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Robert O'Donnell Flashcards

Flash cards for ISO study jeopardy

1
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What is a continuous beam?

A

Beam supported in 3 or more places

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2
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What is NFPA?

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National Fire Protection Association standards

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3
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What is flashover?

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Hostile fire event when all the surfaces and contents of a space reach their ignition temperature simultaneously

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4
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What is backdraft?

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Explosion event where air suddenly introduced into a closed space filled with pressurized, ignition temperature and oxygen deprived products of combustion and pyrolysis

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5
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What is flameover?

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Hostile fire event that includes the ignition and sustained burning of the overhead smoke layer within a room or hall way

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6
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What is ghosting?

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Hostile fire event warning sign that is characterized as the intermittent ignition of small pockets of smoke looking like fingers of flames dancing through upper smoke layer.

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What is smoke explosion?

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Hostile fire event that occurs when a spark or flame is introduced into a pocket of smoke resulting in a split second ignition with NO sustained burning.

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8
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What is eccentric load?

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A load that is imposed off-center to another object

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9
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What is rigid connection?

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Elements are bonded together to form a solid union. Rebar in concrete, beaded welds and adhesives

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10
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What is a connection?

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A structural element used to attache other structural elements to one another. They are loaded in shear force.

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11
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What is shear force?

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A force that causes a material to be torn in opposite directions perpendicular or diagonal to the material

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What are pinned connections?

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Use of nuts and bolts, screws, nails and rivets to transfer load through attached elements.

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13
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What are gravity connections?

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Load held in place by gravity; a beam sitting in a wall pocket.

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14
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At what temperature does steel lose 50% of its strength?

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1100 degrees farenheit

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15
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What is tension?

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A force that causes a material to be stretched or pulled apart in line with the material.

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16
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What is a truss?

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A series of triangles used to act as a beam using lightweight materials (fake beam). Gussets burn in as little as 5 minutes

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17
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What is Type I?

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Fire resistive. Concrete-encased steel, monolithic poured cement and post and beam steal with spray on protection. High rises, mega malls, stadiums using protection systems

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18
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What is Type II?

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Noncombustible. Steel. Internal fires can cause collapse due to weakening of steel. Drop in ceilings

19
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What is Type III?

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Ordinary. Walls are noncombustible masonry and floors and roof assemblies are wood.

20
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What is Type IV?

A

Heavy timber. Are stout; greater then 8 inches in thickness wide open areas with content exposure. Long burn time

21
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What is Type V?

A

Wood frame.

22
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What are the four construction influences used to classify buildings

A

Type, era, use and size

23
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What is the lightweight era?

A

1980 to present. Prescriptive codes to performance based. How to what.

24
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What is the industrial era?

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WWI to WWII. Balloon framing, unprotected steel. Floors on ribbon boards

25
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What is the legacy era?

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WWII to 1980. Platform framing

26
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What are spreader?

A

S, diamond or square shapes used to distribute force over more bricks or blocks as a corrective measure

27
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What is a simple beam?

A

A beam supported at two points near its end

28
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What is a cantilever beam?

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A beam supported at only one end. Top in tension, bottom in compression

29
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What is a lintel beam?

A

A beam that spans an opening in a load-bearing masonry wall such as over a garage door opening. Called a “header” street slang.

30
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What is a girder?

A

A beam that carries other beams

31
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What is a joist

A

A wood framing member used to support floors or roof sheeting

32
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What is a purlin?

A

Series of beams placed perpendicular to other trusses or beams to help support roof decking.

33
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What is a curtain wall?

A

A non-load bearing wall that supports only itself and keeps weather out.

34
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Building use is also known as?

A

Occupancy type

35
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What is dead load?

A

The weight of the building itself

36
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What is live load?

A

Other weight or load the building must carry; snow, HVAC

37
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What is axial load?

A

Through the center

38
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What is torsional load?

A

Causes another object to twist

39
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What is compression force?

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A force that causes a material to be crushed or flattened axially through the material.

40
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What is OSHA?

A

Created 1970. Occupational Safety and Health Administration

41
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What does the Life Safety Initiatives do for firefighters?

A

Firefighters can report all unsafe actions

42
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What is NIOSH?

A

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and in 1998 directed to investigate all duty-related firefighter fatalities

43
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What is NIST?

A

National Institute of Standards and Technology providing the fire service with in testing of various fire related subjects.

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