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Building Construction Management Vocab

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






2. 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.






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






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






5. 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






6. 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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7. 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.






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






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






10. Draining the soil around the excavations so that the groundwater level falls below the elevation of proposed excavation.






11. Sheet steel that is hot-dip galvanized.






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






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






14. Advantages: High early strength Disadvantages: Very expensive






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






16. Pre-Construction - Construction - and Post-Construction Phases






17. 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






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






19. M = Least amount of lime; O = Most lime; N = Second most lime; S = Second least lime






20. 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.






21. Advantages: High early strength Disadvantages: Very expensive






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.






23. Design-Build






24. Construction Management






25. 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.






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






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






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






29. A surface coating that reflects most of the long-wave radiation.






30. Concrete: A composite material consisting of portland cement - coarse aggregate (crushed stone) - fine aggregate (sand) - and water.






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






32. 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.






33. A ceiling hung from the overlying floor or roof structure.






34. Design-Build






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






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






39. Design-Bid-Build






40. 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.






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






42. Pre-Construction - Construction - and Post-Construction Phases






43. 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.






44. 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.






45. A manufactured wood product rated for structural applications - such as plywood - oriented strandboard - or laminated veneer lumber.






46. 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.






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






48. Draining the soil around the excavations so that the groundwater level falls below the elevation of proposed excavation.






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