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Building Construction Management Vocab

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1. Use air-entrainment in the concrete mix






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






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






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






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






6. A legal document that regulates the design and construction of buildings to ensure that the buildings meet minimum standards of health - safety - and welfare.






7. 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.






8. 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






9. 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.






10. M = Least amount of lime; O = Most lime; N = Second most lime; S = Second least lime






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






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






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






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






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






16. A glass that reflects incoming visible radiation due to a very thin metal oxide coating on one side.






17. 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.






18. A type of glass made by adding a metallic pigment during manufacture.






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20. Advantages: High early strength Disadvantages: Very expensive






21. I - C - L - T - Pipes - Tubes - round - Rectangular bars - plates






22. Construction Management






23. 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.






24. Cost - Schedule - and Quality






25. A beam that spans between columns on the exterior face of a frame structure.






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






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






28. 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.






29. 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






30. 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.






31. 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.






32. 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.






33. 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.






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






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






36. A framing system that mimics wood light frame construction - but the elements are made of cold-formed - galvanized sheet steel.






37. Lumber that ranges from 2 in. to 4 in. thick. The actual dimensions are smaller than the nominal dimensions.






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






39. 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.






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






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






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43. 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.






44. Cost - Schedule - and Quality






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






46. 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.






47. 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.






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. Sheet steel that is hot-dip galvanized.






50. A glass that reflects incoming visible radiation due to a very thin metal oxide coating on one side.