BLDG TECH 3: BASIC TERMINOLOGIES Flashcards by Candice Mae Pableo

What is the art, science, and business of building?

CONSTRUCTION

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What is the process of bldg from site prep through erection, assembly, and finishing?

CONSTRUCTION

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Refers to the installation in place of components of a bldg or structure

ERECTION

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Any physical change made on a bldg or structure to increase its value, utility, and/or improve its aesthetic quality

RENOVATION

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Any construction which increases the ht or area of an existing bldg/structure

ADDITION

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Construction in a bldg/structure involving changes in the materials used, partitioning, location, and size of openings, structural parts, existing utilities and equipment but does not increase the over-all area thereof.

ALTERATION

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A change in the use or occupancy of a bldg/structure or any portion/s there of which has different requirement

CONVERSION

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Remedial work done on any damaged or deteriorated portion/s of a bldg to restore its original condition

REPAIR

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The transfer of any bldg or structure or portion/s thereof from its original location or position to another, either with the same lot or to a different one

MOVING

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the systematic dismantling or destruction of a bldg/structure, in whole or in part

DEMOLITION

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What type of construction shall be of wood construction?

TYPE 1

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What type of construction shall be of wood construction with protective fire-resistant materials and one-hr fire resistive throughout except that permanent non-bearing partitions may use fire-retardant treated wood within the framing assembly?

TYPE 2

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What type of construction shall be of masonry and wood construction, where exterior walls are of incombustible fire-resistive construction?

TYPE 3

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What type of construction shall be of steel, iron, concrete, or masonry construction, where walls, ceilings, and permanent partitions shall be of incombustible fire-resistive construction, except that permanent non-bearing partitions of one-hr fire-resistive construction may use fire retardant treated wood within the framing assembly?

TYPE 4

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What type of construction shall be fire-resistive, wherein the structural elements shall be of steel, iron, concrete, or masonry construction, walls, ceilings, and permanent partitions shall be of incombustible fire-resistive construction?

TYPE 5

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what are the 3 basic construction documents?

WORKING DRAWINGS
CONDITIONS OF THE CONTRACT
SPECIFICATION

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What document is used to communicate the written & graphic design for administration of the construction contract?

CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENT

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A term used to describe the documents furnished to bidders

BIDDING DOCUMENT

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those printed legal documents that comprise a contract which include owner-architect agreement or contract form, drawings and/or plans, specifications, general conditions, special provisions, all addenda, modifications and changes thereto together with any other items stipulated as being specifically included

CONTRACT DOCUMENTS

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The approved form of security furnished by the contractor and his surety as a guarantee of good faith on the part of the contractor to execute the work in accordance with the terms of the contract

PERFORMANCE BOND

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That part of the contract documents which supplements and may also modify provisions of the general conditions provided unique to a specific project

SUPPLEMENTARY CONDITIONS

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Printed documents stipulating the procedural and the administrative aspects of the contract, and set forth the rights responsibilities, and relationships of the parties involved

GENERAL CONDITIONS

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The approved form of security furnished by the contractor and his surety as a guarantee of good faith on the part of the contractor to pay all obligations arising from the contract

PAYMENT BOND

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these are graphical presentations of th

DRAWINGS/WORKING DRAWINGS

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A written document describing in detail the scope of work to be done, materials and equipment to be used, method of installation or application, and the quality of workmanship for a certain work to be placed under contract

SPECIFICATIONS

These are written graphic instruments that supplement the bidding documents for the purpose of clarifying, correcting, or adding to the specifications previously issued

ADDENDA

Changes made before contract execution

ADDENDA

These are written or graphic instrument which modifies or interprets the bidding documents, including drawings and specifications, by additions, deletions, clarifications, or corrections issued prior to the opening of bids

ADDENDA

A written order effecting a minor change in the work, not involving an adjustment in the contract sum or an extension of the contract time, issued by the architect/engineer to the contractor during the construction phase

FIELD ORDERS/CONSTRUCTION CHANGE AUTHORIZATIONS

A written order to the contractor, signed by the owner and the architect/engineer, issued after the execution of the contract authorizing a change in the work, or an adjustment in the contract sum, or the contact time as originally defined by the contract documents

CHANGE ORDERS

A complete set of bid & contract documents that include the bidding requirements, contract forms, contract conditions, and project specifications

PROJECT MANUAL

This is a necessary requirement and coverage that may be necessary to safeguard the interest of all parties to the contract, including me designers

INSURANCE

An explicit set of requirement to be satisfied by a material, product, or service

SPECIFICATIONS

A specification that stipulates how a particular component or system must perform without giving the means to be employed to achieve the results

PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS

A specification that stipulates the exact quantities and qualities or properties of materials to be furnished and how they are to be assembled or installed in a construction

DESCRIPTIVE SPECIFICATION

A specification that refers to a standard specification to indicate the properties desired in a material or component and the methods of testing required to substantiate the performance of products

