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Building dictionary for the letter C - Page 29
Construction joint
The interface or meeting surface between two successive pours of concrete.
Construction administrator
One who oversees the fulfillment of the responsibilities of all parties to the contract for construction, for the primary benefit of the owner. In the typical project, construction administration is usually provided by the design professional. However, the owner may employ a separate professional entity for this purpose.
Construction documents
The written specifications and drawings that provide the requirements of a construction project.
Construction drawings
The portion of the contract documents that gives a graphic representation of the work to be done in the construction of a project.
Construction manager
One who directs the process of construction, either as the agent of the owner, as the agent of the contractor, or as one who, for a fee, directs and coordinates construction activity carried out under separate or multiple prime contracts.
Construction standard
There are three different standards of construction covering, average, quality and prestige.
Constructor
One who is in the business of managing the construction process. A contractor is a constructor who is acting under the terms of a contract for construction.
Consultant
A person (or organization) with an area of expertise or professional training who contracts to perform a service.
Consulting engineer
A licensed engineer, employed to perform specific engineering tasks.
Contact adhesive/Contact glue
A glue that requires a tight contact between the surfaces that are to be bonded.
Contact pressure
The pressure or force that a footing and the structure it supports exerts on the soil below.
Contact splice
A connection between concrete reinforcing bars where the bars are lapped and in direct contact with each other.
Containment berm
A physical barrier used to keep liquids from running outside of a protected area.
Contemporary period
A period of architecture in Australia that ran from 1960 to present day.
Continental seating
Seats placed in an auditorium in continuous rows having no aisles or crossovers. Access is from either a wall aisle or though the doors in the side walls.
Contingency
An amount included in the construction budget to cover the cost of unforeseen factors related to construction.
Contingency allowance
A specified sum included in the contract sum to be used at the owner's discretion, and with his approval, to pay for any element or service that was unforeseen or that is desirable but not specifically required of the contractor by the construction documents.
Contingent agreement
An agreement in which a part of an individuals compensation is payable only if a particular condition is met, such as the securing of financial backing. This type of agreement is usually between an architect and an owner who may be seeking to raise funds through passage of a tax referendum, selling bonds, or some other means.
Continuing education
A term applied to a regimen of attendance and application of special study toward a specific subject matter. Continuing education may be pursued through accredited professional seminars, college curriculum, and other forms of organized study that promote knowledge of the "state of the art" of professional endeavors.
Continuous beam
A beam supported at three or more points, and thus having two or more spans.
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