MT2 MSYS 2380

Question 1

Minimum Headroom? (stairs)

Answer 1

1950 mm plus the height of one riser (150mm)

Question 2

number of riser formula

Answer 2

Floor to floor height / height of a riser

Question 3

Materials used for vertical circulation - stairs

Answer 3

Wood (Prefabricated , Residential)
Steel (Prefabricated, Most common for commercial)
Concrete (Cast on site, Costly, Rarely Used)

Question 4

Who you must coordinate if you run through an exit stair?

Answer 4

A fire rated bulkhead (lowering available headroom or available width)

Services that serve the exit stair:
Electric wiring that service ONLY the exit stair

Stair pressurization ducts

Question 5

Elevator Requirements

Answer 5

Not required for buildings less than 3 stories

Question 6

Types of elevator?

Answer 6

Hydraulic
> operates using pneumatically pumped oil
> intended for low rise (<4-6 stories)

Electric traction
> operates using an electric motor
> better for mid to high rise

Question 7

Who can pass through elevator machine rooms?

Answer 7

A fire rated bulkhead

Question 8

Elevator Machine Room Temperature

Answer 8

typ 13 - 32 C

Question 9

Types of fireplaces

Answer 9

Wood/solid fuel
Gas
Electric

Question 10

Window frame materials

Answer 10

Wood
Aluminum
Vinyl
Steel

Question 11

SHGC

Answer 11

Solar Heat Gain Coefficient
> Larger number means more heat gain

Question 12

Door Coordination

Answer 12

Door grilles are specified by mechanical but coordinated with architectural

Question 13

Basic Ingredients of concrete

Answer 13

Cement
Water
Aggregate

Question 14

Fresh concrete properties

Answer 14

Important for foundation

Question 15

Hardened concrete properties

Answer 15

Important for structure

Question 16

Additional rebar

Answer 16

used in columns

Question 17

Shallow foundations

Answer 17

cheaper
less strength
need good soil

Question 18

Deep foundations

Answer 18

More expensive
Used on high rise
deep piles
drilled piers

Question 19

Deep foundation - drilled piers vs piles

Answer 19

Piles are better in very wet areas
Pile driving is very loud
Piers require a cure time. Piles can just be tamped into place
Piles cause vibrations during install

Question 20

Reinforced concrete

Answer 20

rebar used to add strength

Question 21

Prestressed - post tensioned

Answer 21

tension elements installed prior to pour

Question 22

Concrete formwork - Materials

Answer 22

Wood
Steel
Aluminum
GFRP (Glass fibre reinforced plastic)

Question 23

Joist

Answer 23

connects to beams

Question 24

Beam

Answer 24

connects to columns

Question 25

SOG

Answer 25

Ground supported concrete slabs > isolated concrete slabs - Control, Isolation, and Construction joints > stiffened concrete slabs

Question 26

What is a deadload?

Answer 26

weight of the slab

Question 27

When coordination with mechanical about concrete slabs, elevated slabs, beam supported floors, what is shown on the structural plan?

Answer 27

Slab thickness Slab bands, beams

Question 28

Slab band

Answer 28

It is a wide beam along a column

Question 29

When determining the concrete fire resistance what is it based on?

Answer 29

thickness

Question 30

Types of Masonry

Answer 30

Clay masonry >uses clay brick Concrete masonry >uses concrete blocks Both units bonded via MORTAR

Question 31

Mortar Materials

Answer 31

Binding agent Filler Water

Question 32

How to specify mortar?

Answer 32

Done by structural Specified by either > performance > mix

Question 33

Masonry bricks - Types

Answer 33

Facing bricks Building bricks Paving bricks

Question 34

Additives used to enhance performance (alloy steel)

Answer 34

Manganese - slow cooling Chromium - high corrosion Molybdenum - combined

Question 35

HSS

Answer 35

Hollow structural steel > Inexpensive framing material > Used for mounts of mech equipment Only method allowed is Welds

Question 36

OWSJ

Answer 36

Open web steel joist

Question 37

What are the options for steel corrosion?

Answer 37

Hot dip galvanized Acrylic epoxy

Question 38

Who reviews the Steel construction drawings?

Answer 38

Reviewed by architect and structural engineer

Question 39

Where should a damper with a fire protection rating be installed?

Answer 39

In ducts or air-transfer openings that penetrate an assembly

Question 40

Fire Dampers Waived (Exemptions)

Answer 40

Ducts or air-transfer openings that penetrate a vertical fire separation not required to have a fire-resistance rating

Question 41

Smoke Dampers Waived

Answer 41

Smoke dampers is permitted to be waived for ducts that serve commercial equipments in which all inlet and outlet openings serve not more than one fire apartment

Question 42

FACP

Answer 42

Fire Alarm Control Panel

Question 43

Who can pass through elevator machine rooms?

Answer 43

A fire rated bulkhead