Chapter 3- Building Construction

Question 1

Types of building construction

Type V

Answer 1

Woodframe construction

Question 2

Types of building construction

Type III

Answer 2

Ordinary construction

Question 4

Types of building construction

Type IV

Answer 4

Heavy timber construction

Question 5

Similar to type I except that degree of fire resistance is lower – again, primary fire protection concerns is the contents of the building.

Answer 5

Type II

Question 6

This type of construction features exterior walls and structural members of noncombustible or limited combustible materials.

Answer 6

Type III

Question 7

The primary concern specific to this construction is the problem of fire and smoke spreading through concealed spaces.

Answer 7

Type III

Question 8

This type of construction presents almost unlimited potential for fire extension within the building or origin into nearby structures.

Answer 8

Type V

Question 9

Types of building construction

Type II

Answer 9

Non-combustible or

limited combustible construction

Question 10

This type of construction is used extensively in old factories, mills, and warehouses.

Answer 10

Type IV

Question 12

This type of construction is very common in single-family dwellings.

Answer 12

Type V

Question 13

Structural members made of steel fail at ______.

Answer 13

1000°F

Question 14

This type of construction is rarely used today, other than occasionally used in churches.

Answer 14

Type IV

Question 15

________ is typically used in the roofs of buildings where freeway sit above buildings built next to them (i.e. Car over the side)

Answer 15

Reinforced concrete

Question 16

Two primary types of dangerous building conditions:

Answer 16

1) conditions that contribute to the spread and intensity of the fire
2) conditions that make the building susceptible to collapse

Question 17

________ is the maximum heat that can be produced if all the combustible materials in a given area burn.

Answer 17

Fire loading

Question 18

______ & _______ procedures are the most effective defense against fire loading hazards.

Answer 18

Proper inspection and

code enforcement

Question 19

Collapse zone should be equal to ________the height of the building.

Answer 19

1 1/2 times

Question 20

The two most’s common and serious building collapse hazards facing firefighters today

Answer 20

Lightweight metal trusses lightweight wood trusses

Question 21

Experience has shown that lightweight metal or wood trusses will fail after _______of exposure to fire.

Answer 21

5 to 10 minutes

Question 23

Small metal plates (usually 18 to 22 gauge metal) with prongs that penetrate about 3/4” into the wood

Answer 23

Gusset plates

gang nails

Question 24

Truss containing buildings exposed to fire conditions for ________should not be entered, and crews should not go onto the roofs.

Answer 24

5 to 10 minutes

Question 25

Types of building construction

Type I

Answer 25

Fire-resistive construction

Question 26

The telltale rounded shape of a bowstring truss roof maybe hidden by __________.

Answer 26

Square-end parapets

Question 27

All trusses are designed to work as an integral unit. Members are in tension and others are in compression.

Tension is on ______

Compression is on ______

Answer 27

Tension- bottom

Compression - bottom

Question 28

The primary fire hazard in this type of construction is the massive amount of combustible contents presented by the structural timbers in addition to the contents of the building.

Answer 28

Type IV

Question 30

Proper vertical ventilation is essential for slowing the __________.

Answer 30

Spread of fire

Question 31

In this construction primary hazards of the contents of the structure.

Answer 31

Type I