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Chapter 5 Flashcards

1
Q

Which type of fire door is often used in corridors and stairwell enclosures

A

swinging

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2
Q

What is the maximum flame spread rating allowed

A

200

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3
Q

Which class of fire door is intended to protect openings in stairwells

A

Class B

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4
Q

Which of the following is not an allowed fire resistance rating for a fire wall

A

1 hour

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5
Q

Which term is used in the international community to refer to the exposed interior surfaces of buildings

A

Interior lining

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6
Q

What is the concept of providing an area of refuge called

A

sheltering in place

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7
Q

Which of the following is treated as interior finish

A

Movable partitions

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8
Q

What are curtain walls usually supported by

A

Building frame

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9
Q

Which rated fire door may not be subjected to the hose test depending on their intended use

A

1/3 hour

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10
Q

What is the typical fire resistance rating required for enclosure walls

A

one or two hours

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11
Q

In which type of construction will you find freestanding fire walls most often

A

Type III

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12
Q

Which type of fire door is generally required by code to be used for 2 hour rated vertical enclosures

A

1 1/2 hour

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13
Q

Which type of wall usually extends from the foundation up to and through the roof of a building to subdivide a building

A

fire wall

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14
Q

Which class of materials are required to be in the vertical exits of most buildings

A

Class A

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15
Q

When did evaluation and control efforts over the interior finishes of building begin

A

1940

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16
Q

What is the minimum height of a parapet wall which continues the fire wall through the roof

A

18 inches(450 mm)

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17
Q

Which test was developed to handle materials that may move during the tunnel test such as plastics

A

NFPA 286

18
Q

How long is the Steiner Tunnel Test conducted

A

10 minutes

19
Q

Which of the following is sued with swinging, rolling and sliding fire doors

A

Door holder

20
Q

Due to the ease of application, what use may fire-retardant coating been seen in that is not correct

A

structural fireproofing

21
Q

What are interior walls used to subdivide a floor which extend from one floor to the underside of a fire rated ceiling assembly

A

Fire partition

22
Q

Which type of fire protection limits the spread of fire

A

passive

23
Q

Which part of the room is the examination of the role of interior finishes directed

A

ceiling and upper portions

24
Q

Which type of enclosure walls can be found in older fire-resistive buildings

A

hollow clay tile

25
Q

What are the methods of incorporating the size and shape of real rooms into the tunnel test

A

corner tests

26
Q

Which is the simplest and oldest operating device for use on a fire door

A

Fusible link

27
Q

Which material has a higher flame spread rating

A

mineral acoustic tile

28
Q

What is the technical term used to describe the degree to which fire can spread over the surface of a material?

A

Surface burning characteristics

29
Q

What must the separation between the ends of the structural members be when combustible structural members are framed into a masonry fire wall from opposite sides

A

4 inch

30
Q

What is the maximum fire door rating that is allowed to have glass panels

A

3 hour

31
Q

Which type of fire door is often found in older industrial buildings

A

horizontal sliding

32
Q

What is the maximum fire door rating on a swinging door that is allowed to have louvers installed

A

1 1/2 hour

33
Q

Which type of fire door is builder’s hardware used on

A

swinging

34
Q

What is the rating of a fire door known as

A

Fire protection rating

35
Q

What is the most significant factor in the rate at which a fuel will burn

A

Combination of the fuel and available oxygen

36
Q

Which type of fire retardant coating forms a thick, noncombustible coating over the surface of the wood

A

Mastic

37
Q

What do toxic gases and smoke which result from burning interior finishes contribute to

A

life hazard

38
Q

Which type of wall is designed to separate the interior environment from the exterior environment

A

curtain wall

39
Q

What is the primary criterion for acceptability in the testing of fire doors

A

Door stays in place

40
Q

What does code limit the maximum smoke developed rating to

A

450

BC 4th (14 decks)

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