IIDA Class Homework

Question 1

What is the common path of egress travel? How do you remember this?

Answer 1

Common path of egress travel, also known as FARTHEST common path of egress travel, is length of the path at the most remote point to a point of choice.

If you are given a suite and/or multi-family housing on the PRAC exam, the point of choice will be out in the common corridor if the suite only has one exit. If the suite has 2 exits, the common path will be in the suite of the floor plan.

Question 2

What is the total travel distance?

Answer 2

This is the length required to get to an exit. This includes the common path of egress.

Question 3

Fire rating required for demising partitions?

Answer 3

1 hour

Question 4

Fire rating required for partitions along a public corridor?

Answer 4

1 hour

Question 5

Fire rating for partitions that demise an assembly occupancy of 750sf or greater?

Answer 5

1 hour

Question 6

When does an assembly space within a Business Occupancy require fire rating?

Answer 6

When it is 750 sf or larger

Question 7

Door assemblies within a 1-hour fire rated partition must have what?

Answer 7

Doors must be 20-minute rated and have a closer

Question 8

Fire Protection System: Where are audio / visual fire signals required? How high must they be mountd?

Answer 8

Devises are required in each restroom, hallway, lobby, and general assembly area (open workstation area and conference rooms). A/V signals must be visible from any location in the room or space and must be mounted at 6’-8”

Question 9

Where should fire extinguishers be located?

Answer 9

(1) per 3000 SF, and must be no more than 75’ from the furthest occupant

Question 10

Where must smoke and heat detectors be included?

Answer 10

Must be located in all rooms, corridors, storage areas, and spaces above suspended ceilings

Question 11

What is the minimum height for a ceiling along the means of egress?

Answer 11

7’-6” minimum

Question 12

All objects located on a wall between X” and X” must not protrude more than 4”

Answer 12

27” - 80”

Question 13

Exit signs with a directional indicator, showing the direction of travel shall be placed…where?

Answer 13

Place in every location where the direction of travel to reach the nearest exit is not apparent.

Question 14

Emergency illumination shall be provided for a minimum of ___ hours + located ___?

Answer 14

EM’s must illuminate for 1.5 hours and located along the path of egress.

Question 15

The common path of travel must not exceed ___’?

Answer 15

75’

Question 16

Travel distance to an exit must not exceed ___’

Answer 16

250’

Question 17

Height of exit doors must not be less than __’

Answer 17

7’

Question 18

All door openings along the exit path must be ___” minimum, with an ___” clear space on the pull side and ___” clear space on the push side

Answer 18

36” minimum, 18” pull, 12” push

Question 19

Locks on an exit door must not require ___?

Answer 19

Must not require the use of a key, special knowledge, or effort for operation from the egress side

Question 20

Doors opening from occupied spaces into the path of egress shall not project more than ___” into the required width

Answer 20

7”

Question 21

Exit access doorways must open in ___ direction

Answer 21

In the direction of exit travel

Question 22

(2) exit access doorways must be provided from any space where the occupant load exceeds ____ in group A, B, M or exceeds 29 in group S

Answer 22

49 people

Question 23

Minimum interior corridor width must be ___”

Answer 23

44”

Question 24

Dead end corridors must not exceed ___’ in length

Answer 24

20’

Question 25

Service (reception / transaction) counters over 8’ long must have an accessible height service counter a minimum of ___” in length

Answer 25

36”

Question 26

All accessible countertops, sinks, reception/transaction surfaces, and other horizontal work surfaces must not exceed ___“AFF with a ___” H knee space below

Answer 26

34” AFF, 27”H knee space

Question 27

Clear floor space of ___” x ___” must be provided in front of accessible lavatories and urinals

Answer 27

30” x 48”

Question 28

All accessible lower cabinets must have a toe kick of ___“D x ___“H

Answer 28

3”D x 8”H

Question 29

All accessible upper cabinets or shelves located above a work surface must not exceed ____” AFF

Answer 29

48”AFF

Question 30

Accessible toilets must be mounted at ___” to the top of the toilet seat

Answer 30

18”

Question 31

All grab bars must be mounted at ___” AFF. ___“L goes behind the toilet, ___“L goes to the side of the toilet

Answer 31

34” AFF
36” behind toilet, 42” to the side of the toilet

Question 32

___“L vertical grab bar to be located on the wall next to the toilet, at ___” AFF and ___” off the back wall

Answer 32

18”, located at 40” AFF and 40” off the back wall

Question 33

accessible urinals must be mounted ___” to height of the rim

Answer 33

17”

Question 34

accessible mirrors must be mounted no higher than ___” AFF

Answer 34

40” AFF

Question 35

Mounting height of soap dispenser side approach VS front approach

Answer 35

40” AFF, 42” AFF

Question 36

Mounting height of hand dryer

Answer 36

40” to control

Question 37

Mounting height of trash receptacle

Answer 37

40” to control, 42” to opening

Question 38

width of accessible stall must be ___” W

Answer 38

60”W

Question 39

width of non-accessible stall must be ___“W

Answer 39

32”W

Question 40

width of urinal “stall” must be ___“W

Answer 40

33”W

Question 41

Width of Ambulatory stall must be ___“W and include sidewall grab bars

Answer 41

36”W

Question 42

Centerline to urinal from wall must be ___”

Answer 42

18”

Question 43

Centerline from accessible toilet to wall must be ___”

Answer 43

18”

Question 44

Wet wall substrate for restroom is _______

Answer 44

Cementitious backer board

Question 45

Wet wall finish in restroom is ____

Answer 45

Glazed, non-porous ceramic tile

Question 46

Core drills must not be within ___” of any structural element

Answer 46

18”

Question 47

All electrical receptacles must be ___“AFF U.N.O

Answer 47

18”

Question 48

All receptacles within 36” of a water source must be ___

Answer 48

GFI

Question 49

Clearance of ___“D must be provided in front of power panels

Answer 49

36”D

Question 50

For BOMA calculations, when considering the exterior, what is the % of glass on the exterior wall required for the boundary line to include the exterior wall and go to the outside of the glass?

Answer 50

If glass is below 50% of the exterior of the wall, you can measure from the inside of the wall. If glass is more than 50%, measure to the outside of the wall

Question 51

Per BOMA calculations, where is the demising wall measured from?

Answer 51

Centerline of wall

Question 52

What rooms benefit from daylight sensors?

Answer 52

All occupied spaces within 15 ft (4570 mm) of an exterior window would benefit from daylight sensors.

Question 53

ANSI/BIFMA X5.1

Answer 53

ANSI/BIFMA X5.1 Office Chairs is typically used to provide safety and performance requirements for chairs that are primarily designed for use in an office environment. Examples include but are not limited to seating styles typically referred to as:

executive/management
task/secretarial
side/guest chairs
nesting or folding chairs