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Brannigans Building Construction Questions Flashcards

1
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What is known as the greatest of all firefighter enemies?

A

Gravity

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2
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What is meant by the team KIP which is used in engineering; Calculations where the number of force would be so large as to be unwieldy.

A

1000 Lbs Force

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3
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An office building floor must be able to sustain a load of at least 50 psf over the entire floor but also have the ability to sustain a load of ? At a specific location on the floor for individual or collected heavy objects like a heavy safe.

A

2000 Lbs

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4
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The factor of safety represents a measure of what is known about the material T or F?

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False it represents a measure of what is unknown

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5
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The proper way to breach a masonry wall is to open a ? Hole

A

Triangular

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6
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At what temperature will steel elongate 9 inches per 100 ft of length

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1000 degrees

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7
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Cement and Concrete are the same thing? T or F?

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False Cement is an element of concrete

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8
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The difference between a building code and a fire code is

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Building codes regulate the construction of a building; Fire codes regulate the use. Generally speaking, unless a building is renovated or modified building codes are not applied retroactively. A fire code applies to all structures and conditions within them, including existing hazards that were created even before the adoption of the code.

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9
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Fire codes and building codes are usually updated every ? Years by the NFPA and ICC

A

3

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10
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The actual path from any point in a building to a fire rated stairwell

A

Exit Access

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11
Q

The rated stairwell or exit passageway

A

Exit

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12
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The door to the exterior and a public way

A

Exit discharge

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13
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What is probably the most common toxic gas

A

Carbon Monoxide

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14
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Dry pipe sprinkler systems are typically installed in warm weather areas T or F

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False they are in cold weather areas so they don’t freeze in the winter

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15
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In the OS&Y valve if the stem is protruding the valve is open T or F

A

true

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16
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In an ordinary beam (truss) the top of the beam is in ? And the bottom of the beam (truss) is in ?

A

Compression, tension

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17
Q

More firefighters have been killed in fires in ordinary construction buildings than in any other type T or F

A

True

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18
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Which term best describes a free-standing wall unsecured at the top

A

Cantilever wall

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19
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What is the most important metal used in building construction?

A

Steel

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20
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From a fire protection perspective, what is considered to be the best?

A

Fire Resistive (Type I)

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21
Q

For any unit area steel has how many times the compressive strength of concrete?

A

15

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22
Q

What is due to the expansion of moisture in the concrete?

A

Spalling

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23
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The standpipe system, a ? System, will have hose outlets in the mall at the entrance to each corridor and exit passageway (a more sustainably fire-rated corridor w/laminations on openings into it) at each floor level in stairwells, and at exterior public entrances to the mall.

A

Class I (For firefighter use only)

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24
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What is the principle smoke moving mechanism in a high-rise building?

A

The fire’s thermal energy

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25
Q

Hospitals and nursing homes usually have highly trained staff. Their staff practice “R-A-C-E” which stands for what?

A

Remove all people in immediate danger to safety
Activate the manual pull station and have someone call 911
Close doors to confine the spread of smoke and fire
Extinguish the fire, if possible

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26
Q

Fire walls are considered to be dynamic fire protection T or F

A

False they are passive

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27
Q

Non vertical columns are often called by other names such as?

A

Strut

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28
Q

This structural element transmits to the ground the compressive forces applied along the top of it or at any point.

A

Wall

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29
Q

While walking through the high pile storage area of a plant you talk to your firefighters about the ESFR heads used within the area. YOu explain that the discharge orifice is how many inches?

A

0.75

30
Q

The weight of a building plus its fixed contents is the definition of what? The weight of movable objects, such as snow, wind, rain, etc is considered what?

A

Dead loads/ Live loads

31
Q

A rolling bridge crane in a steel plant is an example of what kind of load?

A

Repeated load

32
Q

A structure can sustain its greatest load when the load is?

A

Axial

33
Q

An office building floor must sustain a floor load of at least how many pounds per square foot over the entire floor?

A

50

34
Q

This type of fire prevention limits horizontal fire movement through large concealed passages such as web floor trusses or attics

A

Draft Stopping

35
Q

Drains in the walls are called?

A

Scuppers

36
Q

Masonry buildings with spans greater than how many feet must have interior bearing walls?

A

25 ft

37
Q

Which type of protection is generally accomplished with various types of automatic sprinkler systems?

A

Dynamically protected

38
Q

Steel Will expand what percent in length for each 100 degree Fahrenheit rise in temperature?

A

0.06-0.07

39
Q

A beam that supports another beam is a?

A

Girder

40
Q

In the pneumonic “R-A-C-E” the C stands for?

A

Close doors to confine the spread of smoke and fire

41
Q

In the Steiner Tunnel Test what two materials are used for comparison points in evaluation the test results?

A

Cement Board/ Red Oak

42
Q

What is the range for class B materials according to the Steiner Tunnel Test?

A

26-75

43
Q

The radiant flux test measures a materials ability to do what?

A

Resist flame spread

44
Q

What is the greatest concern for fires in strip malls?

A

Lateral spread of fire

45
Q

The chief mover of smoke in a building is?

A

Gravity

46
Q

The principle smoke mechanism in a building is?

A

The fires thermal energy

47
Q

Concrete is inherently fire resistive T or F

A

False

48
Q

What type of construction is involved in externally braced buildings?

A

Tube Construction

49
Q

Self-releasing floors are most often seen in heavy timber construction T or F

A

True

50
Q

The oldest structural member is the?

A

Post

51
Q

What is the safety factor of steel?

A

2

52
Q

What are two types of fire stopping?

A

Inherent and legal

53
Q

A residential structure will usually be designed for a floor load of about?

A

30-40 Lbs/Sq Ft.

54
Q

Concrete has how much less compressive strength of steel and is more or less costly?

A

15 times/ less

55
Q

What are usually found near stairwells and identified with the international symbol of accessibility?

A

Areas of refuge

56
Q

Lumber that is how many inches or more in its smallest dimension is classified as heavy timber?

A

8

57
Q

Carbon Monoxide can be generated up to how many times as much in enclosed voids as in the open?

A

50

58
Q

Buttresses are interior wall supports T or F

A

False

59
Q

Plastic that will char and burn but not flow is a?

A

Thermoset

60
Q

The standpipe system that does not have a permanent supply attached is ?

A

Manual dry system

61
Q

The jetliner attacks on the twin towers on Sept 11, 2001 is an example of what type of load?

A

Impact load

62
Q

What is the last stone set in place in an arch called?

A

Keystone

63
Q

All loads are delivered to the ground through what?

A

Foundation

64
Q

The Americans with disabilities act of 1990 includes regulations requiring areas of refuge for disabled people in multistory buildings T or F

A

True

65
Q

Exterior emergency escape and rescue windows are required for all sleeping rooms in “R” occupancies below what floor for the rescue of trapped occupants?

A

4th

66
Q

Elevator power controls are usually located in what floor for electric elevators?

A

Top floor

67
Q

What is often considered the modest expensive byproduct of fire suppression?

A

Water Damage

68
Q

What class of standpipe is referred to as “houselines”

A

Class II

69
Q

What limits horizontal movement through large concealed passages such as open web floor trusses or attics?

A

Draftstops

70
Q

Once beyond an interior offensive attack, a fully involved fire in what type of construction (multistory) is called conflagration breeder and is often the biggest fire of a firefighters career?

A

Heavy Timber

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