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Building Construction Management Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Using concrete slab blankets or putting hot water in the concrete mix.
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Strip Footing
Wood Light Framing
2. 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
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Building Inspector's Process
Stucco - its components and layers
Slump Test
3. Exterior wall cladding system suspended from or supported by the structural frame of the building.
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
curtain walls
Tendons
EIFS
4. A beam that spans between columns on the exterior face of a frame structure.
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
SD
tempered glass
Spandrel beam
5. A legal document that regulates the design and construction of buildings to ensure that the buildings meet minimum standards of health - safety - and welfare.
Insulated metal panels
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
Building Code
Mat Foundation
6. The ability of a building assembly to endure fire - measured in hours or minutes of time and determined from standardized full-scale tests.
Annealed glass
SD
Fire Resistance Rating
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
7. A beam that spans between columns on the exterior face of a frame structure.
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Pile and Pile Driver
Annealed glass
Spandrel beam
8. 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
GFRC
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Building Inspector's Process
9. A framing system that mimics wood light frame construction - but the elements are made of cold-formed - galvanized sheet steel.
Building Inspector's Process
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
10. ...
Joist
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
OSB
11. Schematic Design
SD
Slump Test
Stucco - its components and layers
Stone cladding
12. Laminated Veneer Lumber: Dried wood veneers laminated in layers - all oriented in the same direction - to form a large structural member.
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
LVL
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Building Code
13. A framing system that mimics wood light frame construction - but the elements are made of cold-formed - galvanized sheet steel.
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
The Three Phases of Construction Management
Backup wall
Spandrel beam
14. Construction Management
CM
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Soldier Piles and Lagging
15. 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.
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
EIFS
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
16. Floating: The process of smoothing a freshly placed concrete surface after it has been struck (leveled).
Floating and Troweling
Building Inspector's Process
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Column Footing
17. Used where columns are lightly loaded or bear on soils with a high bearing capacity.
Tie Backs
Column Footing
PSL
Stone cladding
18. Lumber that ranges from 2 in. to 4 in. thick. The actual dimensions are smaller than the nominal dimensions.
EIFS
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
19. A surface coating that reflects most of the long-wave radiation.
low-e coating
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
20. A manufactured wood product rated for structural applications - such as plywood - oriented strandboard - or laminated veneer lumber.
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Engineered Lumber
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
21. A thin layer of material over a back-up component.
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
Slump Test
Veneer
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
22. 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
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Suspended ceiling
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
23. 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.
GFRC
LVL
CM
Zoning Ordinance
24. ...
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Tie Backs
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
25. 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
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
Pressure Treated Lumber
CM
26. Floating: The process of smoothing a freshly placed concrete surface after it has been struck (leveled).
Engineered Lumber
Re-Shoring
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Floating and Troweling
27. ...
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
reflective glass
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Plasticizers
28. 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.
Insulated metal panels
Soldier Piles and Lagging
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
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
Pile and Pile Driver
Fire Resistance Rating
Wrought iron v. mild steel
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
30. Sheet steel that is hot-dip galvanized.
Dewatering
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
Spandrel beam
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
31. Stone panels attached to a backup wall or curtain wall frame.
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Stone cladding
Mat Foundation
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
32. 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
Pile and Pile Driver
tempered glass
curtain walls
low-e coating
33. 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.
Column Footing
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Veneer
34. 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.
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
Stone cladding
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
35. 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.
Annealed glass
reflective glass
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Fire Resistance Rating
36. 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.
Caisson
Sheathing
Rafter
Wrought iron v. mild steel
37. 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.
Sheathing
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
Mat Foundation
Strip Footing
38. A manufactured wood product rated for structural applications - such as plywood - oriented strandboard - or laminated veneer lumber.
low-e coating
Mat Foundation
Engineered Lumber
DB
39. 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.
PSL
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
40. Two pieces of glass laminated under heat and pressure to a plastic interlayer to form a fused unit.
Sheathing
Tie Backs
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Laminated glass
41. Stone panels attached to a backup wall or curtain wall frame.
Soldier Piles and Lagging
CD
Stone cladding
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
42. Cost - Schedule - and Quality
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Rafter
DB
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.
Slump Test
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Engineered Lumber
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
44. A ceiling hung from the overlying floor or roof structure.
Building Code
Tendons
Suspended ceiling
Plasticizers
45. The combination of high-strength steel strands - sleeves - and end anchorages used for post-tensioning concrete.
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Tendons
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
46. 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
low-e coating
GFRC
curtain walls
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
47. ...
Spandrel beam
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
Column Footing
48. 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
Suspended ceiling
Sheet Piles and Shoring
Sheathing
49. Exterior Sheathing - Water resistant membrane - flashing with weep holes - self-adhering rubberized asphalt membrane - self-furring metal base - scratch coat - brown coat - finish coat.
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
Stucco - its components and layers
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
50. 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 - its components - and their function in the mix
Annealed glass
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
Slump Test