Building Technology Mod 1 Flashcards
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Master list created by CSI to standardize information about construction requirements, products, and activities
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Master Format
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To facilitate communication among architects, contractors, specifiers, and suppliers
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Master Format
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Master Format has been published on what year
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1978
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publication of the first CSI format for construction specifications with 16 divisions and 314 sections
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April 1963
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the CSI T-1 CSI Format Task Force’s efforts were published in the CSI Format for Building Specification
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September 1963
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Updated and formally published by CSI during ___, with 16 divisions and 1010 subjects
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1964
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CSI means
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Construction Specifications Institute
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The CSI Format was incorporated into UCI during what year?
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1972
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This year had 1220 sections snd introduced a 5 digit numbering scheme
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1972
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This year had 1290 sections
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1975
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The MasterFormat was finally published into MasterFormat-Master List of Numbers of Titles with 2120 sections
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1978
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This year introduced Division 0 which sparked controversy due to its content
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1978
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This year the MasterFormat was revised and published with Division 0 numbers titled “Document Number”
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1983
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Degree of details in specifications was introduced in
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1988
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___ year was delayed due to objections
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1993
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Edition of MasterFormat- Master List of Number and Titles for the Construction Industry was published jointly by CSI and CSC (Construction Specifications Canada)
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1995
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Full title of Master Format 2004
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MasterFormat 2004 Edition- Master List of Numbers and Titles for Construction Industry
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From 16 divisions to __ divisions; 5 digit to _ digit numbering
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50;6
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Group 1
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Procurement and Contraction Requirements Group (Division 00)
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Group 2: General Specifications
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Division 01
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Group 2: Facility Construction
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Div 02-19
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Group 2: Facility Services
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Division 20-29
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Group 2: Site and Infrastructure
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Division 30-39
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Group 2: Process Equipment
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Division 40-49
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“Work results” mean
Result work defined in the General Conditions of Contract
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Under MasterFormat 2004 how many level of details is published?
4
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A versatile construction material; also known as man made rock
Concrete
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Latin word for concrete which means compact or dense
Concretus
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a chemical process that solidifies and hardens after mixing with water and placement
Hydration
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The strength of concrete depends on
:Quality of Ingredients
: Relative Quantities
: Manner in which they are mixed
: Transportation
: Places
: Compacted
: Curing time (28 days full curing time)
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essential for quality concrete; Strength and other properties are highly dependent on the amount of ___ and the ___-cement ratio
Good water; water; water
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Occupy 60-80% of the volume of concrete with Sand, Gravel and Crushed stones used and must be free of slit or organic matter
Aggregates
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Improves workability, durability and strength of concrete; Reduces the amount of water requirement, Control the setting behavior of concrete
Chemical Admixture
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increases the setting property of concrete mix and strength; very good as a rapid setting for marine structures; also used in cold areas
Accelerators
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Slows down the chemical reaction between cement and water
Retarders
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used when resistance of concrete increases to protect the concete against freezing; used to prevent bleeding and segregation (1%)
Air entraining agents
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used for improving the plasticity of fresh concrete to reduce water content; These are added 0.1% to 0.4% ratio
Plasticizers
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Most used in the production of high strength company and effects workability a lot
Superplastizers
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Considered hydraulic because of their ability to set and harden under or with excess water through the hydration of the ____ chemical compounds or minerals
Cement
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Concrete is strong in compression, as the aggregate efficiently carries the compression load but weak in
Tension
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adding metal bars, steel fibers, glass fiber, and plastic fiber to carry tensile loads.
Reinforcement
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Building with units of various natural or manufactured products, as stone brick or concrete block, usually with the use of mortar (grout) as a bonding agent
Masonry
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5th to 15th century; Stones was frequently used to build castles, bridges, cathedrals and mosques
The Middle Ages
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More elaborate structures were made as a part of experimenting design and workability of the material
Industrial Revolution
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widely used today replacing Stones
Metals and concrete blocks
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Very common for fences and Used in general woks, walls, and facades
Clay bricks
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Most resistant to building fires and shaped and dimensioned to fit the human hand
Clay bricks
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3 major brick forming method
Soft mud process, Dry press process, Stiff mud process
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relatively moist clay pressed unto simple rectangular molds
Soft mud process
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produced with relatively smooth, dense surface
Water struck bricks
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The least costly and most widely used today and highly uniform in dimension and shape
Stiff mud process
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softens edges and corners and introduce a greater individuality in appearance among units
Tumbling
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stacking of bricks in a loose array; covered with earth or clay, built wood fire under the clamp, and maintaining the fire for a period of several days
Clamp
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bricks closest to the fire and overburdened and distorted; Unnatractive, unsuitable for exposed
Clinker bricks
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Fully burnt but undistorted; Suitable for exterior-facing bricks with high degree of resistance to weather
Bricks in a zone of the clamp near fire
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Softer, set aside for use as a backup brick
Farther from the fire
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Not burned sufficiently, discarded
Bricks from around the perimeter of the clamp
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a fixed structure that is loaded with bricks, fired, cooled and unloaded
Periodic Kiln
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For higher productivity, bricks are passed continuously through a long _____ on special railcars
Tunnel kiln
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color of a brick depends on the
chemical composition of the clay or shale and the temperature and chemistry of the fire in the kiln
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Higher temperature means
Darker bricks produced
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Made from a waste product from coal fired power generation, sand and water
Fly ash brick
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Fly ash as the _____ and sand as the _____
Binder; aggregate
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Brick sizes
Specified dimension, Actual dimension, Nominal dimension
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can be assembled in a wall in several patterns
Bricks
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Bricks can be assembled in a wall in several patterns, referred to as
Bond patterns
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is analogous to reinforced concrete construction.
