Brannigan 3

Question 1

A (****) regulates the actual design and construction of NEW buildings, providing for minimal levels of health and safety.

Answer 1

building code

Question 2

A (*****) regulates the activities that take place in EXISTING buildings in including the maintenance of existing fire protection features such as automatic sprinklers and fire doors, hazardous processes such as spray finishing, the storage of hazardous materials, and general fire safety precautions.

Answer 2

fire cod

Question 3

A (****) is applicable to existing buildings and hazards.

Answer 3

fire code

Question 4

(*****) apply to the instillation of domestic water systems, sanitary systems, and the like.

Answer 4

plumbing codes

Question 5

(*****) apply to systems like air handling systems and smoke control systems.

Answer 5

Mechanical codes

Question 6

(**) apply to the instillation of electrical systems

Answer 6

electrical codes

Question 7

(**) dictate land usage in specific cities (and are written by the cities themselves).

Answer 7

zoning laws

Question 8

(**) they spell out what types of buildings can be built in specific locations and what they can be used for.

Answer 8

zoning regulations / laws

Question 9

The (*****) is a set of regulations passed in 1900 that includes, among other things, regulations requiring area of refuge for disabled people in multistory buildings.

Answer 9

Americans with Disabilities Act ADA

Question 10

(**). Occupational health and safety regulations (enforced by state and/or federal authorities such as OSHA, apply to construction sites.

Answer 10

Construction safety regulations

Question 11

(****). THese include provisions to prevent falls and protection for being hit or crushed.

Answer 11

Construction safety regulations

Question 12

THe (***) who is typically responsible for the overall project and is the individual who actually designed the building in terms of appearance and layout.

Answer 12

architect

Question 13

It is the (**) who decides the materials to be used and how the building will preform.

Answer 13

architect

Question 14

(****) design the structural farm of the building. It is the individual who decides the number and size of beams and columns, and analyzes the overall strength of the building, and incorporates seismic protection in structures subject to earth quakes.

Answer 14

structural engineer

Question 15

THe (**) designs the layout of the site including parking, drainage, and roadways.

Answer 15

civil engineer

Question 16

The (*****) designs the heating and air-conditioning systems and the plumbing systems.

Answer 16

mechanical engineer

Question 17

the (*****) designs the lighting, telecommunications, and emergency power systems.

Answer 17

electrical engineer

Question 18

(***) designs the fire protection systems including sparklers systems and fire alarm systems

Answer 18

fire protection engineer

Question 19

Once all code regulations have been fulfilled, a (*****) can be issued by the building department.

Answer 19

certificate of occupancy

Question 20

The (*****) typically has ultimate responsibility of building on time and on budget.

Answer 20

general contractor

Question 21

(**) sub contrators build the various system components of the building.

Answer 21

sub contrators

Question 22

(**) are classified as to their strength based upon amounts of gravel, sand, clay, and silt.

Answer 22

soils

Question 23

Structures that will be erected on very weak soils, such as those with high silt content, may need to use deep foundations such as () and (*).

Answer 23

piles

caissons

Question 24

Piles are made of (*****)

Answer 24

wood or steel

Question 25

Caissons are typically constructed of (*****)

Answer 25

concrete

Question 26

Below grade (***) ARE SHALLOW FOUNDATIONS USED TO SUPPOR SMALLER BUILDINGS AND THOSE ON STRONGER SOILS.

Answer 26

footings

Question 27

All buildings have three structural components: (****) (*****) (*)))))*)

Answer 27

super structure sub structure foundation

Question 28

(*******) the building itself above grade.

Answer 28

super structure

Question 29

(******) The area below grade to the lowest basement floor slab

Answer 29

sub structure

Question 30

(*****) From the lowest below grade slab to the footings, casinos, and piles.

Answer 30

foundation

Question 31

(****) are used to remove ground water as excavation moves below the water table.

Answer 31

Dewatering pumps

Question 32

Soil wall in the excavation are protected by the use of braced sheeting using (******), (****), and (*****).

