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| How does building construction affect a fire? |
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| Who is likely to be inside (school) |
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| Fire-resistant; poor conductor of heat; begins to spall from excessive heating |
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| Naturally fire-resistant; poor conductor of heat; begins to spall from excessive heating |
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| What is Pre-33 construction and how can it be easily identified? |
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| Masonry type construction that has not been reinforced with steel rods; easily identified by a Kings Row |
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| Every seventh layer where the bricks are stacked facing forward side by side |
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| Concrete is ____under compression and _____under tension |
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| Strongest common use; rusts; not fire-resistant; good conductor of heat |
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| Steel is ___under both compression and tension |
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| Where is aluminum often found in building construction? |
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| Window/door frames; roof panels |
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| How does aluminum react to flame? |
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| On top of metals used as a protective coating |
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| Non-combustible, but not fire-resistive |
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| What are the different types of glass? |
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| Tempered;laminated;wired; glass blocks |
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| Dry wall; good insulator; fails under prolonged exposure |
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| How does gypsum board react to flame? |
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| The paper will burn but the gypsum itself will not |
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| What size gypsum board is recommended for fire protection? |
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| 5/8 inch for fire resistant use |
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| What are duplex nails used for? |
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| For temporary nailing and easier removal |
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| What building construction type will you see "kings row" in? |
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| Pre 1933 Masonry Construction |
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| Rafters in lightweight panelized roof construction are generally _____ inches apart. |
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| What are the dimensions of a standard sheet of plywood in inches not including its thickness? |
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| The term "Balloon construction" refers to what? |
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| A building that has exterior wall studs continuous from the basement to the roof. |
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| Which building type is the least likely to have its structural members affected by fire? |
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| What would be considered part of a building's "live load"? |
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| Pre Fab trusses. True or False. It is safe to cut the bottom board of a truss as long as all other components of the truss remain intact and secured to each other. |
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| Roof rafters, ceiling joists and floor joists spacing will often vary due to the span that they cover. What are the 3 most common spacing distances found between each rafter or joist. |
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| Whether or not a material will burn determines its combustibility. |
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| What is a bowstring truss? |
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| Trusses that are curved on the top and straight on the bottom. |
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| nonbearing walls that are used to seperate the inside and outside of the building, but that are not part of the support structure for the building. |
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| Roofs that have a curved shape |
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| Very simply, what is dead load if a building? |
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| What is a fire enclosure? |
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| a fire rated assembly used to enclose a vertical opening such as a stairwell, elevator shaft, and chase building utilities |
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| What is the term for: An interior wall extending from the floor to the underside of the floor above |
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| A wall with a fire resistive rating and structural stability that separates buildings or subdivides a building to prevent the spread of fire |
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| What is a parallel chord truss? |
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| Trusses in which the top and bottom chords are parallel |
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| What buildings are made with structural members made of noncombustible materials without fire resistance? |
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| What type of construction is considered 'ordinary'? |
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| Type III, buildings with the exterior walls made of noncombustible or limited combustible materials but interior floors and walls made of combustible materials. |
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| What is Type IV construction? |
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| Heavy timber, buildings constructed with noncombustible or limited combustible exterior walls and interior walls and floors made of large dimension combustible materials. |
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| What type of construction is considered 'wood frame' construction? |
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| Type V, buildings with exterior walls, interior walls, floors, and roof structures made of wood. |
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