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Brannigan's Building Construction For The Fire Service > Chapter 3 - Methods and Materials of Construction, Renovation, and Demolition > Flashcards

Chapter 3 - Methods and Materials of Construction, Renovation, and Demolition Flashcards

1
Q

Regulates the actual design and construction of new buildings

A

Building code.

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2
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Applies to the renovation alteration or demolition of an existing building

A

Building code

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3
Q

Regulates the activities that take place in existing buildings

A

Fire code

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4
Q

A pile is made of what

A

Wood or steel

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5
Q

Caisson is made of what

A

Concrete

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6
Q

Where is a potential location in which an electrical fire may start with regards to the basement

A

Basement insulating foam where electrical conduits and plumbing are located

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7
Q

What type of hose stretches may be needed in an ISBU structure

A

Unusual and long

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8
Q

What is very important information for your pre-plans

A

Seeing how the building is being built

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9
Q

What is always a possibility at a construction site even without fire

A

Collapse

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10
Q

What type of enclosures when used in a high-rise structure result in an enormous fuel load and a very dangerous situation

A

Plywood abatement enclosures

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11
Q

What material is strong in tension n and weak or unsuitable in compression

A

Manila hemp rope

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12
Q

Less than or equal to 2 in nominal thickness

A

Board

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13
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2 to 4 in nominal thickness

A

Dimensional lumber

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14
Q

Greater than or equal to 5 in nominal thickness

A

Timber

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15
Q

Wet wood has ___ strength then dry wood

A

Less

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16
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Wood varies greatly in its compressive strength depending on the direction

A

In which the load is applied

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17
Q

What size are OSB strands

A

3 to 4 in

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18
Q

Thin wood veneers laid parallel to the length of the member

A

LVL

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19
Q

Long veneers laid parallel but in a more random arrangement

A

PSL

20
Q

Similar to OSB but with longer 12” flaked wood strands

A

LSL

21
Q

What type of stone is particularly subject to spalling

A

Granite

22
Q

What type of stone can appear perfect yet may have turned to chalk?

A

Marble

23
Q

What material has virtually no tensile strength

A

Concrete

24
Q

What material is almost equally strong in compression and tension

A

Steel

25
Q

What lightweight concrete is 1/4 the weight of traditional concrete

A

Aerated autoclave concrete

26
Q

What type of metal can be shaped and contains little carbon

A

Wrought iron

27
Q

What is the carbon content of cast iron

A

3 to 4%

28
Q

In regards to metal what is the chief cause of failure

A

Poor connections of floor beams to cast iron columns

29
Q

How much carbon is in structural steel

A

Less than 2%

30
Q

How much carbon is in wrought iron

A

0.2 percent

31
Q

Galvanized cold form steel members are coded with what for corrosion protection

A

Zinc

32
Q

What is often the first sign of a serious fire enclosed structure

A

Violent pressure failure of the windows

33
Q

What is one of the few options of getting through hurricane resistant windows

A

Saws equipped with carbide tipped blade

34
Q

What is a commonly used plastic that can be ignited with a match

A

Polyurethane imitation wood beam

35
Q

What materials can produce flaming dripping plastic

A

Thermoplastic

36
Q

A plastic that chars and burns but does not flow

A

Thermoset

37
Q

A composite multi-layer sheathing panel system

A

EIFS

38
Q

Structural members made of plastic reinforced by continuous glass fibers oriented in the direction of the load are used for what type of buildings

A

Special buildings were no metal is permitted due to radio frequency interference

39
Q

What is gypsum typically used in

A

Wallboard

40
Q

Where should you breach gypsum board

A

Points of connection at the ends of the sheets

41
Q

The ___ of a material affects its ability to resist a compressive load or a deflective one

A

Shape

42
Q

Shape is not a consideration in what type of load

A

Tensile

43
Q

Resistance to what loads is directly related to the cross section makeup of a material

A

Tensile

44
Q

What temperature does structural steel fail at

A

1,000 to 1100° F

(79)

45
Q

Houses build with what type of beams are expected to collapse early in a fire

A

Aluminum

46
Q

Sometimes the quickest forcible entry into an occupancy is to bypass a locked door and do what

A

Go straight through the gypsum wall

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