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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...

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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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