COSC 275 PALMER: EXAM 1 NOTES
Estimating - ANSWER-The Process of determining the anticipated cost of material,
labor and equipment of a proposed project.
Take-off - ANSWER-The process in which detailed lists are compiled, based on
drawings and specifications, of all the materials and equipment necessary to
construct a project. The cost estimator uses this list to calculate how much it will cost
to build the project.
Quantities - ANSWER-Measured amounts of of construction items expressed in their
customary units.
Quantification - ANSWER-In estimating an activity to translate project scope
information into resource quantities suitable for costing. In the engineering and
construction industry, a takeoff is a specific type of quantification that is
measurement and listing of quantities of materials from drawings.
Quantity Survey - ANSWER-A detailed analysis of material and equipment required
to construct a project
Area - ANSWER-A measurement of a given planar region or of the surface of a solid.
Area Method - ANSWER-A construction cost estimating system employing unit
square foot costs multiplied by the adjusted gross floor area of building.
Length - ANSWER-The longest dimension of an object.
Grade - ANSWER-The surface or level of the ground.
Level - ANSWER-Term used to describe any horizontal surface that has all points at
the same elevation and has zero slope.
Site - ANSWER-The location of a project geographically, usually defined by legal
boundaries.
Footing Beam - ANSWER-A reinforced concrete beam connecting pile caps or
spread footings to distribute horizontal loads caused by eccentric loading.
Bolster - ANSWER-in concrete, an individual or continuous support used to hold
reinfording bars in position. usually used in slab work.
Pan Construction - ANSWER-A type of concrete floor or roof in which pan forms are
used to create intersecting ribs and resulting in a waffle-like under surface
Linear Measurement - ANSWER-A unit or system of units for measuring length:
12" = 1'
3' = 1 Y
, 1 Y = 0.9144 M
1 Mi = 5,280'
Specifications - ANSWER-Documents that define the qualitative requirements for
products, materials, and workmanship upon which the contract for construction is
based.
Drawings - ANSWER-Graphic illustration's depicting the dimensions, design, and
location of the project. Generally including plans, elevations, details, diagrams,
schedules, and sections.
Addendum - ANSWER-A document describing an addition, change, correction, or
modification to contact documents.
Amendment - ANSWER-A modification to the contract by a subsequent agreement.
Formwork - ANSWER-The total system of support for freshly placed concrete,
including the mold or sheathing that contacts the concrete, as well as all supporting
members, hardware, and necessary bracing.
PVR - Potential Vertical Rise - ANSWER-Potential Vertical Rise, Express in inches
(mm) is the latent of potential ability of a soil material to swell, at a given density,
moisture, and loading condition, when exposed to capillary or surface water, and
thereby increase the elevation of it's upper surface, along with anything resting on it.
Elevation - ANSWER-1. A vertical Distance relative to a reference point.
2. A view or drawing of the interior or exterior of a structure as if projected onto a
vertical plane.
Cut & Fill - ANSWER-An operation commonly used in road building and other rock
and earth moving operations in which the material excavated and removed from one
location is used as fill material at another location.
Fill - ANSWER-The soil or other material used to raise the grade of a site area.
Foundation - ANSWER-The entire masonry substructure below the first floor or
frame or a building, including the footing upon which the building rests.
Grade Beam - ANSWER-A horizontal end-supporting load-bearing foundation
member that supports an exterior wall of a superstructure.
Width - ANSWER-The measurement or extent of something from side to side.
Footing - ANSWER-That portion of the foundation of a structure that spreads and
transmits the load directly to the soil.
Reinforced Bar - ANSWER-A steel bar, usually with manufactured deformations,
used in concrete and masonry construction to provide additional strength.
Estimating - ANSWER-The Process of determining the anticipated cost of material,
labor and equipment of a proposed project.
Take-off - ANSWER-The process in which detailed lists are compiled, based on
drawings and specifications, of all the materials and equipment necessary to
construct a project. The cost estimator uses this list to calculate how much it will cost
to build the project.
Quantities - ANSWER-Measured amounts of of construction items expressed in their
customary units.
Quantification - ANSWER-In estimating an activity to translate project scope
information into resource quantities suitable for costing. In the engineering and
construction industry, a takeoff is a specific type of quantification that is
measurement and listing of quantities of materials from drawings.
Quantity Survey - ANSWER-A detailed analysis of material and equipment required
to construct a project
Area - ANSWER-A measurement of a given planar region or of the surface of a solid.
Area Method - ANSWER-A construction cost estimating system employing unit
square foot costs multiplied by the adjusted gross floor area of building.
Length - ANSWER-The longest dimension of an object.
Grade - ANSWER-The surface or level of the ground.
Level - ANSWER-Term used to describe any horizontal surface that has all points at
the same elevation and has zero slope.
Site - ANSWER-The location of a project geographically, usually defined by legal
boundaries.
Footing Beam - ANSWER-A reinforced concrete beam connecting pile caps or
spread footings to distribute horizontal loads caused by eccentric loading.
Bolster - ANSWER-in concrete, an individual or continuous support used to hold
reinfording bars in position. usually used in slab work.
Pan Construction - ANSWER-A type of concrete floor or roof in which pan forms are
used to create intersecting ribs and resulting in a waffle-like under surface
Linear Measurement - ANSWER-A unit or system of units for measuring length:
12" = 1'
3' = 1 Y
, 1 Y = 0.9144 M
1 Mi = 5,280'
Specifications - ANSWER-Documents that define the qualitative requirements for
products, materials, and workmanship upon which the contract for construction is
based.
Drawings - ANSWER-Graphic illustration's depicting the dimensions, design, and
location of the project. Generally including plans, elevations, details, diagrams,
schedules, and sections.
Addendum - ANSWER-A document describing an addition, change, correction, or
modification to contact documents.
Amendment - ANSWER-A modification to the contract by a subsequent agreement.
Formwork - ANSWER-The total system of support for freshly placed concrete,
including the mold or sheathing that contacts the concrete, as well as all supporting
members, hardware, and necessary bracing.
PVR - Potential Vertical Rise - ANSWER-Potential Vertical Rise, Express in inches
(mm) is the latent of potential ability of a soil material to swell, at a given density,
moisture, and loading condition, when exposed to capillary or surface water, and
thereby increase the elevation of it's upper surface, along with anything resting on it.
Elevation - ANSWER-1. A vertical Distance relative to a reference point.
2. A view or drawing of the interior or exterior of a structure as if projected onto a
vertical plane.
Cut & Fill - ANSWER-An operation commonly used in road building and other rock
and earth moving operations in which the material excavated and removed from one
location is used as fill material at another location.
Fill - ANSWER-The soil or other material used to raise the grade of a site area.
Foundation - ANSWER-The entire masonry substructure below the first floor or
frame or a building, including the footing upon which the building rests.
Grade Beam - ANSWER-A horizontal end-supporting load-bearing foundation
member that supports an exterior wall of a superstructure.
Width - ANSWER-The measurement or extent of something from side to side.
Footing - ANSWER-That portion of the foundation of a structure that spreads and
transmits the load directly to the soil.
Reinforced Bar - ANSWER-A steel bar, usually with manufactured deformations,
used in concrete and masonry construction to provide additional strength.
