Construction 2

Question 1

All building codes classify buildings by construction type. These classifications are based on two attributes of the building construction: ($$$$) and ($$$$$$)

Answer 1

Fire resistance

Combustibility

Question 2

($$$$$) determines the likelihood of structural collapse under fire conditions.

Answer 2

Fire resistance

Question 3

The ($$$$$) nature to the buildings structural system will impact the rate of fire growth.

Answer 3

Combustible

Question 4

($$$$) a rating assigned to a material or assembly after standardized testing by an independent testing organization that identifies the amount of time a material or assembly will resist a a fire measure on a standard time temperature curve.

Answer 4

Fire resistance rating

Question 5

($$$$) is the ability of a structural assembly to maintain its load bearing capacity and structural integrity under fire convictions.

Answer 5

Fire resistance

Question 6

NFPA 251

Answer 6

Standard methods of test of fire endurance of building construction material

Question 7

A building code will typically require that columns support floors in fire resistive buildings have a fire resistance rating of ($$$$$)

Answer 7

3 hours

Question 8

The walls enclosing an exit stairwell, which may or may not be load bearing, typically must have a fire resistive rating of ($$$$) to protect the stairwell.

Answer 8

1 to 2 hours

Question 9

Under writers laboratories annually publishes a ($$$$$), which lists assemblies that have been tested and their fire resistance ratings.

Answer 9

Fire resistance directory

Question 10

($$$$) incapable of supporting combustion under normal circumstances

Answer 10

Non combustible

Question 11

In ($$$) construction, the structural members are of non combustible construction that has a specified fire resistance.

Answer 11

Type I fire resistive

Question 12

Type I
Bearing walls, columns, and beams are required to have a fire resistance of ($$$$)
Floor construction is qui red to have a fire resistance of ($$$$$)
Interior partition enclosing stairwells and corridors are required to have a fire resistance of ($$$$$$)

Answer 12

2 to 4 hours
2 to 3 hours
1 to 2 hours

Question 13

Some building codes retain a provision to omit the fire resistive rating for the roof construction for some occupancies when the roof is located more than ($$$$) above the floor

Answer 13

20 feet

Question 14

The two most common type of constructing Type I buildings are by using ($$$$$$) or a ($$$$$$$) frame

Answer 14

Reinforced concrete

Forte cited steel

Question 15

In the CSS of a steel frame building, it must be remembered that unprotected steel has ($$$$) fire resistance

Answer 15

No

Question 16

($$$$$$$) can either be protected or unprotected.

Answer 16

Type II (non combustible)

Question 17

Type II construction has two sub classifications ($$$$$),($$$)

Answer 17

IIA

IIB

Question 18

In IIA construction the structural components are requires to have a ($$$$) fire resistance.

Answer 18

One hour

Question 19

In IIB construction structural components are ($$$$$)

Answer 19

Unprotected

Question 20

($$$$) construction has been commonly referred to as ordinary construction.

Answer 20

Type III

Question 21

($$$$) construction is frequently constructed with exterior walls of masonry, but from a technical standpoint any non combustible material with the required fire resistance can be used for the exterior walls.

Answer 21

TypeIII

Question 22

IIIA construction is required to have a ($$$) fire resistive rating for the interior walls

Answer 22

One hour

Question 23

IIIB construction has ($$$$$) fire resistance requirement for the interior members

Answer 23

No

Question 24

For typeIII construction it would not be uncommon to use nominal ($$$$) joist for floor construction

Answer 24

2x10

Question 25

A fundamental fire concern with TypeIII construction is the combustible ($$$$$$) that are created between floor and ceiling joist and between studs in partition walls when they are covered with the interior finish materials

Answer 25

Concealed spaces

Question 26

($$$$$) construction is commonly known as heavy timber or mill construction

Answer 26

TypeIV

Question 27

Concealed spaces are not permitted in ($$$$$$) construction

Answer 27

TypeIV

Question 28

The primary hazard associated with ($$$$$) is the massive amount of fuel presented by the large structural members in addition to the building contents

Answer 28

TypeIV

Question 29

In ($$$$$) construction also commonly known as wood frame construction all major structural components are permitted to be of combustible construction.

Answer 29

TypeV

Question 30

Many TypeV structures are required to have a ($$$$) fire resistance for the structural members.

Answer 30

One hour

Question 31

The ($$$$) is the product of the weight of the combustibles multiplied by their heat of combustion.

Answer 31

Fire load

Question 32

The ($$$$) will very depending on the heat of combustion of the fuel.

Answer 32

Fire load

Question 33

Ordinary combustibles such as wood, paper, and similar materials have heats of combustion between ($$$$$)

Answer 33

7000 and 8000 btu

Question 34

($$$$$). The amount of fuel in a compartment expressed in pounds per square foot obtained by dividing the amount of fuel present by the floor area.

Answer 34

Fire load