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Building Construction Management Vocab

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1. Chemical compounds that are used in concrete mixes to increase the workability of the mix without reducing the slump.






2. 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.






3. Exterior wall cladding system suspended from or supported by the structural frame of the building.






4. Design-Build






5. 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.






6. The combination of high-strength steel strands - sleeves - and end anchorages used for post-tensioning concrete.






7. 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






8. Type 1: General Use - Type 2: -Type 3: High Early Strength - Type 4: Low Heat of Hydration - Type 5: Sulfate Resistant






9. 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.






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






11. 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






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






13. Concrete: A composite material consisting of portland cement - coarse aggregate (crushed stone) - fine aggregate (sand) - and water.






14. Use air-entrainment in the concrete mix






15. 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.






16. Design Development






17. 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.






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






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






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






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






22. ...






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






24. 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.






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






26. 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.






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






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






29. 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.






30. 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.






31. Schematic Design






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






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






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.






35. Slender - closely spaced - parallel beams in a wood light (or light-gauge steel) frame floor.






36. Cost - Schedule - and Quality






37. Construction Management






38. 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.






39. Sheet steel that is hot-dip galvanized.






40. 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.






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






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43. 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






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






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






46. 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.






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






48. 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.






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






50. 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