Chapter 3 - Methods and Materials of Construction, Renovation, and Demolition

Question 1

Regulates the actual design and construction of new buildings

Answer 1

Building code.

Question 2

Applies to the renovation alteration or demolition of an existing building

Answer 2

Building code

Question 3

Regulates the activities that take place in existing buildings

Answer 3

Fire code

Question 4

A pile is made of what

Answer 4

Wood or steel

Question 5

Caisson is made of what

Answer 5

Concrete

Question 6

Where is a potential location in which an electrical fire may start with regards to the basement

Answer 6

Basement insulating foam where electrical conduits and plumbing are located

Question 7

What type of hose stretches may be needed in an ISBU structure

Answer 7

Unusual and long

Question 8

What is very important information for your pre-plans

Answer 8

Seeing how the building is being built

Question 9

What is always a possibility at a construction site even without fire

Answer 9

Collapse

Question 10

What type of enclosures when used in a high-rise structure result in an enormous fuel load and a very dangerous situation

Answer 10

Plywood abatement enclosures

Question 11

What material is strong in tension n and weak or unsuitable in compression

Answer 11

Manila hemp rope

Question 12

Less than or equal to 2 in nominal thickness

Answer 12

Board

Question 13

2 to 4 in nominal thickness

Answer 13

Dimensional lumber

Question 14

Greater than or equal to 5 in nominal thickness

Answer 14

Timber

Question 15

Wet wood has ___ strength then dry wood

Answer 15

Less

Question 16

Wood varies greatly in its compressive strength depending on the direction

Answer 16

In which the load is applied

Question 17

What size are OSB strands

Answer 17

3 to 4 in

Question 18

Thin wood veneers laid parallel to the length of the member

Answer 18

LVL

Question 19

Long veneers laid parallel but in a more random arrangement

Answer 19

PSL

Question 20

Similar to OSB but with longer 12” flaked wood strands

Answer 20

LSL

Question 21

What type of stone is particularly subject to spalling

Answer 21

Granite

Question 22

What type of stone can appear perfect yet may have turned to chalk?

Answer 22

Marble

Question 23

What material has virtually no tensile strength

Answer 23

Concrete

Question 24

What material is almost equally strong in compression and tension

Answer 24

Steel

Question 25

What lightweight concrete is 1/4 the weight of traditional concrete

Answer 25

Aerated autoclave concrete

Question 26

What type of metal can be shaped and contains little carbon

Answer 26

Wrought iron

Question 27

What is the carbon content of cast iron

Answer 27

3 to 4%

Question 28

In regards to metal what is the chief cause of failure

Answer 28

Poor connections of floor beams to cast iron columns

Question 29

How much carbon is in structural steel

Answer 29

Less than 2%

Question 30

How much carbon is in wrought iron

Answer 30

0.2 percent

Question 31

Galvanized cold form steel members are coded with what for corrosion protection

Answer 31

Zinc

Question 32

What is often the first sign of a serious fire enclosed structure

Answer 32

Violent pressure failure of the windows

Question 33

What is one of the few options of getting through hurricane resistant windows

Answer 33

Saws equipped with carbide tipped blade

Question 34

What is a commonly used plastic that can be ignited with a match

Answer 34

Polyurethane imitation wood beam

Question 35

What materials can produce flaming dripping plastic

Answer 35

Thermoplastic

Question 36

A plastic that chars and burns but does not flow

Answer 36

Thermoset

Question 37

A composite multi-layer sheathing panel system

Answer 37

EIFS

Question 38

Structural members made of plastic reinforced by continuous glass fibers oriented in the direction of the load are used for what type of buildings

Answer 38

Special buildings were no metal is permitted due to radio frequency interference

Question 39

What is gypsum typically used in

Answer 39

Wallboard

Question 40

Where should you breach gypsum board

Answer 40

Points of connection at the ends of the sheets

Question 41

The ___ of a material affects its ability to resist a compressive load or a deflective one

Answer 41

Shape

Question 42

Shape is not a consideration in what type of load

Answer 42

Tensile

Question 43

Resistance to what loads is directly related to the cross section makeup of a material

Answer 43

Tensile

Question 44

What temperature does structural steel fail at

Answer 44

1,000 to 1100° F (79)

Question 45

Houses build with what type of beams are expected to collapse early in a fire

Answer 45

Aluminum

Question 46

Sometimes the quickest forcible entry into an occupancy is to bypass a locked door and do what

Answer 46

Go straight through the gypsum wall