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| Foundation plan | structrual components for the foundation are shown on the |
| Footings | are the feet upon which the entire building rests |
| Frost line | the deepest point to which the ground will freeze in a given region |
| Keyway | when a poured conncrete foundation wall is to be erected on the footing, the drawing may call for |
| Concrete Masonry Units | concrete block |
| Grade beam | a reinforced concrete beam that spans from footing to footing |
| An Auger cast pile | is a foundation system drilled with a 12"-14" steel auger to the appropriate design |
| Caissons | are drilled and usually from 18"-72" in diameter |
| Steel Pile | is a long H shaped or round steel member that is hammer driven into the earth |
| Friction pile | the pile is driven to a suitable support stratum or driven to friction resistance of the soil |
| Elevation | is a measurement refrenced to a known point |
| Slab-on-grade | a concrete slab poured at ground level is called |
| Floating slab construction | is the type of slab-on-grade construction |
| Monolithic slab | where the slab and footings are cast as one continous unit |
| Expansion joints | are placed between a slab and a wall, and also around columns |
| Waterproofing | of foundation walls is needed in areas where the soil and climatic conditions demand protection from underground water |
| Waterstop | is a linear section of pvc located in the concrete to sereve as amoisture barrier |
| Cast in place concrete | is cast at the construction job site |
| Reinforced concrete | the combination of concrete's high compressive strength and steel's high tensile strength |
| Slab systems | are concrete floors constructed from concete floors |
| One way slab system | is constructed with the main reinforcing steel spanning in one direction |
| Two way slab system | is constructed with the main reinforcing steel sapanning in two different directions |
| Flat plate slab system | is a basic two way slab system using a flat slab of uniform thickness |
| slat slab system | for heavier construction that carries greater floor loads |
| Waffle slab | is supported by joists running in two directions |
| Columns | are vertical support members designed to safely carry the anticipated final load of the building |
| Column schedule | Identification should include the location, the size of the column, the number and the size of vertical reinforcement bars |
| Ties | horizontal reinforcing bars placed around the outside of the vertical bars |
| Beams | are structural members running horizontally beneth a floor system |
| Stirrups | U-shaped steel bars |
| Blosters and chairs | are used to support reinforceing bars at the desired level and clearance from the framework |
| Precast Concrete | is cast at a concrete factory |
| Pretensioned Concrete | mambers are normally precast at a concrete factory and transported to the construction site. |
| Posttnsioned Concrete | members have the cables contained in the tubes so that they do not bond with the concrete |
| Structural steel | construction refers to a system of building in which the framework consits of steel shapes |
| wide-flange beam | designated by a W |
| I beam | designated by a s |
