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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. Differential: The building's foundation settles at different rates at different points. Uniform: The building's foundation settles at a uniform rate.
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Laminated glass
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
2. The combination of high-strength steel strands - sleeves - and end anchorages used for post-tensioning concrete.
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
DD
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
Tendons
3. 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
Mat Foundation
Sheathing
CM
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
4. Design-Bid-Build
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
EIFS
DBB
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
5. 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.
Pressure Treated Lumber
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
Dewatering
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
6. Laminated Veneer Lumber: Dried wood veneers laminated in layers - all oriented in the same direction - to form a large structural member.
GFRC
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
Sheet Piles and Shoring
LVL
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.
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
low-e coating
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
Sheet Piles and Shoring
8. A manufactured wood product rated for structural applications - such as plywood - oriented strandboard - or laminated veneer lumber.
Engineered Lumber
Admixture
Backup wall
Building Code
9. A surface coating that reflects most of the long-wave radiation.
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
The Three Parts of Construction Management
low-e coating
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
10. 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.
Slump Test
Backup wall
The Three Phases of Construction Management
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
11. 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.
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
12. 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.
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Column Footing
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
13. 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.
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
DB
14. 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.
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Glue-Laminated Lumber
OSB
15. Design Development
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Joist
DD
16. M = Least amount of lime; O = Most lime; N = Second most lime; S = Second least lime
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
DB
Glue-Laminated Lumber
17. The ability of a building assembly to endure fire - measured in hours or minutes of time and determined from standardized full-scale tests.
DB
Fire Resistance Rating
Re-Shoring
Spandrel beam
18. Use air-entrainment in the concrete mix
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Rafter
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Floating and Troweling
19. Two pieces of glass laminated under heat and pressure to a plastic interlayer to form a fused unit.
Sheet Piles and Shoring
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
Veneer
Laminated glass
20. Material added to concrete mix to influence its performance.
Admixture
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
Laminated glass
21. Fabricated at the manufacture's plant. Reinforced in both directions. Uses a steel stud backup wall.
EIFS
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Stucco - its components and layers
Soldier Piles and Lagging
22. 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.
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
Rafter
Tinted glass
23. Oriented Strandboard: A wood-based panel made by gluing several layers of wood strands under heat and pressure so that the adjacent layers are oriented in opposite directions.
low-e coating
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
OSB
Fire Resistance Rating
24. I - C - L - T - Pipes - Tubes - round - Rectangular bars - plates
Tinted glass
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
AISC standard structural shapes
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
25. 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.
Sheet Piles and Shoring
Slump Test
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Floating and Troweling
26. 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.
DBB
Spandrel beam
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
27. A framing system that mimics wood light frame construction - but the elements are made of cold-formed - galvanized sheet steel.
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Insulated metal panels
Backup wall
28. A ceiling hung from the overlying floor or roof structure.
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
DB
Suspended ceiling
reflective glass
29. A fastener that connects an exterior cladding to the supporting frame to resist lateral loads
Flex anchors
Tie Backs
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Glue-Laminated Lumber
30. Lumber that ranges from 2 in. to 4 in. thick. The actual dimensions are smaller than the nominal dimensions.
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
Slump Test
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
31. 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.
DB
curtain walls
Building Code
GFRC
32. Exterior Sheathing - Water resistant membrane - flashing with weep holes - self-adhering rubberized asphalt membrane - self-furring metal base - scratch coat - brown coat - finish coat.
Stone cladding
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
DD
Stucco - its components and layers
33. A document that describes regulations for the use of land in a particular jurisdiction.
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
reflective glass
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
Zoning Ordinance
34. A type of glass made by adding a metallic pigment during manufacture.
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
DBB
Tinted glass
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
35. 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.
Strip Footing
Plasticizers
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
Rafter
36. 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.
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Admixture
Pressure Treated Lumber
37. Using concrete slab blankets or putting hot water in the concrete mix.
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
Wood Light Framing
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
DBB
38. Sheet steel that is hot-dip galvanized.
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
low-e coating
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
39. Lumber that ranges from 2 in. to 4 in. thick. The actual dimensions are smaller than the nominal dimensions.
Strip Footing
Tendons
Joist
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
40. Metal panels consisting of polyurethane foam sandwiched between and bonded to two metal sheets - used in curtain wall applications.
EIFS
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
Insulated metal panels
41. A framing system that mimics wood light frame construction - but the elements are made of cold-formed - galvanized sheet steel.
OSB
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
CM
42. Exterior Sheathing - Water resistant membrane - flashing with weep holes - self-adhering rubberized asphalt membrane - self-furring metal base - scratch coat - brown coat - finish coat.
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
Stucco - its components and layers
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
43. Include the width and height of the exit enclosures - fire resistance of materials used therein - and illumination levels in the exit enclosures.
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
Joist
Dewatering
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
44. Include the width and height of the exit enclosures - fire resistance of materials used therein - and illumination levels in the exit enclosures.
Admixture
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Stone cladding
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
45. A beam that spans between columns on the exterior face of a frame structure.
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Spandrel beam
Tendons
46. Design-Build
DB
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Zoning Ordinance
47. 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.
Suspended ceiling
Floating and Troweling
Tendons
Soldier Piles and Lagging
48. Two pieces of glass laminated under heat and pressure to a plastic interlayer to form a fused unit.
Admixture
Rafter
Laminated glass
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
49. 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.
Tinted glass
GFRC
Sheathing
The Three Phases of Construction Management
50. Shoring placed under concrete to support it while it cures.
Re-Shoring
CM
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning