Ch. 10 – Noncombustible Construction

Question 1

If steel cannot elongate because of restraint it will _____

Answer 1

Buckle or overturn

Question 2

If steel is elongating, the cooling effect of water draws it back to its _____

Answer 2

original dimensions

Question 3

If steel is failing, the water simply _____ it in whatever shape it is currently in

Answer 3

Freezes

Question 4

A flat piece of steel

Answer 4

Plate

Question 5

Beams, usually channels, set at right angles to trusses or roof rafters to provide support two lightweight roofs

Answer 5

Purlins

Question 6

_____ members are one solid piece of metal

Answer 6

Rolled Up

Question 7

_____ members are made of different sections riveted bolted or welded together

Answer 7

Built up

Question 8

Standard I-beam cut lengthwise through the web forming a T-shaped cross-section.

Answer 8

Tee

Question 9

_____ is used to repair failures in concrete buildings

Answer 9

Steel

Question 10

_____ are used to achieve wide clear spans

Answer 10

Rigid frames

Question 11

In the rigid frame, the _____ is narrow at the base and wide at the top

Answer 11

Column

Question 12

Rigid frames can provide clear spans of about _____

Answer 12

100 feet

Question 13

With rigid frames, the area of the structure can be increased indefinitely by using _____ common to both frames

Answer 13

Y Shaped Columns

Question 14

A _____ is a prefabricated steel building

Answer 14

Butler building

Question 15

Steel buildings that are tied together to resist the wind load are more likely to suffer _____ _____ due to fire distortion

Answer 15

Progressive collapse

Question 16

The space created by deep parallel chord trusses in hospitals are nicknamed _____ _____ in our dangerous because of storage and other use.

Answer 16

Interstitial space

Question 17

A _____ is used to laterally relocate the vertical load of columns to clear an area such as the hotel ballroom

Answer 17

Transfer beam

Question 18

_____ construction is used where an explosion is a possibility

Answer 18

Friable

Question 19

_____ has a low melting point and little mass per unit of area, so it disintegrates rapidly in a fire

Answer 19

Aluminum

Question 20

The most common walls for unprotected steel framed buildings are made of _____ or a composite of concrete block and brick.

Answer 20

Concrete Block

Question 21

Steel will expand 0.06 to 0.07% in length for every _____ rise in temperature

Answer 21

100 degree F

Question 22

In a standard fire, bar joists will fail in about _____ minutes

Answer 22

7

Question 23

_____ consist of metal sheets laid over steel bar joists.

Answer 23

Metal deck roofs

Question 24

A _____ is a metal deck roof with all the insulations, adhesives and coverings added to it.

Answer 24

built up roof

Question 25

Unprotected steel structures have the potential for early _____

Answer 25

Collapse

Question 26

_____ fire protection is accomplished with automatic sprinkler systems

Answer 26

Dynamic

Question 27

_____ fire protection is protecting steel (sprayed on protection etc).

Answer 27

Passive