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  • August 18, 2024
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Fire inspector 1 chapter 2 building
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Standard for fire doors and other opening protectives ANS - NFPA 80



Standard on types of building construction ANS - NFPA 220



Combustibility ANS - Determines if a material will burn



thermal conductivity ANS - Characteristics that describes how readily a material will conduct heat



General rule when a steel beam will elongate at a rate of what at a temperature of 1000f. ANS - 1" per
10" of length



Includes stone, concrete blocks, and brick . Inherently fire resistive,poor conductor of heat ANS -
Masonry



General constructed with masonry, type of wall to help prevent the spread of fire from one side of the
wall to the other ANS - Fire walls



When internal pressure is created from trapped moisture converting to steam that can cause sections of
the concrete surface to break off in this process ANS - Spalling



Steel by itself is considered fire resistive . True or false ANS - False



Type of metal often used for siding ,window frames,roof panels ANS - Aluminum

, Type of metal primarily used for electrical wiring and piping ANS - Copper



Glass is non combustible but not fire resistive . True or false ANS - True



Type of class that's stronger than ordinary glass and more difficult to break. Can break with spring
loaded center punch , shatter into small pieces ANS - Tempered glass



Type of glass manufactured so that a thin sheet of plastic between two sheets of glass , likely to crack
and remain in place , used to help sound proof ANS - Laminated glass



Type of glass similar to brick or tiles . Limited strength and not intended to be used as part of a load
bearing wall ANS - Glass blocks



Type of glass reinforced with a wire mesh , wire holds glass in place when subject to heat and material
often used in fire doors and windows designed to prevent fire spread ANS - Wired glass



Mineral composed of calcium sulfate and water molecules ANS - Gypsum



Chemical change occurs when wood or other materials are heated to a temperature high enough to
release some of the volatile compounds in the wood . Decompose without combustion ANS - Pyrolysis



Type of plastic will melt and drip when exposed to high temperatures, even those as low as 500F ANS -
Thermoplastic materials



Type of plastic that's fused by heat and will not melt as the plastic burns,strength will decrease
dramatically ANS - Thermoset materials



The two types of building construction the are assembled with primarily non combustible materials and
limited amounts of wood and other materials that will burn ANS - Type 1 & type 2 construction



Refers to the length of time that a building or building component can withstand fire before igniting
ANS - Fire resistance

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