Inspector Chapter 4 Flashcards
Walls of a building that by design carry at least some part of the structural load of the building in the direction of the ground or base.
Load-Bearing wall
Wall, usually interior, that supports only its own weight.
Nonload-bearing wall.
All structural members are composed of only noncombustible materials that possess a high fire-resistance rating.
Type I
Incapable of supporting combustion under normal circumstances:
Noncombustible
Steel beams that are covered with spray-on fireproofing or are fully incased in an UL designed system.
Protected Steel
Reinforced and precast concrete, masonry, and protected steel-frame construction meet the criteria for _____
Type I Construction
Buildings classified as type _____ construction are composed of materials that will not contributed to fire development or spread.
Type II
Structures with metal framing members, metal cladding, or concrete block walls with metal deck roofs supported by unprotected open-web steel joists are the most common form of type _____ construction.
Type II
Type ___ Construction is common in churches, schools, apartment buildings, and mercantile structures.
Type III
Unprotected steel and aluminum nonbearing wall framing members are also found in type ___ construction.
Type III
Materials used to prevent or limit the spread of fire in hollow walls or floors, above false ceilings, in penetrations for plumbing or electrical installations, or in cocklofts and crawl spaces.
Fire-Stop
_____-_____ is required for all construction with vertical or horizontal penetrations
Fire-Stopping
Renovations in older type ___ structures may have resulted in greater fire risk due to the creations of large voids above ceilings and below floors.
Type III
Type ___ construction is often referred to as heavy-timber construction.
Type IV
Type IV construction is characterized by the use of large-dimension _______ (greater than ___ inches) for all structural elements.
Timber (4 inches)
Term used to describe wood members produced by joining small, flat strips of wood with glue.
Glue-laminated beam
Type ___ construction is commonly known as wood frame or frame construction.
Type V
A wooden structural panel formed by gluing and compressing wood strands together under pressure.
Oriented strand board (OSB)
Trusses typically use a _____ configuration to provide stability and efficiently transfer the applied loads.
Triangular
Like the lightweight wood truss, wood __-_____ are efficient at spamming large distances with little material.
I-Joists.
_____ _____ _____ have developed classifications that separate each occupancy into risk categories based upon the use of the structure or space.
Model Code Organizations
Occupancy classification of buildings, structures, or compartments (rooms) that are used for the gathering of 50 or more persons.
Assembly
_____ _____ _____ (NFPA occupancy classification) Structure that have occupant loads over 1,000
Assembly Class A
_____ _____ _____ (NFPA occupancy classification) Structure that have occupant loads 301-1,000
Assembly Class B
_____ _____ _____ (NFPA occupancy classification) Structure that have occupant loads 50-300
Assembly Class C
Codes for educational facilities allow one person every ___ square feet of classroom space.
20
Codes for educational facilities allow one person every ___ square feet for laboratories and vocational shops.
50
Health care occupancies provide health or medical services to ____ or more individuals who cannot evacuate themselves during an emergency without assistance from staff or emergency responders.
4
Day-care occupancies provide care, maintenance, and supervision of persons of any age for periods of less than ____ hours per day.
24
_____ occupancies contain both large quantities of combustable materials and the potential for high life loss
Mercantile
_____ (boarding) and _____ houses are facilities that provide sleeping accommodations for rent but separate cooking facilities are not included for individual occupants
Lodging (boarding) and rooming
A boarding or rooming house cannot be located above a mercantile occupancy unless it is separated by a:
1-hour fire-seperation barrier or the mercantile occupancy is equipped with an approved automatic fire sprinkler system
A _____ is any building or portion of a building that provides sleeping accommodations to _____ or more persons who are not related.
Dormitory, sixteen
_____ buildings may be single or multistory structures containing three ore more independent dwelling units equipped with cooking and bathroom facilities.
Apartment