Reinforced brick masonry
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Is obtained by taking rock from the earth and reducing it to the required shapes and sizes for construction.
Building Stone
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Classifies stone used in building construction into 6 groups
ASTM C119
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6 group classification in astm C119
Granite
Limestone
Quartz Based stone
Slate
Marble
Other
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an international standards organization that develops technical standards for a wide range of materials, products, systems and services.
ASTM (American Society for Testing Materials)
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Igneous rock most commonly used for construction and can be obtained in range of colors that includes gray, black, pink, red, brown, buff, and green; Non porous, hard, strong, and durable and is the most nearly permanent of building stones
Granite
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granite dimensions specifications
ASTM C615
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“Black Granite”; Very dense, durable igneous rock; usually in dark gray color
Basalt
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One of the two principal sedimentary rock types used in construction, it ranges from almost White to Gray & Buff to Iron Oxide Red; Porous and contains considerable groundwater (quarry sap)
Limestone
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limestone dimensions specifications
ASTM C568
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Composition of limestone
calcium carbonate (oolitic limestone)
calcium and magnesium carbonates (dolomitic limestone)
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One of the two metamorphic stone groups utilized in building construction and is formed from clay; used for paving stones, roof shingles, and thin wall facings and usually in black, gray, purple, blue, green and red
Slate
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slate dimensions specifications
ASTM C629
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Second of the major metamorphic rock groups; recrystallized form of limestone and Easily carved and polished
Marble
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marble dimensions specifications
ASTM C503
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Second major sedimentary rocks type used in building construction; Formed in ancient times from deposits of quartz sand
Sandstone
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quartz based dimensions specifications
ASTM C616
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2 familiar forms of sandstone
Brownstone (wall construction)
Bluestone (durable stone; paving and wall copings
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also called engineered stone countertops, are man-made products. They are made of 93%-95% ground up natural quartz stone and a small number of other minerals and colorant
Quartz Countertop
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are 100% natural rock that is taken out of the ground, cut to fit and installed.
Granite Countertops
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Is used in two fundamentally different ways
Stone
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May be laid mortar, much like bricks or concrete blocks to make walls, arches and vaults, a method of construction referred to as
stone masonry
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Mechanically attached to the structural frame or walls of a building as a facing called as
stone cladding
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Products of cement, sand (fine course) and water molded into shapes and sizes and works similar to other masonry units.
Concrete masonry
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three basic forms in concrete masonry
Larger hollow units that are commonly referred to as concrete blocks
Solid bricks
Less commonly, largely solid units
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Load bearing unit
ASTM C90:
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non load bearing units
ASTM C129
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concrete bricks
ASTM C55
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is frequently reinforced with steel to increase its load bearing capacity, or resistance to seismic forces and cracking
Concrete Masonry
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are constructed by stacking concrete masonry units in a running bond upon one another without the application of mortar where Leveling is required
Dry stacked and surface bonded masonry walls
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Surface bonded masonry unit construction and materials are governed by
ASTM C946
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easily and economically manufactured in an unending and variety of surface patterns, textures, and colors intended for exposed use in exterior and interior walls
Decorative concrete masonry units
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durable, easy to clean surfaces (toilets, kitchens, lockers, shower rooms)
Structural Glazed Facing Tiles
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Glazed or unglazed molded decorative units of fired clay
Structural Terra Cotta
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When constructed, mortar stiffens more slowly than it does with these other materials, temporary spacers are inserted between units to maintain proper spacing; Non absorbent
Glass Blocks
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Made from sand, lime, water, and a small amount of aluminum powder; Consists primarily of calcium silicate hydrates.
Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (AAC)
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Type 1: General construction (mosy buildings, bridges, pavement, precast units)
General purpose
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Type 2: Structures exposed to soil or water containing sulfate ions
Moderate sulfate resistance
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Type 3: Rapid construction, cold weather concreting
High early strength
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Type 4: Massive structures such as dams
Low heat of hydration
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Type 5: Structures exposed to high levels of sulfate ions
High sulfate resistance
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White: Decorative (otherwise has properties similat to type 1)
White color
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Standard mortar joint width
3/8 to 1/2 inch (9.5 to 12.7 mm)