Answer 32

crosslot bracing, tiebacks rakers,

Question 33

One special type of wall is a (******) in which a trench is dug, steel reinforcement is placed in the trench, and a slurry compound is placed in the trench to support the wall.

Answer 33

slurry wall

Question 34

(********) or (********). is used in the construction of concrete buildings are often made of wood. is used to support (and form) poured concrete during the curing process.

Answer 34

falsework | formwork

Question 35

Before pressurizing a (*****) , ensure all hose valves have been closed, the top of the pipe is capped and that the hose team has been made aware that there maybe debs in the system.

Answer 35

stand pipe systems

Question 36

A common problem of (****) renovators is their lack of structural engineering knowledge.

Answer 36

do it yourself

Question 37

The stone arch works because all the members of the arch are under (*****), and little or no TENSILE load is placed on a material that is weak in tensile strength.

Answer 37

compression

Question 38

Specific termas are used to describe the size of a structural member: (****) (****) (****)

Answer 38

board demensional lumber timber

Question 39

Board: (******) nominal thickness.

Answer 39

>2

Question 40

Dimensional lumber: (******) nominal thickness

Answer 40

2" -4"

Question 41

Timber: (****) nominal thickness.

Answer 41

5"

Question 42

(******) is the thickness of the lumber prior to drying in a kiln at a lumber yard.

Answer 42

Nominal thickness

Question 43

A 2" x 4", actually measures (******)

Answer 43

1 1/2" x 3 1/2"

Question 44

Wood varies greatly in compressive strength, depending on the (*****) in which the load is applied.

Answer 44

direction

Question 45

Wet wood has (****) strength than dry wood.

Answer 45

less

Question 46

(****) is manufactured with the grain of alternate plies laid at right angles to develop approximately equal strength in either direction.

Answer 46

plywood

Question 47

(******) is an example of a wood panel in which all the strands are laid at right angles, but the stands are much smaller (3"-4") which makes OSB cheaper than plywood.

Answer 47

oriented strand board

Question 48

There is a another group of (****) wood building products, specifically LIGHT WEIGTH WOODEN TRUSSES and WOODEN I JOIST.

Answer 48

MANUFACTURED

Question 49

(****) are smooth sided pieces of clay cured in an oven.

Answer 49

bricks

Question 50

(*****) lose surface material when subjected to heat.

Answer 50

spall

Question 51

(******) This is the typical 8" X 16" concrete block, or cinder block as it is sometimes called

Answer 51

concrete masonry unit CMU

Question 52

Steel reinforcement bars (*******)

Answer 52

rebar

Question 53

(*****) such as GRANITE, MARBLE, LIMESTONE, AND SANDSTONE.

Answer 53

quarried stone

Question 54

(*****) particularly is subject to spalling.

Answer 54

granite

Question 55

Concrete is a mixture or portland cement, water and (******)

Answer 55

aggregates

Question 56

Cement and concrete are not the same thing-- (*****) is a component of concrete.

Answer 56

cement

Question 57

Concert is (******) hardened to full strength.

Answer 57

curred

Question 58

Concrete is mixed and proportioned to the desired strength: different (*****) are added to give concrete special characteristics such as corrosion resistance if steel reinforcing rods are to be added to the concrete.

Answer 58

admixtures

Question 59

In (******) crushing strains are exerted on the material until it buckles or crumbles.

Answer 59

compression tes

Question 60

Concrete is tested in (*****) because it has virtually no tensile strength.

Answer 60

compression

Question 61

In (****) test the material is pulled apart until failure occurs: for concret it happens very quickly.

Answer 61

tensil

Question 62

Reinforced concret is a (*****) that is, two elements act together under the load.

Answer 62

composite material

Question 63

(****) is alomost equally strong in compression an tension.

Answer 63

steel

Question 64

Usually steel is tested only in (*****) If the sample passes, it is assumed the steel also has the required compressive strength.

