IBC Chapter 3 Flashcards
An institutional occupancy is typically considered group __________.
A.A
B. B
C. I
D.R
C Sec. 302.1, #6
Group __________ occupancy is the general classification for miscellaneous and utility
structures.
A. A
B. M
C. S
D. U
D Sec. 302.1, #10
Accessory religious educational rooms need not be considered separate occupancies
where the occupant load is less than ______ occupants
A. 100
B. 150
C. 200
D. 300
A Sec. 303.1.4
An accessory assembly area may be classified as a Group B occupancy where the floor area is a maximum of __________ square feet.
A. 120
B. 399
C. 749
D. 1,000
C Sec. 303.1.2, #2
In a Group E middle school, an assembly area associated with the Group E shall be separated at what minimum level from the remainder of the school building?
A. no separation is required (considered same occupancy)
B. 1-hour fire barrier
C. 2-hour fire barrier
D. 3-hour fire barrier
A Sec. 303.1.3
Which of the following uses is typically considered a Group A-4 occupancy?
A. restaurant with a dance floor
B. school library
C. outdoor football stadium
D. indoor hockey
D Sec. 303.5
Which of the following uses is not considered a Group B occupancy?
A. convenience store
B. motor vehicle showroom
C. car wash
D. college classroom building
A Secs. 304.1, 309.1
The gaming floor of a casino shall be classified as a Group _______ occupancy.
A. A-2
B. A-3
C. B
D. M
A Sec. 303.3
A Group _______ occupancy classification is to be assigned to a facility where combustible dusts are generated in a manner that creates a fire or explosion hazard.
A. H-1
B. H-2
C. H-4
D. H-5
B Sec. 307.4
Buildings containing materials that present a detonation hazard are typically considered _______
occupancies.
A. Group H-1
B. Group H-2
C. Group H-3
D. Group H-5
A Sec. 307.3
A foster-care facility providing care on a 24-hour basis to six or more infants/toddlers (2 1/2 years of age or less) is classified as a Group ________occupancy.
A. E
B. I-1
C. I-2
D. R-4
C Sec. 308.3
Prior to any permitted increases, the maximum allowable quantity per control area of a Class IB flammable liquid permitted in a storage condition in a one-sto1y Group F-1 occupancy is _______
gallons.
A. 15
B. 30
C. 60
D. 120
D Table 307.1(1)
A facility used for supervised custodial care and housing more than 16 persons is classified as a Group
__________ occupancy.
A. I-1
B. I-4
C. R-3
D. R-4A Sec. 308.2
A Sec. 308.2
Which one of the following uses is not considered a Group M occupancy?
A. wholesale store
B. sales room
C. motor vehicle showroom
D. motor vehicle service station
C Sec. 309.1, 304.1
A fraternity house with 40 occupants is considered a Group ______ occupancy.
A. R-1
B. R-2
C. R-3
D. R-4
B Sec. 310.3
Which one of the following facilities with 12 residents living in a supervised environment and receiving custodial care would not be considered a Group R-4 occupancy?
A. halfway house
B. drug abuse center
C. group home
D. detoxification center
. D Sec.310.5. 308.3
Which of the following uses is not considered a Group S-2 occupancy?
A. open parking garage
B. enclosed parking garage
C. dry cell battery
D. stable storage
D Sec. 311.3, 312.1
. A food processing establishment not associated with a restaurant or similar dining facility is classified as a Group B occupancy where it is a maximum of ______ square feet in floor area.
A. 1,000
B. 1,500
C. 2,000
D. 2,500
D Sec. 304.1
A manufacturing facility utilizing highly toxic materials exceeding the maximum allowable quantities set forth in Table 307.1(2) is considered a ____________occupancy.
A. Group F-1
B. Group F-2
C. Group H-3
D. Group H-4
D Sec. 307.6
Aerosol storage buildings shall be classified as Group ________ occupancies when constructed in accordance with the International Fire Code.
A. H-2
B. H-3
C. S-1
D. S-2
C Sec. 307.1.1, Exc. 12
Owner-occupied lodging houses are permitted to be constructed in accordance with the International Residential Code where there are a maximum of ______ guest rooms.
