Chapter 7: Building Regulations And Codes

Question 1

And assembly of a fire door, fire window, or fire damper, including all required Anchorage, frames, sills, and hardware.

Answer 1

Fire assembly

Question 2

A material that will ignite and burn, either as a flame or glow, and that undergoes this process in air at pressures and temperatures that might occur during a fire

Answer 2

Combustible

Question 3

A fire resistant rated vertical or horizontal assembly of materials designed to restrict the spread a fire in which openings are protected.

Answer 3

Fire Barrier

Question 4

A fire resistive component used to separate dwelling units in our two construction, guestrooms in R1 construction, and tenant spaces and covered mall buildings. They are also used as corridor walls. They generally are required to have a minimum one hour fire protection rated construction except in certain circumstances they are similar to fire barriers, but the requirements for support are not as strict.

Answer 4

Fire partition

Question 5

The period of time and opening assembly such as a door or window can confine a fire or maintain its integrity or both when tested in accordance with NFPA 252 fir doors and NFPA 257 for windows.

Answer 5

Fire protection rating: one hour, two hour, three hour, four hour

Question 6

The property of a material or assembly to withstand or is this the spread a fire or give protection from it

Answer 6

Fire resistance

Question 7

The period of time a building component such as a wall, floor, roof, beam, or column can confine a fire or maintain it structural integrity, or both, when test end of coordinates with a STME119. This is different from a fire protection rating which involves protected opening assemblies

Answer 7

Fire resistance rating