressure Treated Lumber
PSL
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
35. Lengths of dimension lumber - glued and laminated together to create a structural member of a large cross section.
DB
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
EIFS
Glue-Laminated Lumber
36. A type of glass made by adding a metallic pigment during manufacture.
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
AISC standard structural shapes
Joist
Tinted glass
37. 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
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Wrought iron v. mild steel
Bentonite Slurry Wall
38. Concrete: A composite material consisting of portland cement - coarse aggregate (crushed stone) - fine aggregate (sand) - and water.
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Flex anchors
Plasticizers
39. 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.
tempered glass
Slump Test
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
The Three Parts of Construction Management
40. A framing system that mimics wood light frame construction - but the elements are made of cold-formed - galvanized sheet steel.
OSB
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Tinted glass
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
41. 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.
Flex anchors
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
Tie Backs
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
42. I - C - L - T - Pipes - Tubes - round - Rectangular bars - plates
AISC standard structural shapes
low-e coating
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
43. 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.
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Strip Footing
Insulated metal panels
Suspended ceiling
44. Laminated Veneer Lumber: Dried wood veneers laminated in layers - all oriented in the same direction - to form a large structural member.
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
Zoning Ordinance
Pressure Treated Lumber
LVL
45. Exterior Sheathing - Water resistant membrane - flashing with weep holes - self-adhering rubberized asphalt membrane - self-furring metal base - scratch coat - brown coat - finish coat.
Stucco - its components and layers
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Rafter
heat-soaked tempered glass
46. Chemical compounds that are used in concrete mixes to increase the workability of the mix without reducing the slump.
Plasticizers
Slump Test
OSB
AISC standard structural shapes
47. A document that describes regulations for the use of land in a particular jurisdiction.
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
Zoning Ordinance
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Suspended ceiling
48. Slender - closely spaced - parallel beams in a wood light (or light-gauge steel) frame floor.
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Joist
Rafter
Zoning Ordinance
49. A manufactured wood product rated for structural applications - such as plywood - oriented strandboard - or laminated veneer lumber.
Caisson
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
Suspended ceiling
Engineered Lumber
50. 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.
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
curtain walls
DD
GFRC