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IBC Cheat Sheet - STUDY FOR PPD Flashcards

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IBC Chapter 3

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Use and Occupancy Groups

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Assembly Occupancy Groups

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A’s, Civic, social, or religious places of congregation

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A-1 Fixed Seating

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movie theaters, concert halls, theaters

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A-2 Food or drink consumption

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restaurants, bars, clubs

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A-3 Other

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places of worship, community spaces, libraries, art museums, bowling alleys, gyms

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A-4 Indoor sports

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arenas, stadiums, swimming pools

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A-5 outdoor activity

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stadiums, amuseument parks

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Business Occupancy Group

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B. Office or professional service

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Education Occupancy Group

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E. Educational spaces used by 6 or more people for classes up to 12th grade

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Factory Occupancy Group

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F’s, fabrication finishing manufacturing

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F-1

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Factory, moderate hazard

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F-2

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Factory, low hazard. manufucatring materials are noncombustiblew

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High Hazard Occupancy Groups

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H’s. Uses in this category require consultation with bldng officials early in the design process.
H-1 through H-4 vary by type of material and specific risks posed

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Institutional Occupancy Types

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I’s. occupancies where individuals have special restrictions that influence their ability to take care of themselves in an emergency

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I-1

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16+ people living under 24 hour custodial care (assisted living, rehab) individuals do not require assistance to respond to emergencies

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I-2

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5+ people living under 24 hour medical care (hospital, nursing home). individuals requrie assistrance to respond to emergencies

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I-3

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5+ people living under 24 restraint or security (prisons)

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I-4

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5+ People living under less than 24 hour custodial care (day care)

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Mercantile Occupancy Groups

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M’s. retail spaces

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Residential Occupancy Groups

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R’s. spaces for sleeping

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R-1

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2+ sleeping units, transient occupants, staying 30 days or less. (hotel, motel)

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R-2

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2+ sleeping units, permanent occupants (dorms, apartments)

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R-3

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less than 2 sleeping units, permanent occupants (single family home, duplex)

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R-4

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5-16 people living under 24 hour custodial care (rehab, assisted livign, but too small to qualify as I-1)

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Storage occupancy groups

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S’s. sotrage spaces that are not classified as hazardous

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S-1

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Storage, moderate hazard

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S-2

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storage, low hazard. non-combustible

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Utility and Miscellaneous Occupancy Groups

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u’s . includes buildngs of accessory nature. not a catch-all, but for specific items (ie retaining wall)

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Chapter 4 IBC

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Special Uses and Occupancies

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Chapter 4, 402

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Covered and open malls

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Chapter 4, 403

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High Rise Buildings = +75’ tall
Super High Rise= +420’ tall

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Chapter 4, 404

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Atriums

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Chapter 4, 405

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Underground buildings

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Chapter 4, 406

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motor vehicle related occupancies

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Chapter 4, 407

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Group I-1 Hospitals

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Chapter 4, 408

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group i-3 prisons

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chapter 4, 424

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children’s play structures

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Chapter 5, IBC

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General building heights and areas

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building area requirements

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excludes exterior walls
excludes shaft areas and shaft walls
inclusive of areas under building overhangs

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gross area

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measured from exterior face of walls

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building height

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measured to average height of highest roof (ie. mid slope)

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grade plane

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reference plane represnting average grade levels along the exterior edge of the building

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basement

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cannot be greater than 12’ above the grade plane at any point

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mezzanine

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intermediate floor level inserted between larger floor plates. limited to 1/3 area of the larger floor plate below. floor area does not contribute to floor area, building area, number of stories

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required separation of occupancies

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dictates fire resistance rating required between two occupancies
if occupancies are not separated, allowable height and construction type is governed by the criteria of the more restrictive occupancy group

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Chapter 6, IBC

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Types of Constrution

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TYPE I (A+B)

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All noncumbustible materials (masonry, concrete, steel)
passive fire protection of all elements
Type A - 3 hr fire rating for structural systems and bearing walls
Type B - 2 hr fire rating for structural system and bearing walls

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TYPE II (A+B)

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All noncombustible materials (masonry, concrete, steel)
active or passive fire protection of all elements
Type A - 1 hr fire rating
Type B - 0 hr fire rating

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TYPE III (A+B)

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Exterior walls are noncombustible materials, interior materials can be anything code approved

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TYPE IV (HT)

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Exterior walls are noncombustible, structural frame is heavy timber construction, interior bldng elements are solid or laminated wood

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TYPE V

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Exterior walls, structural frame, and interior materials can be anything code approved
Type A - 1 hr fire rating
Type B - 0 hr fire rating

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Chapter 7, IBC

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Fire and Smoke Protection Features

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fire wall

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produces complete fire separation between buildings and construction types. (3 hrs is good rule of thumb)

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fire barrier

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less restrictive fire separation of usually 2 hrs. used in diff instances: separate diff occupancies, divide single occ into fire areas, sep interior exit stairs from remainder of egress, surround shaft enclosure

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fire partition

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least restrictive type of fire separation, generally 1 hr. used primarily to separate dwelling units and corridors

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smoke barrier

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continuous vertical or horizontal membrane. designed to resist passage of smoke, 1 hr fire rating

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smoke partition

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similar to smoke barrier, no fire rating

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Chapter 8, IBC

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Interior Finishes

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Flame spread index

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Class A - least combustible
Class B
Class C - most combustible

60
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Chapter 9, IBC

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Fire protection systems

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active fire protection systems

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sprinklers

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passive fire protection systems

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materials with inherent fire protection used

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Chapter 10, IBC

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Means of Egress

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egress

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continuous and unobstructed path of exit travel from occupied space to public way

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egress sizing

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not sprinklered: 0.3 x occupant load =. width required
sprinklered: 0.2 x occupant load. = width required

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