IBC 1001 - 1005,1008, 1009, 1013, 1015 Flashcards
1
Q
- A court or yard that provides access to a public way for one or more exits is considered a(n) __________.
A. exit access way
B. egress court
C. public way
D. horizontal exit
A
- B Sec. 202
2
Q
- Which of the following elements is not a distinct and separate part of the means of egress?
A. exit discharge
B. exit access
C. exit
D. exit convergence
A
- D Sec. 202
3
Q
- That portion of the exit access that occupants must traverse before two separate and distinct paths of
egress travel to two exits are available is considered a _____________.
A. means of egress
B. single egress path
C. common path of egress travel
D. limited egress travel distance
A
- C Sec. 202
4
Q
- Panic hardware that is listed for use on fire door assemblies is considered to be __________ hardware.
A. fire egress
B. fire exit
C. panic
D. panic and fire
A
- B Sec. 202
5
Q
- An alternating tread device has a series of steps that are positioned a minimum of degrees and maximum of _________ degrees from horizontal.
A. 30, 45
B. 45, 60
C. 50, 70
D. 60, 75
A
- C Sec. 202
6
Q
- A 1,500-square-foot (net) woodworking shop classroom in a high school is considered to have a design
occupant load of ________ persons.
A. 25
B. 30
C. 75
D. 100
A
- B Table 1004.5
6
Q
- In determining the design occupant load for the sales area of a mercantile facility, the floor area shall be
divided by a factor of one occupant per________square feet.
A. 20
B. 30
C. 50
D. 60
A
- D Table 1004.5
7
Q
- For areas having fixed seats and aisles, the occupant load for bench seating without armrests is based on
one occupant for each_________ inches of seating length.
A. 15
B. 18
C. 24
D. 30
A
- B Sec. 1004.6
8
Q
- In a fully-sprinklered Group M retail sales building having an occupant load of 3,200 occupants, the minimum total calculated means of egress width for egress elements other than stairways shall be ______________ inches if an emergency voice/alarm communication system is provided.
A. 960
B. 640
C. 480
D. 320
A
- C Sec. 1005.3.2, Exc. 1
9
Q
- A stairway serving 160 occupants in a fully-sprinklered Group 1-2 hospital shall be a minimum of ____________ inches in width.
A. 42
B. 44
C. 48
D. 60
A
- C Sec. 1005.3.1
10
Q
- Multiple means of egress shall be sized so that the loss of any one means of egress shall not reduce the available capacity to less than __________of the required capacity.
A. 10 percent
B. 25 percent
C. 33 1/3 percent
D. 50 percent
A
- D Sec. 1005.5
11
Q
- When fully open, a door is permitted to project into the required width of the path of egress travel a maximum of ____________.
A. one-half the required width
B. one-half the actual width
C. 3 ½ inches
D. 7 inches
A
- D Sec. 1005.7.1
12
Q
- Up to 50 percent of the ceiling area of a means of egress may have a minimum ceiling height of ___________ where reduced by protruding objects.
A. 78 inches
B. 80 inches
C. 84 inches
D. 90 inches
A
- B Sec. 1003.3.1
13
Q
- At a doorway, the minimum headroom clearance below any door closer or stop shall be _____________ inches.
A. 76
B. 78
C. 80
D. 84
A
- B Sec. 1003.3.1, Exc
14
Q
- At an exterior door not required to be accessible in a Group F-1 occupancy, what is the maximum permitted elevation change?
A. 1/2 inch
B. 1 inch
C. 7 inches
D. 8 inches
A
- C Sec. 1003.5, Exc. 1
15
Q
- Other than handrails serving stairs and ramps, the maximum projection into the travel path of a horizontal projection located between 27 and 80 inches above the walking surface shall be _______ inches.
A. 1 ½
B. 3 ½
C. 4
D. 4 ½
A
- C Sec. 1003.3.3
16
Q
- Exit signs shall be located so that the maximum distance from any point in an exit access corridor or exit passageway to the nearest visible exit sign is ________ feet, or the listed viewing distance for the sign, whichever is less.
A. 50
B. 75
C. 100
D. 150
A
- C Sec. 1013.1
17
Q
- Externally-illuminated exit signs shall have a minimum intensity at the face of the sign of __________foot-candles.
