4 Construction Types And Occupancy Classification's

Question 1

Occupancy classification is based on

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The use of the structure

Question 2

The construction type is based on the fire resistance of materials and

Answer 2

Design of the structure

Question 3

Construction type in occupancy classification are established by building codes that are

Answer 3

Adopted by local authority

Question 4

The selection of a construction type is determined by the occupancy type building size and

Answer 4

Presents or lack of automatic fire suppression

Question 5

Building construction type is based on the materials used in the construction as well as

Answer 5

The fire resistance of their structural components

Question 6

What time of structural component meets the criteria for type I construction

Answer 6

Reinforced concrete, precast concrete, protected steelframe

Question 7

Type I a fire resistance hours

Answer 7

Three

Question 8

Type I b resistance hours

Answer 8

2

Question 9

Type ii a resistance hours

Answer 9

1

Question 10

Type IIB resistance hours

Answer 10

0

Question 11

Type iii a structural frame fire resistance hours

Answer 11

1

Question 12

Type IIIB structural frame fire resistance hours

Answer 12

0

Question 13

In type I buildings both a and B types, floor construction including supporting beams and joists have a fire rating of how many hours

Answer 13

2

Question 14

Exterior and interior loadbearing walls for all building construction types are how many hours

Answer 14

The same as its rating except type III who’s exterior is rated at two hours

Question 15

Classified as type ii construction are composed of building materials that

Answer 15

That will not contribute to fire development or spread

Question 16

What type of building construction is normally use when fire risk is expected to be be low or when suppression and detection systems are designed to meet hazard load

Answer 16

Type ii

Question 17

Type IV construction is often referred to as heavy timber and is characterized by the use of large dimension lumber of what size for all structural elements

Answer 17

Greater than 4 inches

Question 18

Any other material used in construction type I V and is not composed of what must have a fire resistance rating of

Answer 18

One hour

Question 19

A structure that uses a glued laminated beam supported by a steel column cannot be classified as

Answer 19

Type IV

Question 20

General types of occupancy classification

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Assembly. 
Business. 
Educational. 
Day care. 
Industrial. 
Institutional. 
Mercantile. 
Residential. 
Residential board and care. 
Storage. 
Utility/miscellaneous. 
Multiple

Question 21

What uniform firecode separates daycare and residential board and care into their own categories

Answer 21

NFPA 101

Question 22

And assembly occupancy is any building structure or compartment that is used for the gathering of how many people

Answer 22

50 or more

Question 23

NFPA divides assembly occupancies into class a structures that have loads over

Answer 23

1000

Question 24

NFPA assembly occupancy class B

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301 through 1000 people

Question 25

NFPA class C assembly occupancy

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50 through 300

Question 26

Buildings that provide a workplace for large numbers of occupants in an office environment

Answer 26

Business occupancies

Question 27

Inherent benefit of interior organization for business occupancies

Answer 27

Compartmentalization

Question 28

Any building your portion of the building that is used for the purpose of education of 6 or more persons from preschool through 12th grade that meets at 4 or more hours in a day or more than 12 hours a week

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Educational occupancy

Question 29

Amount of people allowed in a classroom space for educational occupancy

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One person every 20 ft.²

Question 30

How many people are permitted for laboratories vocational shops

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One person every 50 ft.²

Question 31

Gymnasiums lecture halls and dining also follow what requirement for occupancy

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Assembly requirements for occupancies

Question 32

NFPA classifies manufacturing and processing facilities as what type of occupancy

Answer 32

Industrial occupancy

Question 33

Three subdivisions of industrial occupancies

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General purpose. Special purpose. High hazard

Question 34

Buildings classified as group i institutional by the ICC codes are occupancies in which

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People with physical limitations due to health or age are cared for and provided medical treatment

Question 35

Institutional occupancies defined by NFPA 101

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``` Health care. Ambulatory healthcare. Detention and correctional. Residential board and care. Day care ```

Question 36

Facilities to provide health or medical services to four or more individuals who cannot the back with them selves during an emergency assistance from staff

Answer 36

Healthcare occupancy

Question 37

In order for some healthcare occupancies to obtain Medicare certification they may have to abide by