REFERENCE SPECIFICATIONS

A specification that stipulates the use of specific product, systems, or processes without provision for substitution

PROPRIETARY SPECIFICATION

A type of specification where the desired product is specified by the name given by the manufacturer or by the manufacturer's name and model number

BRAND NAME SPECIFICATION

this type of specification is used where material is required to match existing material in terms of quality, type, and performance

CLOSED SPECIFICATION

A type of specification where all manufacturers whose product meet performance and descriptive specified, may qualify to bid

OPEN SPECIFICATIONS

A type of specification wherein the product may be required with specific physical characteristics and also conform to a particular standard

COMBINATION SPECIFICATION

specifier describes in detail the materials, workmanship, installation, and erection procedures to be used by the contractor in the conduct of their work operations in order to achieve the result expected

METHOD SYSTEM

A uniform classification system for construction specifications that is divided into several sections, each of which is sequentially numbered and named

MASTER FORMAT/UNIFORM SYSTEM

How many divisions are there in a Masterformat?

16 DIVISIONS

What is Division 3 in Masterformat?

CONCRETE

What is Division 1 in Masterformat?

GENERAL REQUIREMENT

What is Division 2 in Masterformat?

SITEWORK

What is Division 4 in Masterformat?

MASONRY

What is Division 5 in Masterformat?

METALS

What is Division 6 in Masterformat?

WOOD & PLASTICS

What is Division 7 in Masterformat?

THERMAL & MOISTURE PROTECTION

What is Division 8 in Masterformat?

DOORS & WINDOWS

What is Division 10 in Masterformat?

SPECIALTIES

What is Division 9 in Masterformat?

FINISHES

What is Division 11 in Masterformat?

EQUIPMENT

What is Division 12 in Masterformat?

FURNISHINGS

What is Division 13 in Masterformat?

SPECIAL CONSTRUCTION

What is Division 15 in Masterformat?

MECHANICAL

What is Division 14 in Masterformat?

CONVEYING SYSTEMS

What is Division 16 in Masterformat?

ELECTRICAL

Two wooden or metal upright mounted in the shape of the letter "A" to support lead blocks at the upper end

A-FRAME

An adhesive that can be used for bonding parts together, such as in the manufacture of a boat, airplane, and furniture

ASSEMBLY ADHESIVE

An adhesive that sets at a temperature below 68°F (20 °C)

COLD-SETTING ADHESIVE

Any adhesive that is apparently dry to the touch and that will adhere to itself instantaneously upon contact

CONTACT ADHESIVE / CONTACT BOND ADHESIVE

An adhesive capable of forming and maintaining a bond between surfaces that are not close fitting

GAP-FILLING ADHESIVE

An adhesive that is applied in a molten state and forms a bond upon cooling to a solid state

HOT-MELT ADHESIVE

An adhesive that requires a temperature at or above 212°F

HOT-SETTING ADHESIVE

An adhesive that sets in the temperature range of 68°F-86°F

ROOM TEMPERATURE CURING ADHESIVE

An adhesive having a volatile organic liquid as a vehicle

SOLVENT ADHESNE

A bonding agent used for transferring required loads between adherents exposed to service environments typical for the structure involved

STRUCTURAL ADHESIVE

Establishment of forest crops through artificial methods, such as planting or sowing on land where trees have never grown

AFFORESTATION

Lumber that was dried, usually outside, to equilibrium moisture content with the air it was exposed to

AIR-DRIED LUMBER

the layer of growth that a tree puts on in one year which can be seen in the end grain of lumber

ANNUAL GROWTH RINGS

the final cut in felling a tree, made on the opposite side of the direction of fall

BACKCUT

One of a series of vertical supports used between posts of a railing

BALUSTER / SPINDLE

the outermost, protective layer of a tree composed of dead cork and other various elements

BARK

the main horizontal member in bldg frames

BEAM

the basic unit of measurement for lumber

BOARD FOOT

A short section of a tree mark

BOLT

A defective piece of lumber that has warped along its length

BOW

A built-up beam with solid wood flanges and plywood or wood-based panel product webs

BOX BEAM

smaller timbers placed diagonally between posts and girts (plates) to make a structure more rigid

BRACES

structural supports placed between posts and beams joists to provide stability to the structure

BRACING

A small finishing nail

BRAD NAIL

Boards placed perpendicularly between joists to stiffen the joists

BRIDGING

An assembly made by joining layers of lumber together with mechanical fastening so that the grain of all laminations is essentially parallel

BUILT-UP TIMBERS

the live, actively growing layer of a tree, it repeatedly divides itself to form new wood which causes the tree to expand and grow

CAMBRIUM

the allowable overhang past the joists or rim joists

CANTILEVER

A log that has been debarked and sawn square

CANT

A bolt with a rounded head that is pulled down onto the surface of the wood as the nut is tightened holding structural members together