A. 1
B. 5
C. 10
D. 12
A
- B Sec. 1013.6.2
18
Q
- Emergency lighting facilities for means of egress illumination shall initially provide _________along the path of egress at floor level.
A. at least 1 foot-candle
B. an average of 1 foot-candle
C. at least 5 foot-candles
D. an average of 0.2 foot-candle
A
- B Sec. 1008.3.5
19
Q
- In a mercantile occupancy, a required guard shall form a protective barrier a minimum of _______ inches in height.
A. 36
B. 38
C. 42
D. 44
A
- C Sec. 1015.3
19
Q
- A guard need not be located along an open-sided walking surface located a maximum of ________ inches above the floor below.
A. 15
B. 30
C. 36
D. 42
A
- B Sec. 1015.2
20
Q
- In areas of a Group S-1 occupancy not open to the public, horizontal intermediate rails in a required guard shall be constructed so that a _______ sphere cannot pass through any opening.
A. 4-inch
B. 6-inch
C. 12-inch
D. 21-inch
A
- D Sec. 1015.4, Exc. 4
21
Q
- Unless a roof-top HVAC unit requiring occasional service and maintenance is located a minimum of __________ from the roof edge, a complying guard shall be provided.
A. 10 feet
B. 5 feet
C. 3 feet
D. 30 inches
A
- A Sec. 1015.6
22
Q
- In a nonsprinklered building, a stairway utilized as an accessible means of egress shall be a minimum of _________ inches in clear width between handrails.
A. 36
B. 44
C. 48
D. 60
A
- C Sec. 1009.3.2
23
Q
- An area of refuge serving 450 occupants shall be provided with a minimum of _______ wheelchair space(s).
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 5
A
- C Sec. 1009.6.3
24
Q
- Where a barrier is installed below a protruding object having a vertical clearance of less than 80 inches, the leading edge of the barrier shall be located a maximum of
inches above the floor.
A. 27
B. 30
C. 36
D. 42
A
- A Sec. 1003.3.1
25
Q
- In all cases, the occupant load in a room or building shall not be increased beyond a maximum of one occupant per _______ square feet.
A. 3
B. 5
C. 6
D. 7
A
- D Sec. 1004.5.1
26
Q
- Emergency power for means of egress illumination is required in public restrooms where the area is a minimum of ________ square feet.
A. l (required in all public restrooms)
B. 201
C. 301
D. 401
A
- C Sec. 1008.3.3, #5
27
Q
- The exterior wall adjacent to an exterior area for assisted rescue landing does not require a fireresistance rating where the landing is located a minimum of _______ feet horizontally from the wall.
A. 5
B. 10
C. 15
D. 20
A
- C Sec. 1008.3.3, #5
28
Q
- A tactile sign stating EXIT shall be provided adjacent to the door to all of the following means of egress components, except for __________.
A. a exit stairway
B. the exit discharge
C. an exit access corridor
D. an exit passageway
A
- C Sec. 1013.4
29
Q
- Where seating booths are provided, the occupant load shall be based on one person for each _______ inches of booth length.
A. 18
B. 20
C. 21
D. 24
A
- D Sec. 1004.6
30
Q
- In any position during the course of the door swing, a door is permitted to project into the required width of the path of egress travel a maximum of _____________.
A. one-half the required width
B. one-half the actual width
C. 4 inches
D. 4 ½ inches
A
- A Sec. 1005.7.1
30
Q
- Under general conditions, the means of egress illumination level shall not be less than _______ footcandle(s) at the walking surface level.
A. 0.1
B. 1
C. 5
D. 10
A
- B Sec. 1008.2.1
31
Q
- From a height of 36 inches to 42 inches in a required guard, a sphere with a maximum diameter of ________ inches shall not pass through.
A. 4
B. 4 3/8
C. 6
D. 8
A
- B Sec. 1015.4, Exc. 1
32
Q
- Within an individual dwelling unit of a Group R-2 occupancy, openings in required guards on the open sides of stairs shall not allow the passage of a maximum ________ -inch-diameter sphere.
A. 4
B. 4 3/8
C. 6
D. 8
A
- B Sec. 1015.4, Exc. 6