Answer 37

NFPA 101

Question 38

Staff members in these types of facilities are responsible for the safety and welfare of the residence but they do not provide medical or nursing care

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residential board and care occupancies

Question 39

If one resident at a nursing facility has slow if activation capabilities and the rest have prompt capabilities the entire occupancy must be classified as

Answer 39

Slow

Question 40

Facilities that provide care maintenance and supervision of persons of any age for periods of less than 24 hours a day

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Daycare occupancies

Question 41

Pharmacies are considered what type of building classification

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Mercantile

Question 42

Occupancies that provide sleeping accommodations under conditions other than those defined for healthcare or detention occupancies

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Residential occupancies

Question 43

NFPA further divided residential occupancies into the following categories

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``` One and two family dwelling units. Lodging or rooming house. Hotel. Dormitory. Apartment building ```

Question 44

One into family dwellings are not exempted in the model codes. However they are not subject to

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Periodic inspections in most jurisdictions

Question 45

Facilities that provide sleeping accommodations for rent

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Lodging or rooming houses

Question 46

NFPA 101 uses lodging or rooming house classification to describe occupancies include guesthouses, foster homes, bed-and-breakfast, and motels that provide 24 hour accommodations for how many individuals

Answer 46

16 or fewer individuals without cooking facilities

Question 47

Any building or group of buildings that provide sleeping rooms for transients

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Hotel

Question 48

Any building or portion of the building in which sleeping accommodations are provided to 16 or more persons who are not related

Answer 48

Dormitory

Question 49

Single or multi story structures containing three or more independent dwelling units with cooking and bathroom facilities in each

Answer 49

Apartment buildings

Question 50

NFPA use as a broad approach to classify storage occupancies. They include the following

Answer 50

``` Warehouses. Storage units. Freight terminals. Parking garages. Aircraft hangers. Grain elevators. Barns. Stables ```

Question 51

Maximum amount of a hazardous material to be stored or used within a control area inside a building or an outdoor control area

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Maximum allowable quantity

Question 52

Maximum allowable quantity per control area is based on

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The material state and the material storage or use conditions

Question 53

The ICC describe storage within several occupancy classifications. Group s storage covers anything below the maximum allowable quantities. Anything with goods in excess of maximum allowable quantities falls into which ICC group

Answer 53

Group H hazardous classification

Question 54

Examples of utility and miscellaneous occupancies are as follows

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Barnes. Livestock shelters. Carports. Towers. Sheds. Fences over 6 feet tall. Retaining walls

Question 55

True/false. In general NFPA 101 does not require the separation of occupancies in the same structure

Answer 55

True

Question 56

In the ICC building code, chapter 5, General Building Heights and areas, section 508, includes two divisions for multiple occupancies

Answer 56

Incidental and mixed-use

Question 57

Buildings designated incidental shall conform to the occupancy requirements of

Answer 57

The building or portion of building it is located in

Question 58

Waste and linen collection rooms that are over 100 ft.² are considered what type of use

Answer 58

Incidental use

Question 59

For separations regarding incidental use the model code usually requires what

Answer 59

Fire resistance rating separations

Question 60

Where permitted an automatic fire extinguishing system without a fire barrier can be installed as long as construction features do what for the incidental use area

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Separate it from the rest of the building

Question 61

Structures containing multiple occupancy types are considered to be

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Mixed occupancies

Question 62

The ICC further divides mix occupancies into

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Accessory. Non-separated. Separated

Question 63

Accessory occupancies are subsidiary to the main occupancy of a structure and limited to no more than what percent of the area of the story on which they are located

Answer 63

No more than 10%

Question 64

Accessory assembly occupancies remain as part of the main occupancy classification when it is less than how many square feet

Answer 64

Less than 750 ft.²

Question 65

Buildings or portions of buildings that have two or more occupancy uses each classified according to its own use

Answer 65

Non-separated

Question 66

Entire structure and or portions of structures that have several occupancy types contained with in them Are referred to as

Answer 66

Separated

Question 67

Type III interior and exterior bearing wall fire resistance rating hours for both type A and type B

Answer 67

2 hr Exterior for A and B 1 hr Interior for A 0 hr interior for B