CARRIAGE BOLT

An enclosed reel of string coated with colored chalk and used to mark straight lines by pulling the string taut and snapping the string, leaving a line of chalk marking a line

CHALK LINE

A bevel or slope created by sliding off the square edge or end of a piece of wood or other material (usually 45 degrees)

CHAMFER

A lumber defect caused by uneven shrinking of the wood during drying developing a lengthwise split across the growth rings

CHECK

A paperboard made from paper stock with a relatively low density

CHIPBOARD

The application of one material (metal, wood, vinyl) over another to provide a protective layer against rain, and other weather elements primarily designed to prevent water from infiltrating the structure

CLADDING

A fastening device to hold or secure objects tightly together to prevent movement or separation through the application of inward pressure

CLAMP

In an adhesively bonded joint, a separation in the joint caused by a wedge or other crack-opening type action

CLEAVAGE

"U" shaped metal fitting, with a pin connecting the two ends, used for connecting cables and rigging the "C" shaped hook with a pin through it for use in attaching or towing a cable

CLEVIS

A binding operation in which an assembly is subjected to pressure without the application of heat

COLD PRESSING

A timber placed horizontally and between rafters that control sagging or spreading of the rafters, usually placed parallel to the girts which connect rafter purlins at a given height

COLLAR TIE

the application of a relatively large force on a relatively small area

CONCENTRATED LOAD

A type of tree that's characterized by needle-like or scale foliage, usually evergreen, producing wood known commercially as softwood

CONIFER

A large radial check resulting from greater tangential than radial shrinkage

CRACK

A time-dependent deformation of a wood member or adhesive joint due to sustained stress

CREEP

A lumber defect where an edgewise warp effects the straightness of the board

CROOK

transverse planes of failure in tension parallel to the grain, caused by localized abnormal longitudinal shrinkage restrained by adjacent normal wood

CROSS BREAKS

A cut made perpendicular to the grain of a board

CROSS CUT

The deviation of grain direction from the longitudinal axis of a piece of wood or from the stem axis in a tree

CROSS GRAIN

In lumber, this refers to a piece of wood taken from the fork of a tree

CROTCH

A figure produced by cutting centrally through a tree crotch in the common plane of both branches

CROTCH GRAIN

A defect in the lumber where the face of the board warps up like the letter "U"

CUP

A split caused by lack of cohesion between the annual rings

CUP SHAKE

The setting of an adhesive by chemical reaction

CURING

The decomposition of wood by fungi

DECAY

The older stage of decay in which the destruction is readily recognized because the wood has become punky, soft and spongy, stringy, pitted, and crumbly

ADVANCED DECAY

Any decay in which the attack concentrates on the cellulose and associated carbohydrates rather than on the lignin, producing a light to dark brown residue

BROWN ROT

A term loosely applied to any dry, crumbly rot but especially to that which, when in an advanced stage, permits the wood to be crushed easily to a dry powder

DRY ROT

the early stage of decay that has not proceeded far enough to soften or otherwise perceptibly impair the hardness of the wood

INCIPIENT DECAY

Any rot characteristically confined to the heartwood

HEART ROT

Advanced decay that appears in the form of a hole or pocket, usually surrounded by apparently sound wood

POCKET ROT

A special type of decay developing under very wet conditions in the outer wood layers, caused by cellulose-destroying micro-fungi that attack the secondary cell walls and not the intercellular layer

SOFT ROT

Any decay or rot attacking both the cellulose and the lignin, producing a generally whitish residue that may be spongy or stingy rot, or occur as pocket rot

WHITE ROT

A knot is disintegration of wood due to the action of wood-destroying fungi

DECAYING KNOT

trees that have broad leaves that shed in the fall, usually it is a hardwood

DECIDUOUS

the amount of sag in a counter, floor, joist, or shelf caused by the weight its supporting

DEFLECTION

the separation of layers in laminated wood or plywood caused by failure of the adhesive itself or of the interface between adhesive and adhered

DELAMINATION

Removal of part or all of the lignin from wood by chemical treatment

DELIGNIFICATION

A method of joining wood at the corners by the use of interlocking pins and tails; a tenon that is shaped like a dove's spread tail to fit into a corresponding mortise

DOVETAIL JOINT

A wood pin used to align and hold two adjoining pieces

DOWEL

An enclosed chamber in which temperate and humidity conditions are subject to control for the purpose of drying lumber

DRY KILN

Veneer that usually has an adhesive to stock to plywood edging

EDGE BANDING

the dead portion of a branch embedded in the stem by subsequent growth of a tree

ENCASED KNOT

A drying defect caused by the ends of the boards drying faster than the rest of the wood

END CHECK

me joists at the end of a series of parallel joists

END JOISTS

A lengthwise separation of the wood fibers at the end of a piece of lumber

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BLDG TECH 3: BASIC TERMINOLOGIES Flashcards

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