Chapter 2

Question 1

Factors that influence fire behavior include:

Answer 1

Basic building classifications. Occupancy classifications. Fire or fuel load. Fire resistance.

Question 2

Type I:

Answer 2

Fire resistive

Question 3

Type II:

Answer 3

Non-combustible or protected noncombustible

Question 4

Type III:

Answer 4

Exterior protected, masonry.

Question 5

Type IV:

Answer 5

Heavy timber

Question 6

Type V:

Answer 6

Wood frame

Question 7

These features allow time for occupant evacuation and interior fire fighting

Answer 7

The addition of fire resistance. The fire resistive compartmentation provided by partitions and floors limits or slows Fire spread

Question 8

Any substance, except plain water, that when applied to another material or substance will reduce the flammability of yours or slow their rate of combustion by chemical or physical action

Answer 8

Fire retardant

Question 9

The use of___is the most common characteristic of unprotected noncombustible construction

Answer 9

Unprotected steel type II b

Question 10

Type II B:

The speed at which unprotected members will fail depends on the following factors:

Answer 10

Ceiling height of the building. Size of the unprotected steel members. Intensity and duration of the exposing fire.

Question 11

A fundamental fire concern with type three construction is the colon

Answer 11

Concealed spaces that are created between floor and ceiling joist in between studs and partition walls when they are covered with interior finish materials

Question 12

The fundamental problem with type five construction is the presence of:

Answer 12

Concealed voids

Question 13

This construction is considered the common currency of small residential and commercial buildings in North America today

Answer 13

Light frame construction

Question 14

This construction technique was introduced to the United States in the 1830s

Answer 14

Light frame construction

Question 15

Standard test method for behavior of materials in a vertical tube furnace at 750°C

Answer 15

ASTME136

Question 16

The most commonly used test for determining combustibility is?

Answer 16

ASTME136

Question 17

Indicates the ability of a structural assembly to maintain its load bearing capacity and structural integrity under fire conditions

Answer 17

Fire resistance

Question 18

___Is the most common method used to determine fire resistance.

Answer 18

Laboratory testing

Question 19

Also known as NFPA 251, standard method of test the fire endurance of building construction in materials

Answer 19

ASTME119

Question 20

The earliest known fire test on building materials were conducted?

Answer 20

In Germany in 1884 to 86

Question 21

In the United States the first known farts as were conducted in?

Answer 21

Denver Colorado in 1890 with subsequent tests in New York City in 1896

Question 22

Reading assigned to a material or simply after standardized testing by an independent testing organization; identifies the amount of time and material or simply will resist a typical far, as measured on a standard time temperature curb

Answer 22

Fire resistance rating

Question 23

Standard test methods for determining affects of large hydrocarbon pool fires on structural members and assemblies

Answer 23

ASTM standard 1529

Question 24

The only standardized test method currently universally excepted by building codes

Answer 24

E119

Question 25

Joint systems for floor to wall and wall to wall connections are tested in accordance with?

Answer 25

UL standard 2079, standard for fire test of joint systems

Question 26

Type 1: The addition of ________ increases structural integrity during a fire.

Answer 26

Fire resistance