Chapter 2

Question 1

NFPA 251

Answer 1

Standard method of tests of fire endurance of building construction and material

Question 2

ATSM 1529

Answer 2

Standard testing method for determine effects of large hydrocarbon pool fire on structural members and assemblies, use in petroleum refineries

Question 3

ASTM E136

Answer 3

Standard test method for behavior of materials in verticals tube furnace, 750 degrees Celsius

Question 4

NFPA 5000

Answer 4

Building construction and safety code

Question 5

NFPA 101

Answer 5

Life safety code

Question 6

NFPA 80A

Answer 6

Recommend practice for protection from exterior fire exposures

Question 7

According to NFPA 80A (exposures), what are the three levels of exposure

Answer 7

Light, moderate, and severe

Question 8

UL 2079

Answer 8

Standard tests of joint systems

Question 9

NFPA 220

Answer 9

Standard on types of building construction

Question 10

ASTM

Answer 10

American society for testing material

Question 11

ANSI

Answer 11

American National Standards Institute

Question 12

ASCE

Answer 12

American Society of Civil Engineers

Question 13

SFPE

Answer 13

Society of Fire Protection Engineers

Question 14

Fire resistance rating

Answer 14

Rating assigned to material or an assembly after standardized testing, that identifies the amount of time a material/assembly will resist a typical fire as measured on a Standard time-temperature curve.

Question 15

Fire stop

Answer 15

Solid material such as wood blocks used to prevent or limit the vertical and horizontal spread of fire and products of combustion in walls or floors, false ceilings, and in penetration for utilities, cocklofts or crawl spaces

Question 16

Fire resistance directory

Answer 16

Published by UL, directory that lists building assemblies that have been tested and give resistive ratings

Question 17

Noncombustible

Answer 17

Incapable of supporting combustion under normal circumstances

Question 18

Masonry

Answer 18

Brick, blocks, stone, and concrete reinforced or us reinforced

Question 19

Light frame construction

Answer 19

Method of constructing wood frame buildings, replaced the use of heavy timber

Question 20

Fire load / fuel load

Answer 20

Amount of fuel within a compartment expressed in PSF, obtained by dividing the amount of fuel present by the floor area. The fire load is used to measure the potential heat release of fire within a compartment (aka fuel load)

Question 21

The most significant characteristic of. Building is not its architectural style, but?

Answer 21

How it behaves under fire conditions

Question 22

All building code classifies construction type based on what 2 attributes?

Answer 22

Fire resistance, determines likely hood of collapse during fire

Combustibility, combustible nature of the buildings structural system impacts rate of fire growth

Question 23

What do fire resistive building provide for FF”s

Answer 23

Allow FF’s to aggressively attack and provide a increased degree of occupant safety

Question 24

What do occupancy classifications reflect?

Answer 24

The differing life safety issues posed by different occupancies

Question 25

From a fire protection standpoint , one of the most basic properties is what?

Answer 25

The degree of fire resistance e

Question 26

Fire resistance is a function of?

Answer 26

All materials used, including combustibility, thermal conductivity, chemical composition, density, and dimensions.

Question 27

Fire resistance

Answer 27

The ability of a structural assembly to maintain its load bearing capacity and structural integrity under fire conditions

Question 28

Is fire resistive construction prone to structural failure under normal fire conditional?

Answer 28

It is not prone to failure under NORMAL fire conditions

Question 29

In the case of “blank”, fire resistivity also means the ability to act as a barrier to fire

Answer 29

Walls, partitions, and ceilings