Inspector Chapter 6

Question 1

Wall with a specified degree of fire resistance that is designed to prevent the spread of fire within a structure or between adjacent structures

Answer 1

Fire Wall

Question 2

Fire walls are typically constructed of _____

Answer 2

Masonry

Question 3

Building codes typically allow a reduction in a fire wall’s fire-resistance rating if the building is equipped with an _____ _____ _____

Answer 3

Automatic Sprinkler System

Question 4

Portion of the exterior walls of a building that extends above the roof.

Answer 4

Parapet

Question 5

A device installed over an opening or within a wall assembly to protect it against smoke, flame, and heated gases.

Answer 5

Opening Protective

Question 6

All openings in fire walls must be protected by approved _____ _____, such as fire shutters or fire-rated doors.

Answer 6

Opening Protective

Question 7

A _____ _____ is a wall that is located on a lot line between two buildings and is common to both buildings. They are almost always load-bearing.

Answer 7

Party Walls

Question 8

_____ _____ and _____ are common locations for breaches in party walls.

Answer 8

Attic Areas and Cocklofts

Question 9

_____ _____ and _____ _____ are interior walls that subdivide a floor or area of a building but do not qualify as fire walls.

Answer 9

Fire Partitions and Fire Barriers

Question 10

Fire partitions are typically ___-hour rated structures.

Answer 10

One

Question 11

Fire barriers have can be ___-to ___ hour-rated structures

Answer 11

One to Four

Question 12

_____ walls are designed to block the vertical spread of fire through a building.

Answer 12

Enclosure

Question 13

Nonload-bearing exterior wall attached to the outside of a building.

Answer 13

Curtain Wall

Question 14

The fire resistance of a _____ _____ plays a primary role in preventing the vertical spread of fire and products of combustion through a building.

Answer 14

Floor Assembly

Question 15

Codes require glass doors to be made of _____ glass that resists breakage.

Answer 15

Tempered

Question 16

What window has two sashes that can move past each other in a vertical plane.

Answer 16

Double-Hung

Question 17

What window Has only the lower sash capable of being opened.

Answer 17

Single-hung

Question 18

What window Has a side-hinged sash that is usually installed to swing outward.

Answer 18

Casement

Question 19

Has two ore more sashes of which at least one moves horizontally within the window frame.

Answer 19

Horizontal Siding

Question 20

This window has one ore more top-hinged outward swinging sashes.

Answer 20

Awning

Question 21

This window Includes a large number of narrow overlapping glass sections singing outwards (basic concept of the awning window)

Answer 21

Jalousie

Question 22

This window swings outwards at the top or bottom and slides upward or downward in groves

Answer 22

Projecting

Question 23

This window Has a sash that pivots horizontally or vertically about a central axis.

Answer 23

Pivoting

Question 24

Exposed interior surfaces of buildings including, but not limited to, fixed or movable walls and partitions, columns, and ceilings.

Answer 24

Interior Finish

Question 25

The term _____ _____ generally refers to a vertical pathway in a building that contains building services.

Answer 25

Utility Chase

Question 26

A _____ or _____ _____ is a large vertical chute that extends through a building and has openings on each floor for depositing trash or soiled linens.

Answer 26

A refuse or linen chute

Question 27

Kitchen grease exhaust ducts always require ___-hour fire-resistive seperation.

Answer 27

One

Question 28

_____ fire walls are self-supporting and independent of the building frame.

Answer 28

Freestanding

Question 29

_____ walls require support from the surrounding structure.

Answer 29

Tied

Question 30

A _____ _____ often is lighter, but it often may be a double-wall system to meet the code requirements for fire walls.

Answer 30

Tied Wall

Question 31

Series of barriers designed to keep flames, smoke, and heat from spreading from one room or floor to another

Answer 31

Compartmentation System

Question 32

Photovoltaic systems can generate up to ___ amps and ___ volts of electricity.

Answer 32

8 amps; 600 volts

Question 33

NOTE: Fire department lighting WILL NOT cause the system to produce energy, and there is no stored energy in the panels.

Answer 33

THIS IS WRONG per a previous class, BUT, it's in the book!

Question 34

The ____ __-___ test is the only standardized test method currently universally accepted by building codes. (Evaluating structural stability)

Answer 34

ASTM E-119

Question 35

Class ___ floor finishes can withstand a higher temperature bore igniting than Class ___ floors can withstand.

