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TCFP FIRE INSPECTOR 2023 SERIES PRACTICEEXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
VERIFIED .
axial load - ANSWER A force that is perpendicular and that passes through the
centroid (center) is known as an __________ ___________
backdraft - ANSWER The burning of heated gaseous products of combustion, when
oxygen is introduced into an oxygen deficient atmosphere, is known as
____________
Bottom chord - ANSWER ______ ________ is the bottom member of a truss and is
under tension.
Bowstring truss - ANSWER __________ ______ is the top chord of the truss and
curved (arched truss)
cantilever - ANSWER A ________ is a projecting beam or slab supported at one
end. (supported only at one end, but is rigidly held).
Channel - ANSWER ________ is steel that has a shape of a U.
Chipboard/or particle board - ANSWER _______ are woodchips glued together to
make flat sheets, commonly used in mobile homes.
Combustibles - ANSWER ________ are liquids having a flash point above 100
degrees F.
Compression - ANSWER ______ is a force which tends to push the mass of a
material together.
concentrated - ANSWER A __________ load is a heavy load located at one point in
a building.
dead - ANSWER A _______ load is the load on a structure, due to its own weight
and other fixed weights.
Fire cut - ANSWER _______ _______, is an angle cut made at the end of a joist or
wood beam, which is inserted into a masonry wall.
girder - ANSWER A _______ is a large horizontal, structural member used to
support the ends of joists and beams.
head - ANSWER The ______, is the top of a window or door frame.
Impact - ANSWER _______ loads are delivered over a short period of time.
,Partition wall - ANSWER ________ _______ are non load bearing interior walls,
which are subdivided areas of a floor into rooms.
Pier - ANSWER ______, short masonry column, supporting section of wall between
two openings.
Platform frame construction - ANSWER ___________ _____________
____________, the first floor is laid on the joist, and the frame for the first floor wall
is erected on the first floor. All walls are built on the floor.
Prestressing - ANSWER __________ a means whereby the reinforcing bars in
concrete beams are placed in tension before the concrete is poured, so that the
member will develop greater strength after the concrete has set.
Pretensioning - ANSWER ___________ is done at the plant. Steel stands are
stretched between the ends of a form and concrete is cured.
Sand-lime mortar - ANSWER _______ ________ _______ is water soluble.
shear stress - ANSWER The stress resulting when two forced act on a body in
opposite directions in parallel adjacent planes is known as _______ _________.
Sheathing - ANSWER ______ is the covering applied to tile framing of a building to
which siding is applied.
Veneer - ANSWER ______ wall is a single one wythe thickness of masonry
designed to improve exterior appearance.
federal inspectors - ANSWER Federal codes are enforced by ______ __________.
state and local - ANSWER Local inspectors are responsible for enforcing _______ &
_________ laws.
High expansion foam - ANSWER ______ _________ _________ is dangerous
because of the lack of visibility.
CO2 - ANSWER ______ extinguishers are checked by weight.
5 gallons - ANSWER The maximum allowable size for an approved safety can is
________.
orange and black - ANSWER Placards colors for explosives are _______ &
__________.
150 lbs; 12 years - ANSWER Dry chemical cylinders less than _____ lbs must be
hydrostatically tested every_______ yrs, larger tanks have no test requirements.
fire load - ANSWER A ______ _______, is the potential fuel available to the fire.
, Lintel - ANSWER _______ is a beam, which spans an opening in a masonry wall.
Bimetallic - ANSWER _________ detectors are self resetting.
50ft - ANSWER _______feet is the distance required between explosives and the
unpacking area.
2 Hour - ANSWER External supports for flammable liquid above ground storage
tanks are required to have a _____ hour rating.
Schedules - ANSWER _________ are lists of details by the architect.
24 square feet - ANSWER Sprinklers may be omitted in closets not exceeding
________ square feet.
30 days - ANSWER A temporary platform may be erected for _______ days in a
new place of assembly.
load; stress & strain - ANSWER The external forces applied to a building is a _____,
internal forces which resist the load are ______ & ______.
potassium carbonate - ANSWER Typical solution composed of _________
__________ is wet chemical.
Plot Plans - ANSWER _______ ________ show setbacks, bearing and length of the
property lines, location of the utilities, elevations at various locations, trees and
shrubs to be retained.
Veneers - ANSWER _______ only improves the appearance of the building and is
non-load bearing.
chord - ANSWER The upper part of the truss is called a __________.
atrium - ANSWER An opening through a series of floors for any purpose other than
an enclosed stairway is an ________.
compression; tensile - ANSWER Concrete is high in __________ strength and low
in ________ strength.
800 degrees - ANSWER Cold drawn steel begins to fail at _____ degrees.
100 rating - ANSWER Red Oak has a ____ rating.
50ft - ANSWER Explosives must be unpacked ____ft from the magazine.
8,000 BTU's - ANSWER Ordinary combustibles produce _____ BTU's.
Floor plans - ANSWER _____ ________ are sectional views taken off a horizontal
plane.
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