Brannigans

Question 1

Fire is defined as (brannigans)

Answer 1

Rapid oxidation reaction that produces heat and visible light

Question 2

Autoexposure

Answer 2

Vertical spread from one floor to the floors above

Question 3

Compartment fires (brannigans)

Answer 3

Incipient
Free burning
Flashover
Smoldering/decay

Question 4

Neutral plane

Answer 4

Interface between the hot ceiling layer and the cooler air flowing into the compartment

Question 5

Entrainment

Answer 5

Fresh air drawn into the fire from doorway

Question 6

Flow path

Answer 6

Movement of hot fire gases/smoke from high pressure to low pressure

Question 7

Aluminum melts at ___ and loses strength at ___

Answer 7

Melts at 1200 degrees
Loses strength at 350 degrees

Question 8

Standpipe sister classes 1-3

Answer 8

Class 1 2.5 inch connection for ff

Class 2 standpipe provides 1.5 for building occupants or fire department

Class 3 1.5 inch AND 2.5 inch connections

Question 9

Class 1 and 2 must provide ____ gpm at ___ psi

Answer 9

250 gpm at 100 psi

Question 10

Heavy timber

Answer 10

Lumber that is 8 in or more in its smallest diameter

Question 11

Joists

Answer 11

Floor beams

Question 12

Legacy construction

Answer 12

Use of solid wood members instead of lightweight trusses and I beams

Question 13

If co ppm X duration (minutes) = ____ or greater it is dangerous

Answer 13

33,000

Question 14

Joist vs truss

Answer 14

Joist supports floors
Truss supports roof

Question 15

Firestop vs draft stop

Answer 15

Firestop limits vertical movement
Draft stop limits horizontal movement

Question 16

Fitch plate girders

Answer 16

Steel plate sandwiched between two solid sawn wood joints

Question 17

6 types of type 5 wood frame structures

Answer 17

Log cabins, post and frame, balloon frame, platform frame, plank and beam, truss frame

Question 18

Sole plate

Answer 18

Horizontal wood framing member at base of stud wall that studs are attached to

Question 19

Chamfered column

Answer 19

Beveled corners

Question 20

Heavy timber (type 4)

Answer 20

Can be Masonry load bearing walls and wood structural members

Question 21

Chamfered column

Answer 21

Heavy timber column cut at an angle on each corner to make it more difficult for fire to ignite

Question 22

Ordinary construction (type 3) (legacy)

Answer 22

Brick and wood joisted construction (masonry exterior walls with combustible frame member)

Masonry bearing walls with wood joists used as simple beams spanning from wall to wall

Question 23

Girder

Answer 23

A beam supporting another beam

Question 24

Cantilever walls

Answer 24

Precast concrete walls, unsecured at the top, dependant on roof for stability

Question 25

Wythe

Answer 25

Vertical section of wall one brick or masonry unit thick

Question 26

Lintel

Answer 26

Carry weight above an opening

Question 27

Fire cut

Answer 27

End of beam cut at an angle so beam can fall out of the wall

Question 28

CO flammability range

Answer 28

12.5-74 percent Ignition temp 1128

Question 29

Masonry buildings with spans greater than ____ ft must have interior bearing walls

Answer 29

25 ft

Question 30

Type 2 (noncombustible)

Answer 30

Unprotected steel frame 1-3 stories max of 12 stories

Question 31

Substantial elongation of steel ____ degrees

Answer 31

1000 degrees

Question 32

Steel completely fail

Answer 32

1300 degrees

Question 33

Cold drawn steel for tensioned concrete or excavation tiebacks can fail at ____ degrees

Answer 33

800 degrees

Question 34

Four types of steel structures

Answer 34

Unprotected Dynamically protected Passively protected Passive/dynamic combination protection

Question 35

Purlin

Answer 35

Horizontal structural member in a roof (at right angle to trusses)

Question 36

Rakers

Answer 36

Diagonal columns that brace entire structure

Question 37

Spandrel space

Answer 37

Distance between top of one window and bottom of the window above it

Question 38

Transfer beam

Answer 38

Used to laterally relocate vertical loads of columns

Question 39

Problems with concrete construction

Answer 39

Collapse during construction Fire during construction Fire in completed buildings

Question 40

Ally columns

Answer 40

Steel pipes filled with concrete

Question 41

Monolithic construction

Answer 41

All concrete in a building is properly bonded together

Question 42

Steel has ____ times more compressive strength than concrete

Answer 42

15 times

Question 43

Complete loss of prestress for prestress concrete ____ degrees

Answer 43

800 degrees

Question 44

Benefits of ___ construction is that it lacks inherent voids

Answer 44

Type 1

Question 45

Two basic types of concrete construction

Answer 45

Cast in place, precast

Question 46

Strands (Also referred to as cables or tendons)

Answer 46

High strength cold drawn steel cables used to apply tension to concrete

Question 47

Pv roof panel (module)

Answer 47

Contains many semiconductor cells Group of modules is an array

Question 48

If sun is shinning pv panels will be energized t or f

Answer 48

T