Answer 64

tension

Question 65

(*******) an expensive material at the time, is MALLEABLE (can be shaped) and contains little carbon (0.2 precent)

Answer 65

wrought iron

Question 66

(****) is very brittle material with high carbon content (3-4 percent)

Answer 66

cast iron

Question 67

Poor (****) of floor beams to cast iron columns are probably the chief cause of failure.

Answer 67

connections

Question 68

the use of water to cool steel (*****) cause failure: it simply cools the steel.

Answer 68

does not

Question 69

(******) in common use today, is an alloy composed of iron and carbon (<2 percent ).

Answer 69

structural steel

Question 70

Structural steel has three negative characteristics in fire: (****) (*****) (***)

Answer 70

it conducts heat it elongates fails at about 1000-1100 degrees fahreheit

Question 71

(*******) such as cables that are some times used to brace failing buildings or as tendons in tensioned concert, fail at 800F.

Answer 71

Cold drawn steel

Question 72

Cooling stream (****) applied to structural steel members when they have been heated by fire.

Answer 72

should be

Question 73

(******) melts at very ordinary fire temperatures.

Answer 73

Aluminum

Question 74

Often the first sign of serious fire in a closed structure is the violent pressure failure of the (*****), often described by witnesses as an explosions.

Answer 74

windowes

Question 75

Some glass windows are double or triple glazed for energy conservation (*******).

Answer 75

thermal pane windows

Question 76

Some code require that some windows in high rise buildings be of breakable glass. These are sometimes marked with a (****) for identification purposes.

Answer 76

maltese cross

Question 77

Laminated (****) window a great advantage for protecting against flying debris during a hurricane but nearly impossible to break for fire fighters for ventilation. (*******) offer one of the few options of getting through these windows

Answer 77

hurricane resistant | cabide tipped blade saws

Question 78

(8880 glass properly installed, has greater resistance to fire than ordinary glass, but it passes radiant heat as readily as regular glass.

Answer 78

wired glass

Question 79

(****) insulation is a combination of no combustible glass fibers and combustible binders.

Answer 79

Glass fiber insulation

Question 80

(*****) is often installed above metal grid suspended ceilings

Answer 80

Glass fiber insulation

Question 81

(*******) was long used by itself or in a combination with other material as a fireproofing agent for steel.

Answer 81

Abestos

Question 82

Buildings where asbestos might be present a hazard during or after fire suppression should be identified in advance so that (******) can be summoned as soon as there is a working fire.

Answer 82

technical assistance

Question 83

(********) imitation wood beams, a commonly used plastic can be iqnited with a match.

Answer 83

polyurethane

Question 84

($$$$$$$)can produce flaming, dripping plastic, which will produce secondary fires.

Answer 84

Thermoplastics

Question 85

($$$$$$$$) are plastics that char and burn but do not flow.

Answer 85

Thermosets

Question 86

($$$$$$$$) are plastic panels in which foamed urethane or expanded polystyrene is sandwiched between two panels of oriented strand board, or oriented strand board on the exterior and gypsum on the interior surface are being used for roof and wall panels.

Answer 86

Foam core panels

Question 87

($$$$$) reinforced with fiberglass are used for corrugated and flat panels and some automobile panels. The plastic will burn and leave a matted piece of glass fibers.

Answer 87

Resin plastics

Question 88

($$$$$$) typically used in wall board, is an inert material composed of calcium sulfate dehydrate .

Answer 88

Gypsum

Question 89

The ($$$$$) of a material affects its ability to resist a compressive load or a defective one.

Answer 89

Shape.

Question 90

(&&&&&) is bending that combines both compression and tension.

Answer 90

Deflection

Question 91

($$$$$) is not a consideration in tensile forces.

Answer 91

Shape

Question 92

($$$$$$$) give steel a greater ability to span a gap, without unacceptable deflection or bending, than the same steel would have as a flat plate.

Answer 92

Corrugations

Question 93

Resistance to tensile forces is directly related to the ($$$$$$$) makeup of a material.

Answer 93

Cross section

Question 94

Resistance to tensile forces is directly related to the ($$$$$$$) makeup of a material.

Answer 94

Cross section