#2 - Building Classifications and Structral Fire Resistance

Question 1

Type I ?

Answer 1

Fire-resistive

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Question 2

Type II ?

Answer 2

Non combustible or protected noncombustible

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Question 3

Type III ?

Answer 3

Exterior protected (masonry)

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Question 4

Type IV ?

Answer 4

Heavy timber

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Question 5

Type V ?

Answer 5

Wood frame

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Question 6

The highest requirements for fire resistance are for Type ?

Answer 6

Type I - fire resistive

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Question 7

NFPA ___, Standard on Types of Building Construction

Answer 7

NFPA 220

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Question 8

NFPA 220

* First digit?

Answer 8

Fire resistance rating (in hours) of exterior bearing walls

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Question 9

NFPA 220

* Second digit ?

Answer 9

Fire resistance rating of structural frames or columns and girders that support loads of more than one floor.

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Question 10

NFPA 220

* Third digit ?

Answer 10

Fire resistance rating of the floor construction

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Question 11

Type I buildings are most commonly constructed using ?

Answer 11

a protected steel frame or reinforced concrete.

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Question 12

Building construction and occupancy classifications are used together in building codes to establish limitations on the permissible ?

Answer 12

heights and open areas of buildings

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Question 13

The International Building Code (IBC) contains ___ major occupancy classifications.

Answer 13

ten

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Question 14

The IBC contains a total of ___ subgroups within the ___ major occupancy classifications.

Answer 14

26 / 10

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Question 15

Although these buildings? are classified as R in the IBC, they are governed by a separate code, the International Residential Code.

Answer 15

One and two family dwellings not more than three stories high.

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Question 16

NFPA ____, Building Construction and Safety Code.

Answer 16

NFPA 5000

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Question 17

NFPA ___, Life Safety Code.

Answer 17

NFPA 101

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Question 18

NFPA 5000 and NFPA 101 identify ___ major occupancy classifications.

Answer 18

12

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Question 19

The total amount of thermal energy (heat) that could be generated by the combustion (oxidation) reaction if a fuel were completely burned.

Answer 19

Heat of combustion

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Question 20

Maximum amount of heat that can be released if all fuel in a given area is consumed;

Answer 20

Fire load

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Question 21

The most commonly used test for determining combustibility is ?

Answer 21

ASTM E 136

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Question 22

ASTM E 136, Standard Test Method for Behavior of Materials in a ?

Answer 22

Vertical Tube Furnace at 750*C

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Question 23

What is the standard test for fire resistance?

Answer 23

ASTM E-119, also known as NFPA 251

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Question 24

NFPA 251, Standard Method of Tests of Fire Endurance of ?

Answer 24

Building Construction and Materials

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Question 25

ASTM Standard ____, Standard Test Methods for Determining Effects of Large Hydrocarbon Pool Fires on Structural Members and Assemblies.

Answer 25

1529

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Question 26

, the ______ test is the only standardized test method currently universally accepted by building codes.

Answer 26

E-119

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Question 27

Joint systems for floor to wall and wall to wall connections are tested in accordance with ?

Answer 27

UL Standard 2079, Standard for Fire Tests of Joint Systems

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Question 28

This test is the most commonly used method of satisfying building code requirements for structural fire resistance?

Answer 28

NFPA 251

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Question 29

The standard used to provide the methods for calculating fire resistance ratings that are equivalent to the results obtained from the standard fire test.?

Answer 29

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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Question 30

ASTM stands for?

Answer 30

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

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