IBC 706 - 712 Flashcards
- Fire walls must be constructed of noncombustible materials unless separating buildings of Type construction.
A. I
B. III
C. IV
D. V
- D Sec. 706.3, Exc.
- A fire wall separating Type VA buildings housing Group M occupancies must have a minimum fire- resistance rating of hour(s).
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
- C Table 706.4
- In a Type IIB building containing a Group B occupancy, what is the minimum required fire-resistance rating for a fire wall?
A. l hour
B. 2 hour
C. 3 hour
D. 4 hour
- B Table 706.4, Note a
- As a general provision, what minimum distance must a fire wall extend horizontally beyond the exterior surface of exterior walls?
A. 18 inches
B. 20 inches
C. 30 inches
D. 4 feet
- A Sec. 706.5
- In general, what minimum distance above the roof must a fire wall extend?
A. 18 inches
B. 30 inches
C. 3 feet
D. 4 feet
- B Sec. 706.6
- Where a fire wall occurs at a location where the roof heights differ, the fire wall may terminate at the underside of the lower roof slab, provided .
A. the lower roof is of noncombustible construction
B. the first 10 feet of the lower roof assembly has a minimum 1-hour rating
C. the exterior wall of the higher portion is I-hour to a height of 10 feet
D. openings in the lower roof have a minimum 45-minute fire-protective rating
- B Sec. 706.6.1, Exc.
- Embedded ends of combustible members entering masonry or concrete fire walls shall be separated a minimum distance of inch(es).
A. 1
B. 2
C. 4
D. 6
- C Sec. 706.7
- The aggregate width of openings in a fire wall is limited to a maximum of of the length of the wall.
A. 10 percent
B. 25 percent
C. 33 1/3 percent
D. 50 percent
- B Sec. 706.8
- Fire barriers are required for the separation of all the following building elements, except
.
A. shaft enclosures
B. exit passageways
C. incidental uses
D. fire-resistance-rated corridors
- D Secs. 707.3; 708.1, #3
- In nonrated buildings, construction supporting fire barriers need not be protected by equivalent fire resistance where the fire barriers are used for .
A. 1-hour occupancy separations
B. 1-hour interior exit stairways
C. 1 -hour incidental use separations
D. 2-hour horizontal exits
- C Sec. 707.5.1, Exc. 2
- In a nonsprinklered building, any single opening in a fire barrier is limited to a maximum area of
square feet.
A. 20
B. 100
C. 120
D. 156
- D Sec. 707.6
- Openings in a fire barrier are permitted to be unlimited in area and aggregate width where the fire barrier is utilized as a(n) .
A. interior exit stairway enclosure
B. horizontal exit wall
C. incidental use separation
D. control area separation
- A Sec. 707.6, Exc. 2
- Where vertical openings are created for an escalator system in a fully sprinklered hotel, special opening protection methods are established, other than automatic shutters, where the openings connect a maximum of stories.
A. Two
B. Three
C. Four
D. Six
- C Sec. 712.1.3.1
- A floor opening is permitted between a maximum of two stories without a shaft enclosure, under limited conditions, in all but which one of the following occupancies?
A. Group A-2
B. Group H-2
C. Group 1-2
D. Group S-2
- C Sec. 712.1.9
- Fire walls shall be designed and constructed in accordance with IBC Section 706 or .
A. NFPA 286
B. NFPA 221
C. UL 1040
D. UL 2079
- B Sec. 706.2
- A fire barrier used to separate building areas connected by a horizontal exit shall have a minimum fire- resistance rating of .
A. 1 hour
B. 1 ½ hours
C. 2 hours
D. 3 hours
- C Secs. 707.3.5, 1026.2
- A fire partition is not the appropriate wall assembly for walls separating .
A. sleeping units in a Group R-1 hotel
B. tenant spaces in a covered mall building
C. control areas in a manufacturing occupancy
D. dwelling units in an apartment building
- C Sec. 708.1
- What is the minimum required fire-resistance rating for a fire partition separating sleeping units in a Group 1-1 occupancy housed in a Type IIA building?
A. 20 minutes
B. 30 minutes
C. 1 Hour
D. No rating is required
- C Sec. 708.3
- Where a fire-resistance-rated corridor ceiling is constructed as required for the corridor walls, the walls shall not terminate before reaching .
