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| What are the five types of Building Construction? |
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1. Fire resistive
2. Non Combustible
3. Masonry or Ordinary
4. Heavy Timber
5. Wood frame |
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1 The heat effect from an external fire that might cause ignition of or damage to an exposed building
2. A structure or separate part of the fireground to which the fire could spread. |
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| The transfer of heat by the movement of fluids or gasses. |
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| It is the transfer of heat energy through light by electromagnetic waves. |
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| What is the Stefan-Boltzmann law? |
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| The intensity of thermal radiation is a function of the fourth power of the absolute temperature of the thermal radiation source or T to the 4th power. |
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| Every time the distance of a from a source of heat is doubled the thermal radiation level is? |
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| What code provisions reduce the communication of fire between buildings? |
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1. Increased Spacing
2. Automatic sprinklers
3. Blank noncombustible exterior walls
4. Parapets on masonry walls
5. Freestanding barrier walls
6. Outside water curtains
7. Elimination of openings
8. Glass block panels in openings
9. Sprinklers over openings
10.Automatic fire shutters and fire doors
11. Dampers on wall openings
12. Approved roofing materials |
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| Who publishes the Uniform Building Code (UBC) ? |
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| The International Council of Building Officials. (ICBO) |
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| What Code includes the Uniform Fire Code?(UFC) |
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| The Uniform Building Code. (UBC) |
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| What organization publishes the Standard Building Code? (SBC) |
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| Southern Building Code Conference Intl. (SBCCI) |
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| WHERE IS THE STANDARD FIRE PREVENTION CODE FOUND. |
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| IN THE STANDARD BUILDING CODE. |
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| WHAT CODE DO THE BUILDING OFFICIALS AND CODE ADMINISTRATORS (BOCA) PUBLISH? |
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| WHERE IS THE BOCA NATIONAL FIRE PREVENTION CODE FOUND? |
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| BOCA NATIONAL BUILDING CODE. |
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| WHAT TITLE OF THE ADA REQUIRES PUBLIC FACILITIES TO BE ACCESSIBLE TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES? |
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| WHAT DOES THE ADA MANDATE AS A METHOD TO MAKE BUILDING ACCESSIBLE TO THE DISABLED? |
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| REMOVAL OF ARCHITECTURAL BARRIERS |
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| PEOPLE WHO ARE UNABLE TO USE THE STAIRS TO EVACUATE A BUILDING MUST BE PROVIDED WITH AN ALTERNATE PROTECTION. AN EXAMPLE OF ALTERNATE PROTECTION IS? |
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| AN AREA OF REFUGE WITHIN THE BUILDING. |
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| WHAT COULD BE CONSIDERED AN AREA OF REFUGE? |
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1. A STAIRWAY LANDING IN A SMOKEPROOF ENCLOSURE.
2. A BALCONY LOCATED ADJACENT TO AN EXTERIOR STAIR
3. A PROTECTED VESTIBULE ADJACENT TO AN EXIT ENCLOSURE |
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| WHAT MUST BE PROVIDED WITHIN AN AREA OF REFUGE? |
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| THE ABILITY OF A STRUCTURAL ASSEMBLY TO MAINTAIN ITS LOAD BEARING ABILITY UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS. |
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| WHAT ARE THE PRIMARY POINTS OF FAILURE OF THE ASTM 119 TEST UNDER NFPA 251 |
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1. FAILURE TO SUPPORT THE APPLIED LOAD.
