Fire inspector 1 chapter 2 building construction Questions and Answers 2024
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Fire inspector 1 chapter 2 building construction Questions and Answers 2024
Standard for fire doors and other opening protectives
NFPA 80
Standard on types of building construction
NFPA 220
Combustibility
Determines if a material will burn
thermal conductivity
Characterist...
Fire inspector 1 chapter 2 building
construction Questions and Answers
2024
Standard for fire doors and other opening protectives - answerNFPA 80
Standard on types of building construction - answerNFPA 220
Combustibility - answerDetermines if a material will burn
thermal conductivity - answerCharacteristics 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. - answer1" per 10" of length
Includes stone, concrete blocks, and brick . Inherently fire resistive,poor conductor of
heat - answerMasonry
General constructed with masonry, type of wall to help prevent the spread of fire from
one side of the wall to the other - answerFire 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 - answerSpalling
Steel by itself is considered fire resistive . True or false - answerFalse
Type of metal often used for siding ,window frames,roof panels - answerAluminum
Type of metal primarily used for electrical wiring and piping - answerCopper
Glass is non combustible but not fire resistive . True or false - answerTrue
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 - answerTempered 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 - answerLaminated glass
, Type of glass similar to brick or tiles . Limited strength and not intended to be used as
part of a load bearing wall - answerGlass 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 -
answerWired glass
Mineral composed of calcium sulfate and water molecules - answerGypsum
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 - answerPyrolysis
Type of plastic will melt and drip when exposed to high temperatures, even those as low
as 500F - answerThermoplastic materials
Type of plastic that's fused by heat and will not melt as the plastic burns,strength will
decrease dramatically - answerThermoset 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 - answerType 1
& type 2 construction
Refers to the length of time that a building or building component can withstand fire
before igniting - answerFire resistance
Fire resistive construction - answerType 1
How many hours of fire resistance must type 1 buildings be constructed or protected for
- answerAt least 2 hours
All structural members and components used in type 1 construction must be made of
non combustible materials. True or false - answerTrue
Noncombustible construction - answerType 2
All structural components in type 2 construction must be made of non combustible
materials . True or false - answerTrue
Type of construction most common in single story warehouse or factory building where
vertical fire spread is not an issue - answerType 2
The most common structural material in type 2 construction - answerSteel
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