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Building Construction Management Vocab
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1. Construction Management
Joist
Rafter
Wood Light Framing
CM
2. 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.
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
heat-soaked tempered glass
Insulated metal panels
LVL
3. ...
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Veneer
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
4. Advantages: High early strength Disadvantages: Very expensive
Spandrel beam
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
Joist
5. ...
DD
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
Tie Backs
DBB
6. Stone panels attached to a backup wall or curtain wall frame.
Plasticizers
Laminated glass
Stone cladding
Floating and Troweling
7. 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
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Soldier Piles and Lagging
Annealed glass
8. 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.
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
Veneer
Annealed glass
Plasticizers
9. A beam that spans between columns on the exterior face of a frame structure.
Strip Footing
Admixture
Spandrel beam
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
10. Used where columns are lightly loaded or bear on soils with a high bearing capacity.
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
Zoning Ordinance
Flex anchors
Column Footing
11. M = Least amount of lime; O = Most lime; N = Second most lime; S = Second least lime
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
Re-Shoring
Floating and Troweling
12. Draining the soil around the excavations so that the groundwater level falls below the elevation of proposed excavation.
Soldier Piles and Lagging
Dewatering
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Zoning Ordinance
13. Construction Management
Tinted glass
AISC standard structural shapes
Sheet Piles and Shoring
CM
14. 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.
Pressure Treated Lumber
Column Footing
Pile and Pile Driver
Tie Backs
15. 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
tempered glass
reflective glass
Fire Resistance Rating
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
16. Use air-entrainment in the concrete mix
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Rafter
Joist
Sheathing
17. Floating: The process of smoothing a freshly placed concrete surface after it has been struck (leveled).
low-e coating
Strip Footing
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
Floating and Troweling
18. Sheet steel that is hot-dip galvanized.
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
Annealed glass
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
19. Fabricated at the manufacture's plant. Reinforced in both directions. Uses a steel stud backup wall.
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
CD
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
20. Include the width and height of the exit enclosures - fire resistance of materials used therein - and illumination levels in the exit enclosures.
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Building Inspector's Process
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Wood Light Framing
21. Cost - Schedule - and Quality
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Stucco - its components and layers
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
22. 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.
Insulated metal panels
Caisson
Wood Light Framing
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
23. Sheet steel that is hot-dip galvanized.
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
PSL
Zoning Ordinance
Tie Backs
24. Floating: The process of smoothing a freshly placed concrete surface after it has been struck (leveled).
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Wrought iron v. mild steel
Floating and Troweling
Admixture
25. Design-Bid-Build
DBB
Plasticizers
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
26. Pre-Construction - Construction - and Post-Construction Phases
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
The Three Phases of Construction Management
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Veneer
27. Used where columns are lightly loaded or bear on soils with a high bearing capacity.
Column Footing
Flex anchors
reflective glass
Sheet Piles and Shoring
28. 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.
EIFS
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
Insulated metal panels
Glue-Laminated Lumber
29. 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.
Column Footing
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
30. A ceiling hung from the overlying floor or roof structure.
OSB
Suspended ceiling
Stone cladding
Floating and Troweling
31. 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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32. 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.
Admixture
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
heat-soaked tempered glass
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
33. A ceiling hung from the overlying floor or roof structure.
CD
SD
Suspended ceiling
Dewatering
34. Two pieces of glass laminated under heat and pressure to a plastic interlayer to form a fused unit.
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
Joist
Laminated glass
DD
35. Draining the soil around the excavations so that the groundwater level falls below the elevation of proposed excavation.
Admixture
Sheet Piles and Shoring
Dewatering
tempered glass
36. 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
tempered glass
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
CM
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
37. Schematic Design
SD
Stucco - its components and layers
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Pressure Treated Lumber
38. Slender - closely spaced - parallel beams in a wood light (or light-gauge steel) frame floor.
Joist
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
tempered glass
OSB
39. Load=bearing or non-load bearing wall to which exterior cladding is adhered or anchored.
Building Inspector's Process
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
Stone cladding
Backup wall
40. Design-Build
DB
reflective glass
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Spandrel beam
41. Use air-entrainment in the concrete mix
Laminated glass
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
DB
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
42. A manufactured wood product rated for structural applications - such as plywood - oriented strandboard - or laminated veneer lumber.
Engineered Lumber
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
LVL
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
43. 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
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
Pressure Treated Lumber
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
44. Truss: a structural member with triangulated - linear elements - typically used for large spans. Bottom Chord:
DBB
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
reflective glass
45. Laminated Veneer Lumber: Dried wood veneers laminated in layers - all oriented in the same direction - to form a large structural member.
LVL
reflective glass
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
46. 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
Spandrel beam
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
CM
47. Using concrete slab blankets or putting hot water in the concrete mix.
EIFS
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
Veneer
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
48. Lengths of dimension lumber - glued and laminated together to create a structural member of a large cross section.
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
Laminated glass
Caisson
Glue-Laminated Lumber
49. Fabricated at the manufacture's plant. Reinforced in both directions. Uses a steel stud backup wall.
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Backup wall
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
Pile and Pile Driver
50. Stone panels attached to a backup wall or curtain wall frame.
Stone cladding
Admixture
Wrought iron v. mild steel
CM