2. TEMPERATURE INCREASE ON THE UNEXPOSED SIDE BY 250 DEG. ABOVE AMBIENT TEMP.
3. PASSAGE OF HEAT OR FLAME SUFFICIENT TO IGNITE COTTON WASTE
4. EXCESS TEMPERATURE ON STEEL MEMBERS
5. POINT TEMPERATURE |
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| WHAT DOES THE ASTM 119 TEST EVALUATE? |
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| THE ABILITY OF STRUCTURAL ASSEMBLIES TO CARRY A SPECIFIED LOAD AND ACT AS A BARRIER TO FIRE. |
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| WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF A NONCOMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL? |
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| IN THE FORM THAT THE MATERIAL IS USED AND UNDER THE CONDITIONS ANTICIPATED THE MATERIAL WILL NOT IGNITE, BURN, SUPPORT COMBUSTION, OR RELEASE FLAMMABLE VAPORS WHEN SUBJECTED TO FIRE OR HEAT. |
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| WHAT IS THE MOST COMMONLY USED TEST FOR COMBUSTIBILITY? |
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| ASTM E-136 STANDARD TEST METHOD FOR BEHAVIOR OF MATERIALS IN A VERTICAL TUBE FURNACE AT 750 DEG C. |
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| EXTERIOR PROTECTED (MASONRY) |
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| WHAT DO THE THREE NUMBERS IN A FIRE RESISTANCE RATING REPRESENT? |
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FIRST NUMBER-FIRE RESISTANCE RATING OF THE EXTERIOR BEARING WALLS
SECOND NUMBER-THE FIRE RESISTANCE RATING OF STRUCTURAL FRAMES, OR COLUMNS AND GIRDERS THAT SUPPORT LOADS OF MORE THAN ONE FLOOR
THIRD NUMBER- FIRE RESISTANCE RATING OF FLOOR ASSEMBLIES. |
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| WHAT MATERIAL IS NONCOMBUSTIBLE BUT NOT FIRE RESISTANT WITHOUT PROTECTION. |
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| IN TYPE I CONSTRUCTION WHAT GENERALLY IS THE REQUIRED FIRE RESISTANCE RATING OF BEARING WALLS, COLUMNS AND BEAMS? |
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| IN TYPE I CONSTRUCTION WHAT IS THE REQUIRED FIRE RESISTANCE OF THE FLOOR CONSTRUCTION? |
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| WHAT IS THE RATING OF ROOF CONTRUCTION IN TYPE I CONSTRUCTION. |
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| USUALLY 1 TO 2 HOURS BUT THE BUILDING CODE MAY PERMIT ROOFS TO BE UNPROTECTED, NONCOMBUSTIBLE DEPENDING ON THE HEIGHT ABOVE THE FLOOR. |
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| WHAT IS THE RATING OF ROOF CONTRUCTION IN TYPE I CONSTRUCTION. |
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| USUALLY 1 TO 2 HOURS BUT THE BUILDING CODE MAY PERMIT ROOFS TO BE UNPROTECTED, NONCOMBUSTIBLE DEPENDING ON THE HEIGHT ABOVE THE FLOOR. |
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| WHERE ARE COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS ALLOWED TO BE USED IN TYPE 1 CONSTRUCTION. |
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| INTERIOR FINISH, ROOF COVERINGS, EXTERIOR VENEERS AND TRIMS, NAILING STRIPS, WINDOWS AND DOORS, ROOF STRUCTURES, AND PLATFORMS. |
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| WHAT ARE THE TWO TYPES OF CONSTRUCTION UNDER THE TYPE II CLASSIFICATION? |
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| PROTECTED AND UNPROTECTED. |
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| WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF A TYPE III CONSTRUCTED BUILDING? |
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1. USUALLY CONSTRUCTED WITH EXTERIOR WALLS OF MASONRY BUT ANY NON COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL WITH THE REQUIRED FORE RATING COULD BE USED.
2. INTERIOR STRUCTURAL MEMBERS ARE ALLOWED TO BE WHOLLY OR PARTIALLY COMBUSTIBLE
3. COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS ARE INSULATED USING PLASTER OR GYPSUM BOARD |
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| WHAT ARE THE MAJOR FIRE CONCERNS IN TYPE III CONSTRUCTION? |
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1. COMBUSTIBLE CONCEALED SPACES.
2. COLLAPSE OF MASONRY WALLS DUE TO FAILURE OF COMBUSTIBLE INTERIOR SUPPORTING ASSEMBLIES. |
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| WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF TYPE IV CONSTRUCTION |
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1. THE BEAMS, COLUMNS, FLOORS AND ROOFS ARE MADE OF SOLID OR LAMINATED WOOD WITH DIMENSIONS GREATER THAN THAT OF TYPE III.
2. CONCEALED SPACES ARE NOT PERMITTED BETWEEN STRUCTURAL MEMBERS. |
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| WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF TYPE V CONSTRUCTION? |
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| ALL STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS ARE PERMITTED TO BE COMBUSTIBLE. |
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| WHAT IS A FUNDAMENTAL PROBLEM POSED BY TYPE V CONSTRUCTION? |
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| PRESENCE OF CONCEALED VOIDS AND CHANNELS GREATER THAN SEEN IN TYPE III. |
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| THE WEIGHT OF ANY PERMANENT PART OF A BUILDING INCLUDING PERMANENT EQUIPMENT SUCH AS HEATING PLANTS ELEVATOR HOIISTS, AND PUMPS. |
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| ANY LOAD THAT IS NOT FIXED OR PERMANENT INCLUDING WIND AND SEISMIC LOADS. INCLUDES THE BUILDINGS CONTENTS, OCCUPANTS AND THE WEIGHTS OF RAIN OR SNOW ON A ROOF. |
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| DESCRIBE A CONCENTRATED LOAD. |
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| A LOAD THAT IS APPLIED AT ONE POINT OR OVER A SMALL AREA. |
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| WHAT IS THE WEIGHT OF WATER PER CUBIC FOOT. |
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