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Building Construction Management Vocab

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1. Design-Build






2. 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






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






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






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.






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






7. Using concrete slab blankets or putting hot water in the concrete mix.






8. 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.






9. 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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10. A ceiling hung from the overlying floor or roof structure.






11. Cee Channel: Studs and joists - symbolized by S - Runner Channel: bridging channels - symbolized by you - Tracks: you shaped - symbolized by T






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






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






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






15. 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.






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






17. 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.






18. Metal panels consisting of polyurethane foam sandwiched between and bonded to two metal sheets - used in curtain wall applications.






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






20. 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.






21. 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






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






23. 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.






24. 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.






25. 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.






26. 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.






27. 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.






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






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






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






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






32. 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






33. 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






34. 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.






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






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






37. Design-Bid-Build






38. 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






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






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






41. Construction Management






42. Metal panels consisting of polyurethane foam sandwiched between and bonded to two metal sheets - used in curtain wall applications.






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.






44. 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.






45. Use air-entrainment in the concrete mix






46. 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.






47. The ability of a building assembly to endure fire - measured in hours or minutes of time and determined from standardized full-scale tests.






48. 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






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






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