Answer 35

Class I, Class II

Question 36

Exits, Exit passageways, and corridors require class ___ interior floor finishes unless automatic sprinklers are installed, in which will decrease the requirement to class ___

Answer 36

I, II

Question 37

In building construction, refers to generally inaccessible spaces between layers of building materials.

Answer 37

Interstitial Space

Question 38

Unoccupied space within a building through which air flows back to the heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning (HVAC) system

Answer 38

Return-Air Plenum

Question 39

The interstitial space can be used as a _____-_____ _____ and when that is the case, the fire inspector must verify that materials, wires, ducts, pipes, etc. are noncombustible or rated for plenum use.

Answer 39

Return-Air Plenum

Question 40

Unofficial name for the test used to determine the flame spread ratings of various materials

Answer 40

Steiner Tunnel Test

Question 41

The _____ _____ _____ is the most commonly used method for evaluating surface-burning characteristics of materials.

Answer 41

Steiner Tunnel Test

Question 42

The Steiner Tunnel Test produces a numerical evaluation of the flammability of interior materials which is known as the _____ ______ _____, and the _____-_____ _____

Answer 42

Flame Spread Rating and the Smoke-Developed Index

Question 43

Numerical rating assigned to a material based on the speed and extent to which flame travels over its surface.

Answer 43

Flame Spread Rating

Question 44

A Measure of the concentration of smoke a material emits as it burns.

Answer 44

Smoke-Developed Index.

Question 45

Red Oak Flooring was assigned a flame-spread and smoke developed index of ___ during a ___-minute tunnel test.

Answer 45

100; 10-minute

Question 46

Codes establish ___ classifications of interior finishes using letter designations

Answer 46

Three

Question 47

Ability of a substance to do harm within the body.

Answer 47

Toxicity

Question 48

The Smoke-developed Index is measured by means of a _____ _____ and a _____ _____ located at the end of the tunnel furnace.

Answer 48

Photoelectric Cell and a Light Source

Question 49

_____ _____ is used as the standard for flame spread rating.

Answer 49

Red Oak

Question 50

HVAC: A _____ _____ usually is actuated by an associated smoke detector and closes by active mechanical action.

Answer 50

Smoke Damper

Question 51

A _____ _____ is usually a spring-loaded shutter that is held open by a fusible link.

Answer 51

Fire Damper

Question 52

The national building code of Canada identifies ___ different methods of smoke control in buildings.

Answer 52

14

Question 53

The letters ___ & ___ are used to designate the toxicity of a refrigerant.

Answer 53

A & B

Question 54

Type ___ refrigerants present a greater health hazard to facility workers and emergency responders when compared to type ___ Refrigerants

Answer 54

B; A

Question 55

Refrigerants are assigned a flammability rating on a scale of ___-to-___.

Answer 55

1-to-3

Question 56

Class I refrigerants are _____

Answer 56

Noncombustible

Question 57

Class III refrigerants are _____

Answer 57

Flammable.

Question 58

Anhydrous ammonia is classified as a ___ refrigerant.

Answer 58

B2

Question 59

Model codes require refrigeration machinery rooms to be equipped with _____ _____ _____

Answer 59

Gas Detection Systems

Question 60

Although circuit breakers have replaced fuses in electrical systems, fuse boxes are still found in structures built before _____

Answer 60

1950

Question 61

_____ _____ is a term used to describe electrical equipment that is used to isolate circuits and energized equipment.

Answer 61

Switch Gear

Question 62

_____ _____ and _____ are the main types of fuel for generators

Answer 62

Natural Gas and Diesel

Question 63

A _____ _____ _____ starts the generator when there is a loss of power and turns it off when the primary power supply reengages.

Answer 63

Power Transfer Switch

Question 64

_____ convert high-voltage electricity supplied by the electric utility service to an appropriate voltage for use in a building.

Answer 64

Transformers

Question 65

Use the surrounding ***** to cool the transformer through fins and heat sinks installed on the body of the transformer.

Answer 65

Air-Cooled Transformers

Question 66

Also called Dry Transformers

Answer 66

Air-Cooled Transformers

Question 67

_____ _____ and _____ _____ are the two most common transformer cooling methods.

Answer 67

Air Cooling, Oil Cooling

Question 68

Contain ***** to conduct heat away from the core and to electrically insulate the internal components.

Answer 68

Oil-Cooled Transformers