A. 5
B. 6
C. 10
D. 12
A Sec. 310.4.2
Where a training and skill development use occurs in other than a school or academic program, it is classified as a(n) Group ________occupancy.
A. A-3
B. B
C. E
D. M
B Sec. 304.1
A congregate living facility (nontransient) with an occupant load of 8 persons is to be classified as a Group __________ occupancy
A. R-1
B. R-2
C. R-3
D. R-4
C Sec. 310.4
By definition, a transient residential dwelling unit or sleeping unit has a maximum occupancy period of __________ days.
A. 14
B. 30
C. 90
D. 180
B Sec. 202
- Unless protected by an automatic sprinkler system, what is the minimum required fire separation between a 350-square-foot laundry room and the manufacturing building it is incidental to?
A. no fire separation is required
B. 1-hour fire partition
C. 1-hour fire barrier and/or horizontal assembly
D. smoke barrier
- C Table 509, Sec. 509.4.1
- What minimum level of incidental use protection is required for an incinerator room located in a manufacturing facility?
A. 1-hour fire partition only
B. automatic sprinkler system only
C. 1-hour fire barrier and automatic sprinkler system
D. separation of two hours and automatic sprinkler system
- D Table 509
- What minimum level of incidental use protection is required for a chemistry laboratory/classroom in a high school?
A. 1-hour fire barrier/horizontal assembly only
B. automatic sprinkler system only
C. both a 1-hour fire barrier/horizontal assembly and an automatic sprinkler system
D. either a 1-hour fire barrier/horizontal assembly or an automatic sprinkler system
- D Table 509, Sec. 509.4.1
- Where an automatic sprinkler system without a fire barrier is utilized for the protection of incidental use areas, what minimum level of separation is required?
A. 1-hour fire partition
B. 1-hour fire barrier/horizontal assembly
C. 1-hour smoke barrier walls and horizontal assemblies
D. Construction capable of resisting the passage of smoke
- D Sec. 509.4.2
- Aggregate accessory occupancies are limited to a maximum floor area of __________of the area of the story in which they are located.
A. 10 percent
B. 15 percent
C. 25 percent
D. 33 percent
- A Sec. 508.2.3
- Any accessory occupancy area classified as a Group __________occupancy must always be separated by a fire barrier and/or horizontal assembly from other occupancies in the building.
A. A
B. E
C. H
D. I
- C Sec. 508.2.4, Exc. 1
- Where the provisions for nonseparated occupancies are used for a mixed-occupancy building, the most restrictive _______requirements shall apply to the nonseparated uses.
A. Chapter 9 (fire protection)
B. Chapter 10 (means of egress)
C. Chapter 11 (accessibility)
D. Chapter 8 (interior finish)
- A Sec. 508.3.1
- Where the provisions for separated occupancies are used for a nonsprinklered mixed-occupancy building, the minimum separation between a Group A-2 and Group B occupancy shall be a __________.
A. 1-hour fire partition
B. 1-hour fire/barrier/horizontal assembly
C. 2-hour fire barrier/horizontal assembly
D. 2-hour fire wall
- C Table 508.4
- Where the provisions for separated occupancies are used for a sprinklered mixed-occupancy building, the minimum separation between a Group H-2 and Group F-1 occupancy shall be a _________
A. 1-hour fire partition
B. 1-hour fire/barrier/horizontal assembly
C. 2-hour fire barrier/horizontal assembly
D. 2-hour fire wall
- C Table 508.4
- Where the provisions for separated occupancies are utilized for a fully sprinklered building housing both a Group A-2 occupancy and a Group R-1 occupancy, the minimum required separation between the two occupancies shall be a ___________ .
A. 1-hour fire partition
B. 1-hour fire/barrier/horizontal assembly
C. 2-hour fire barrier/horizontal assembly
D. 2-hour fire wall
- B Table 508.4
- Under the provisions for separated occupancies, what is the minimum hourly fire-resistance-rated separation required between a Group F-1 occupancy and a Group S-1 occupancy where located in a nonsprinklered building?
A. 0 hours (no separation requirement)
B. 1-hour
C. 2-hour
D. 3-hour
- A Table 508.4
