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Building Construction Management Vocab

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






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3. Two pieces of glass laminated under heat and pressure to a plastic interlayer to form a fused unit.






4. Sheet steel that is hot-dip galvanized.






5. 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.






6. Sheet steel that is hot-dip galvanized.






7. 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.






8. 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.






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. Place where materials are stored on or near the project site.






11. 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.






12. Schematic Design






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






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






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






16. 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.






17. 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






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






19. 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.






20. 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.






21. 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.






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






23. 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






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






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






26. 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






27. 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.






28. Cost - Schedule - and Quality






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






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






31. Pile: Driven or drilled long - slender foundation element. Pile: a piece of machinery used to drive piles into the ground.






32. Place where materials are stored on or near the project site.






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






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






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






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






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






38. 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.






39. 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






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






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






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






44. 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.






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






46. Used commonly for load-bearing wood - masonry - or concrete walls.






47. Pile: Driven or drilled long - slender foundation element. Pile: a piece of machinery used to drive piles into the ground.






48. Construction Document






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






50. 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.