#2 - Building Classifications and Structral Fire Resistance Flashcards
Type I ?
Fire-resistive
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Type II ?
Non combustible or protected noncombustible
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Type III ?
Exterior protected (masonry)
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Type IV ?
Heavy timber
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Type V ?
Wood frame
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The highest requirements for fire resistance are for Type ?
Type I - fire resistive
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NFPA ___, Standard on Types of Building Construction
NFPA 220
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NFPA 220
* First digit?
Fire resistance rating (in hours) of exterior bearing walls
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NFPA 220
* Second digit ?
Fire resistance rating of structural frames or columns and girders that support loads of more than one floor.
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NFPA 220
* Third digit ?
Fire resistance rating of the floor construction
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Type I buildings are most commonly constructed using ?
a protected steel frame or reinforced concrete.
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Building construction and occupancy classifications are used together in building codes to establish limitations on the permissible ?
heights and open areas of buildings
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The International Building Code (IBC) contains ___ major occupancy classifications.
ten
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The IBC contains a total of ___ subgroups within the ___ major occupancy classifications.
26 / 10
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Although these buildings? are classified as R in the IBC, they are governed by a separate code, the International Residential Code.
One and two family dwellings not more than three stories high.
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NFPA ____, Building Construction and Safety Code.
NFPA 5000
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NFPA ___, Life Safety Code.
NFPA 101
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NFPA 5000 and NFPA 101 identify ___ major occupancy classifications.
12
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The total amount of thermal energy (heat) that could be generated by the combustion (oxidation) reaction if a fuel were completely burned.
Heat of combustion
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Maximum amount of heat that can be released if all fuel in a given area is consumed;
Fire load
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The most commonly used test for determining combustibility is ?
ASTM E 136
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ASTM E 136, Standard Test Method for Behavior of Materials in a ?
Vertical Tube Furnace at 750*C
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What is the standard test for fire resistance?
ASTM E-119, also known as NFPA 251
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NFPA 251, Standard Method of Tests of Fire Endurance of ?
Building Construction and Materials
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ASTM Standard ____, Standard Test Methods for Determining Effects of Large Hydrocarbon Pool Fires on Structural Members and Assemblies.
1529
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, the ______ test is the only standardized test method currently universally accepted by building codes.
E-119
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Joint systems for floor to wall and wall to wall connections are tested in accordance with ?
UL Standard 2079, Standard for Fire Tests of Joint Systems
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This test is the most commonly used method of satisfying building code requirements for structural fire resistance?
NFPA 251
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The standard used to provide the methods for calculating fire resistance ratings that are equivalent to the results obtained from the standard fire test.?
ASCE / SFPE 29, Standard Calculation Method for Structural Fire Protection
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE)
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ASTM stands for?
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
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