Building Level III Flashcards
What is the minimum type of construction allowed for a Group B Occupancy with the highest occupied floor 100 feet above the lowest level of Fire Department Access?
Type II
What is the maximum travel distance to an exit in a S-2 sprinkled, Type V Building.
400 feet
What is the minimum fire resistance rating for a door into a stairway located on the floor of a Type I building.
1.5 hours
What is the maximum height of a penthouse located on a Type I building?
No limit
Stages do not require fire sprinklers when the square footage is ______?
1000 sq ft or less in area and 50ft or less in height. 410.6.2
Stairways that are required to have an area of rescue assistance within the stairway must be a minimum of _____ inches in the clear between the handrails.
48 inches
The height and area of a building are determined by ______ .
Type of Construction and Occupancy
Motor fuel dispensing facilities are of what occpancy classification?
Group M
Indoor swimming pools without spectator seating are considered _______ Occupancy?
A-4
Boiler rooms in public schools must be separated from the rest of the structure by ________ hour rated construction.
2 hour
Which of the following is the most fire resistant?
Type I
The maximum unsprinklered fire area in Group E shall not exceed _______ square feet?
12,000 sqft
Exit access corridors, when required to be rated in unsprinkled buildings, shall have a rating of not less than ______ hours.
1 hour
Standpipes are required to be installed in accordance with what standard?
NFPA 14
The minimum width of a mall in a structure shall not be less than ______ feet.
20 feet
Class A materials have a flame spread rating of ______.
0-25
In classrooms, the area allowance per occupant is _____.
20 net
Exit stairways designed to accomodate 372 persons in a sprinkled Group B; Business occupancy must be at least ______ inches in width.
55.8 inches
Standby power is required for covered mall buildings exceeding ______ square feet.
50,000 sq ft
In a Group I - 3 Occupancy, Use Condition 1 facilities are permitted to be constructed as Group _____.
R-3
The numbers of occupants in Assembly Occupancies utilizing tables and chairs are computed at a rate of one occupant per ______ net square feet.
15 feet
Classrooms are designed for a uniformly distributed live load of ________ pounds per square feet.
40 lbs
To be considered high-rise buildings the highest occupied floor must be at least _______ above the lowest level of fire department vehicle access.
75 feet
Without exception, the maximum height of a Group M Type III - A structure is _____ feet.
65 ft
Wind exposure category B is described by which of the following?
Urban and suburban areas.
When determining the adequate thickness of sprayed on fire resistance the inspector must take _______ measurements per 1000 square feet.
4 locations.
When considering wind pressures on exterior masonry walls for enclosed structures in 100 MPH wind zones, the maximum height to thickness ratio for 8 inch hollow masonry units is ________.
14
Woodworking operations exceeding ______ square feet, which generate finely divided combustible waste, are required to be sprinklered.
2500 sq ft.
Horizontal exits shall have a fire resistance rating of not more than _______ hours.
2 hours
Smoke resistant construction and doors shall separate laundries in Group I - 2 exceeding ______ square feet.
All laundries equal to or less than 100 sq ft.
Corridors in Group E with an occupant load of 150 shall have a minimum width of _______ inches.
72 inches.
The minimum allowable compressive strength of concrete in footings ?? shall be _______ psi.
2500 PSI.
The minimum required clear width of exit doors shall not be less than 32 inches.
32 inches.
Four inches of solid carbonate concrete a non-sprinklered use has a fire resistance rating of ________.
1.5 hours
What is the minimum egress width from a mall?
5 feet 6 inches
Which of the following are recognized as NFPA standards?
NFPA 13, 13D 13R
What is the occupant load for a covered mall with _______ square feet of gross leasable area?
34,000 sq ft
What is the minimum width of egress stairs from a hospital serving 135 persons?
44 inches.
How many exits are required for a building with a posted occupancy of 1500?
4 exits.
All Group _______ basements are considered a story.
All basements are considered stories.
Using a contour profile, what is the weight to heated ratio of a wide flange W10 X 60 steel beam?
1.20 ratio
Two means of egress are required for spaces in Occupancy F with and occupant load of _______ ?
50 persons
Group A Occupancy’s shall have a main entrance that must have a public space a minimum _______ feet in width.
10 ft.
Smoke proof stairs in high rise buildings with Type I construction with a fire resistance rating of _______.
2 hours.
What is the maximum dead end allowed in a sprinklered facility?
50 ft.
All walls of Type II - a building with 10 feet separate from the property line shall have exterior opening protection of a minimum of _______ hour (s).
1 hour
What is the minimum width of an exterior accessible stair case?
48 inches.
What is the maximum and minimum rise and minimum run in inches of stairs
7 in max, 4 in min, and 11 in min.
What is the minimum clear opening of an egress door used for the movement of beds in an I - 2 Occupancy.
41.5 inches ????
Sprinklered buildings used for participation sports with fixed seating may be utilized in size providing they are surrounded by at least _______ of permanent open spaces on all sides.
60 ft.
Through penetration protection systems in high rise buildings must be fire stopped with a material that been tested as complying with the _______ rating of ASTM E 184.
F Rating
Firewalls shall be of noncombustible material and applied in accordance with ________ .
ASTM E 119
When a shaft connects 10 levels, the shaft must be constructed to provide at least _______ hour (s) fire resistance rating.
2 hours
Minimum corridor width in patient areas of Group 1-2 Occupancies shall be not less than _________ .
44 inches.
What is the occupant load for a room 100ft x 300 ft if it is a dining room with loose tables and chairs?
2000 people.
The minimum with of a mall is ______ feet.
20 feet.
What types of construction allow the use of wood in all locations?
Type V
Manual fire alarm systems shall be installed in Group E Occupancy’s when the number of persons served exceeds _______ .
In all Group E Occupancy’s.
Without area modifications, the maximum square footage allowed in an unsprinklered fire area in a Group M Type III - A structure is _______ .
18,000 sq ft
The minimum door clearance required by the code is measured with the door open to ______ .
90 degrees
A 4 story Type 1 - B, Group A - 1 building shall have all exterior bearing walls constructed with a fire resistance rating of not less than _______ .
2 hours.
Hospitals having surgery facilites are considered to be in which seismic design category?
Group IV
In buildings of Group A, B, E and ?? Occupancies fire protection may be ommited where the structural substantially support a roof only and are ______ feet or more clear above any door or balcony.
20 ft. ?????
Modifications in height and area shall not be permitted in _____ Occupancies.
H Occupancies
What is the maximum height of Factory Industrial facility of a Type III-A construction?
65 feet
What is the minimum required rating of the door between the corridor and the vestibule in a high rise building.
20 Minute fire rating.
A restaurant with seating for 45 persons is considered which Occupancy clasification?
Type B classification.
Which Type of construction is the most fire resistant?
Type I
What is the calculated fire resistance for fiberglass??? insulation?
5 minutes
The minimum clear width between rows in ????? Occupancy with fixed seating is _____?
12 inches
Greenhouses are of what Occupancies?
U Occupancy
Class III combustible liquids have a flash point at or above _______ degrees.
140 degrees
What is the maximum height of a Type I - A building?
Not 55 65 160 look it up
Emergency electrical systems must have pick up time of not more than _______ seconds.
10 seconds.