A. the lower membrane of the ceiling assembly
B. the upper membrane of the ceiling assembly
C. the underside of the floor or roof deck above
D. an approved fire-resistant joint system
- B Sec. 708.4, Exc. 3
- In other than a Group 1-3 occupancy, what is the minimum required fire-resistance rating for a smoke barrier?
A. no rating is required
B. 30 minutes
C. 45 minutes
D. l hour
- D Sec. 709.3
- which one of the following types of construction must a smoke barrier be supported by fire-resistance- rated construction having at least an equivalent rating to the smoke barrier supported?
A. Type IIB
B. Type IIIA
C. Type IIIB
D. Type VB
- B Sec. 709.4
- Automatic shutters utilized to protect escalator openings between stories shall have a minimum fire- resistance rating of .
A. 45 minutes
B. 1 hour
C. 1 ½ hours
D. 2 hours
- C Sec. 712. 1.3.2
- Wire or other approved devices shall be installed above lay-in ceiling panels in a fire-resistance-rated floor/ceiling assembly to prevent vertical displacement where the weight of the panels is not adequate to resist a minimum upward force of .
A. 1 psf
B. 2 psf
C. 5 psf
D. 15 psf
- A Sec. 711.2.5
- Under which of the following conditions may the ceiling membrane of a fire-resistance-rated horizontal assembly be omitted?
A. where usable attic space occurs above
B. where the assembly has a minimum fire-resistance rating of 2 hour
C. where the floor construction is limited to combustible construction
D. where an unusable crawl space occurs below
- D Sec. 711.2.6
- Unprotected skylights are permitted through a fire-resistance-rated roof deck, provided
.
A. the skylights were tested as a part of the roof assembly
B. the roof construction has not less than 1-hour fire-resistance rating
C. the structural integrity of the roof construction is maintained
D. they are limited to 10 percent of the total roof area
- C Sec. 712.1.15
- Where a fire barrier is utilized to separate a Group M occupancy into multiple fire areas, the minimum fire-resistance rating of the fire barrier shall be hour(s).
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
- B Table 707.3.10
- The voids created at the intersection of a fire barrier and a nonfire-resistance-rated roof assembly
.
A. are not regulated by the code
B. shall be filled by an approved material or system
C. shall be sealed with a noncombustible material
D. must be protected with a fire-resistive joint system
- B Sec. 707.9
- What hourly rating is mandated for the construction of smoke partitions?
A. 0, no rating is required
B. 1/ 2 hour
C. 3/4 hour
D. 1 hour
- A Sec. 710.3
- Windows in smoke partitions shall have a minimum fire-protection rating of
A. 0, no rating is required
B. 20 minutes
C. 45 minutes
D. 1 hour
- A Sec. 710.5.1
- In a Type IIB hotel that is sprinklered in accordance with NFPA 13, what is the minimum fire- resistai1ce rating for the fire partitions and horizontal assemblies that separate sleeping units?
A. 0, no rating is required
B. 1/2 hour
C. 1 hour
D. 2 hours
- B Secs. 708.3, Exe. 2; 711.2.4.3, Exc.
- In general, fire walls shall extend to the outer edge of horizontal projecting elements that are located within feet of the fire wall.
A. 4
B. 5
C. 8
D. 10
- A Sec. 706.5.2
- In which of the following uses must cross-corridor doors be provided with a vision panel?
A. ambulatory care facilities
B. large assembly facilities
C. hotels
D. day-care facilities
- A Sec. 709.5. l
- In other than Group occupancies, the vertical openings created by an atrium condition are regulated under the provisions of IBC Section 404.
A. A
B. H
C. I
D. R
- B Sec. 712.1.7
- Unless the installation of a damper will interfere with the operation of a smoke control system, air transfer openings in smoke partitions shall be provided with what type of damper?
A. smoke damper only
B. fire damper only
C. combination fire/smoke damper
D. no damper is required
- A Sec. 710.8
- In a Group I-2 occupancy where a pair of opposite-swinging doors without a center mullion is installed in a smoke barrier across a corridor, the doors are permitted maximum undercuts of inch.
A. ¼
B. 3/8
C. ½
D. ¾
- D Sec. 709.5, Exc. 1
