Chapter 11

Question 1

Roofs and fire fighting

Answer 1

Because they are typically designed to support lighter live low many types of roof between the ceiling in the roof deck making it difficult to determine the extent to which a fire has developed over here and they’re in a 45 exam overtime loads may be headed to rooms which they were not originally designed know

Question 2

Conventional Roof Framing

Answer 2

Framing here the 23 and I build on site utilizing dimensional down to the list I’ll keep on going as common as a construction technique because the type of construction has higher requirements in pre-fabricated premiums in the following categories knowledge and skills of construction crews knowledge of the cost of materials and the time ceiling Joyce and rafter ties definitions on the margin them you should know the meaning of those terms

Question 3

Wood and Roof Trusses

Answer 3

Roof trusses a fabricator from steel as well as would think and PRACT trusses are the most common types used for pitched roof’s both wouldn’t steal trusses are usually fabricated elsewhere and shipped to the job site give a truss is too large to be transported as one unit he can be moved in sections and connected in the field

Question 4

Fire Ratings of Roof Coverings

Answer 4

Class A- Severe exposure

Class B Moderate

Class C light

Question 5

Photovoltaic Roofs

Answer 5

Photovoltaic cells cannot be isolated shut off even when electric power to the building is shut off the cells continue to store in generate electric power