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Air Barrier - ✔✔A component of the building envelope system that prohibits air
leakage into a building and reduces the risk of condensation build up. House wrap
and fluid-applied air barriers are examples.
Sheathing - ✔✔Plywood, waferboard, oriented strand board, or lumber used
to close up side walls, floors, or roofs preparatory to the installation of finish
materials on the surface. The sheathing grades of lumber are also commonly used
for pallets, crates, and certain industrial products.
flashing - ✔✔A thin, impervious sheet of material placed in construction to
prevent water penetration or direct the flow of water. Flashing is used especially
at roof hips and valleys, roof penetrations, joints between a roof and a vertical
wall, and in masonry walls to direct the flow of water and moisture.
Vapor barrier - ✔✔Material used to prevent the passage of vapor or moisture
into a structure or another material, thus preventing condensation within them.
Bond Breaker - ✔✔A material used to prevent adhesion between freshly
placed concrete and the substrate.
storefront sash - ✔✔An assembly of light metal members that form a frame for
a fixed-glass storefront.
Curtain Wall - ✔✔The exterior closure or skin of a building. A curtain wall is
nonbearing and is not supported by beams or girders.
, Veneer - ✔✔A masonry facing attached to the backup, but not so bonded as to
act with it under load.
Lintel - ✔✔A horizontal supporting member, installed above an opening such
as a window or a door, that serves to carry the weight of the wall above it.
True or False: we have talked about Construction Manager Agency in lecture -
✔✔False - we have only covered Construction Manager at Risk, Competitive
Sealed Proposal, and Hard Bid Low Price
Tilt wall panels are typically cast with the interior face down on the slab or cast
bed - ✔✔False - it is the opposite, with the exterior wall facing down
Lifting inserts and brace inserts are always shown on the structural drawings? -
✔✔False - the engineer that creates the lifting and brace inserts does not share
this with the structural drawings
What is the minimum number of floors that are required to be shored or re-
shored on elevated concrete construction? - ✔✔3 Floors
If you have a W12x40 beam that is 20 ft long, how much does it weigh in tons? -
✔✔.40 tons
When it comes to reinforcing concrete, what rebar grade would we use -
✔✔Grade 60
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