TB 3 - Type 4 Buildings - Aluminum

Question 1

How wide and how deep was the aluminum structure?

Answer 1

36 feet wide

204 feet deep

Question 2

What is the corrugated sheet aluminum laid over?

Answer 2

Framework of steel pipe

Question 3

Aluminum sheets are how wide and how long?

Answer 3

26 inches wide

10 feet long

Question 4

What are the aluminum sheets held in place by?

Answer 4

Lead-headed straw-nails twisted around the pipe framework

Question 5

These roofs are safe to walk on normally but when heated by fire become?

Answer 5

Unsafe

Question 6

If a man steps in any place close to the cut portion what can happen to the roof?

Answer 6

A section of roof may give way very easily

Question 7

What type of ladder is advisable to be used whenever possible while working on the roofs of these structures under fire conditions?

Answer 7

Roof ladders

Question 8

How many layers of thickness do these walls and roofs have?

Answer 8

Single thickness

Question 9

Aluminum has a melting point of approximately what degree?

Answer 9

1300 degrees

Question 10

Most fires in these structures can reach 1300 degrees in how many minutes?

Answer 10

10 minutes

Question 11

Do these structures vent themselves quicker than other types due to temperature reaching 1300 degrees in 10 minutes?

Answer 11

Yes