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Chapter 2 and 3 Flashcards

1
Q

______ is the second core of structural firefighting.

A

Building construction

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2
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Who is known as the father of Building Construction in the fire service?

A

Francis Brannigan

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3
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Who said, “The building is your enemy. Know your enemy.”

A

Francis Brannigan

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4
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______ is one of the greatest dangers structural firefighters face while working at a fire in a building.

A

Building collapse

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5
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What two styles of building are the vast majority of structures that exist today in the United States built using?

A

Conventional or lightweight

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6
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Conventional construction is sometimes referred to as?

A

Legacy Construction

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7
Q

Lightweight construction is sometimes referred to as?

A

Modern Construction

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8
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______ construction utilizes structural components that rely on size for strength.

A

Conventional

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9
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Lightweight construction relies on what for its strength?

A

Geometrical arrangement using tension and compression stability

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10
Q

______ is a social component using geometrically arranged triangular units to attain stability.

A

Truss

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11
Q

The top cord in a truss is in ______, and the bottom cord is in ____

A

Compression, Tension.

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12
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Lightweight constructions strength depends on the what

A

Geometry of its members

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13
Q

Truss systems that are used to build a common house today are mostly made of?

A

2x3s found in wooden I beams and 2x4s found in peaked roof trusses

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14
Q

A truss is only as strong as what

A

Connections

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15
Q

Buildings are constructed using structural components which are sometimes called

A

Structural elements or structural members

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16
Q

A ______ is a supporting component that transfers weight, usually horizontally, from one direction to its points of support.

A

Beam

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17
Q

What are the oldest structural components known to mankind?

A

Beams and columns

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18
Q

A ______ is only supported at one end.

A

Cantilever beam

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19
Q

______ is composed of a top and bottom flange separated by a vertical web.

A

I-beam

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20
Q

What are the three types of lightweight wooden I-beams?

A

TGI (tongue and groove)
Engineered wood Joist
PRIs (performance rated I-Joist)

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21
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A structural component that transmits a compressive load along a straight path.

A

Column

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22
Q

______ are typically vertical, but can be oriented in a more horizontal orientation such as a raker or strut that is helping to hold up a wall or a vehicle on its side

A

A column

23
Q

What are the two ways that columns fail?

A

Buckling or being crushed

24
Q

Arches combine the function of both a ______ and a _____.

A

Beam
Column

25
Q

All the forces on the arch are______

A

Compressive

26
Q

The arch carries its load in?

A

Compression

27
Q

Who were the first to develop the use of arches?

A

Romans

28
Q

Building components that transmit the compressor forces applied along the top or received at any point to the ground.

A

Walls

29
Q

What are the two categories of walls?

A

Load bearing, non load bearing

30
Q

What is the main purpose of the roof?

A

Keep the weather out of the building

31
Q

In what type of building is the roof necessary to the structural stability of the building?

A

Tilt slab concrete building

32
Q

Roofs built in the last 30 years are probably constructed using what?

A

Lightweight components or trusses

33
Q

The building’s ability to resist collapse is called

A

Structural stability

34
Q

What are the factors that affect a building’s ability to resist collapse?

A

The condition and size of structural components, type in condition of connections, fire load, the loads heat release rate

35
Q

In lightweight construction, Mass has been replaced by_______

A

Mathematics

36
Q

In lightweight construction, Mass has been replaced by_______

A

Mathematics

37
Q

Who said, “Beware the Truss.”?

A

Francis Brannigan

38
Q

At what temperature will a steel girder begin to elongate and twist

A

1000 degrees

39
Q

______ is defined as the potential fuel available to the fire.

A

Fire load

40
Q

How many people died in the Cocoanut Grove nightclub fire in Boston in 1942

A

492

41
Q

How many people died in the Dorothy Mae Apartments fire in Los Angeles in 1982?

A

24

42
Q

What is the third core principle of structural firefighting?

A

Strategy

43
Q

What are the three strategic priorities for modern structural firefighting?

A

Life safety,
incident stability
property conservation

44
Q

The ______ of a firefight is the overall plan.

A

Strategy

45
Q

Who is usually the first IC at a structure fire?

A

The first in company officer

46
Q

What is known as an assessment of the problems and conditions that are present on arrival of a structure fire?

A

Initial size up

47
Q

What is the acronym for the traditional 13-point size up?

A

COAL WAS WEALTH

48
Q

What is the first priority in the initial size up?

A

Life

49
Q

What is the second priority in a rapid initial size up?

A

Fire

50
Q

What is the third priority of the rapid initial size up?

A

Operations

51
Q

What is the first responsibility of all fire officers?

A

The safety of their personnel under their direct supervision

52
Q

What is the second priority of firefighting strategy?

A

Fire containment

53
Q

After a life safety and fire containment, the next strategic priority is______.

A

Property conservation

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