Atlas Building Laws 3 Flashcards
The occupant load for the classroom
1.90 sqm / person
The occupant load for shops, laboratories, vocational rooms
4.60 sqm / person
The occupant load for dry nurseries w/ sleeping facilities
3.3 sqm / person
The occupant load for mercantile at ground floor
2.8 sqm / person
The occupant load for mercantile at upper floors
5.6 sqm / person
The occupant load for sleeping departments
1.1 sqm GFA / person
The occupant load for in-patient treatment departments
22.3 sqm GFA / person
The occupant load for business offices
9.3 sqm / person
The occupant load for street floor/below street floor
2.8 sqm / person
The occupant load for upper floors
5.6 sqm / person
The occupant load for floors not open to public/offices
9.3 sqm / person
The occupant load for covered malls
2.8 sqm / person
The number of exits for 500-1000 occupant load
3 exits
The number of exits for 1000+ occupant load
4 exits
Measured on the floor or other walking surface along the centerline of the natural path of travel, starting 300 mm from the remote point, curving around any corner or construction with a 300 mm clearance therefrom, and ending at the center of the doorway or other point at which the exit begins
Means of egress
PD 1096 travel distance to exit w/o sprinkler system
≤ 45 m
PD 1096 travel distance to exit w/ sprinkler system
≤ 60 m
RA 9514 travel distance to exit w/o automatic fire suppression system
≤ 46 m
RA 9514 travel distance to exit w/ automatic fire suppression system
≤ 61 m
A door from a room to an exit or to a way of exit access shall be of __________.
It shall swing with exit travel when occupied by 50+ persons or used for high hazard occupancy.
Side-hinged, swinging type
PD 1096 min. & max. exit door width
Min. - 0.70 m
Max. - 1.20 m
PD 1096 min. door height
2 m
RA 9514 min. & max. exit door width
Min. - 0.71 m
Max. - 1.22 m
RA 9514 min. door height
2 m
BP 344 min. exit door width
0.80 m
BP 220 min. exit door width for the main door
0.80 m
BP 220 min. exit door width for the service door/bedroom door
0.70 m
BP 220 min. exit door width for the bathroom door
0.60 m
BP 220 min. door height
2 m
BP 220 min. door height for mezzanine
1.80 m
PD 1096. Changes in floor level.
Floor or landing on each side of the door may be lower of not more than _____ lower than the threshold of the doorway.
50 mm
RA 9514. Changes in floor level.
The elevation of the floor surfaces on both sides of a door shall not vary by more than _____. Thresholds at doorways shall not exceed 1.3 cm in height.
1.3 cm
BP 344. Changes in floor level.
Thresholds & sliding door tracks maximum height
25 mm
Another term for fire door
Fire-rated door
________ shall not require the use of a key for operation from the inside of the building.
Lock
The height of lighting switches for the handicapped
0.92 m to 1.22 m
PD 1096 max. dead end width
6 m
RA 9514 max. dead end width
6 m
BP 344 turnabout spaces at or within _____ of every dead end
3.50 m
Under the NBC, the min. width for Class A stairs w/ 10 occupants or less
0.75 m
The preferred design for stairs for disabled
Slanted nose
PD 1096. The minimum width clearance for the occupant load > 50
1.10 m
PD 1096. The minimum width clearance for the occupant load ≤ 50
0.90 m
PD 1096. The minimum width clearance for the occupant load < 10
0.75 m
PD 1096. The maximum height of risers
0.20 m
PD 1096. The minimum width of the run (exclusive of nosing)
0.25 m
PD 1096. The maximum width of nosing
5 mm
PD 1096. The maximum height between landings
3.60 m
PD 1096. The maximum width between landings
1.20 m; Must not be reduced by 100 mm when the door is opened
PD 1096. The minimum headroom clearance for stairs
2 m
