Test 5 Flashcards
What often gives firefighters warning of impending collapse on a roof with sawn beams?
A. Sagging
B. Bubbling
C. Crimpling
D. Bulging
A. Sagging
What is holding the lightweight wood truss together that utilizes finger joints?
A. Nails and screws
B. Brackets and weight
C. Gusset plates and gravity
D. Friction and glue
D. Friction and glue
Which type of siding can explode when heated?
A. Wood
B. Board and batten
C. Asbestos cement
D. Stucco
C. Asbestos cement
What should be done in a balloon frame building to try and stop the upward spread of the fire?
A. Close off the basement completely
B. Open walls in the basement
C. Fight fire on the upper floors
D. Open walls on upper floors
D. Open walls on upper floors
What are should be checked if a fire starts on the first floor of balloon frame construction?
A. Roof
B. Attic
C. Basement
D. Second floor
C. Basement
What is stucco laid on when it is being used with a wood building?
A. Cement lath
B. Metal lath
C. Vinyl lath
D. wood lath
B. Metal lath
What is held in place with cement when creating firestopping on a truss that passes over the exterior wall?
A. Particle board
B. Sheet metal
C. Plywood plank
D. Gypsum board
D. gypsum board
In what direction do firestops limit the spread of flames, hot gases, and smoke?
A. Diagonal
B. Circular
C. Horizontal
D. Vertical
D. Vertical
What is used to hold together truss framed construction?
A. Cement
B. Nails
C. Glue
D. gravity
B. Nails
Which type of sheathing is used to provide rated fire resistive exterior walls?
A. Low density black fiberboard
B. Gypsum
C. Plywood
D. Foamed plastic
B. Gypsum
In which location has pressure treated wood (To resist insects) been seen?
A. Basement
B. Kitchen
C. Bathroom
D. Attic
A. Basement
How many firestops must be missing before fire is able to spread from the basement to the attic?
A. Four
B. Two
C. One
D. Three
C. One
Which NFPA standard do testing laboratories rate wood shingles in accordance with?
A. NFPA 239
B. NFPA 256
C. NFPA 287
D. NFPA 242
B. NFPA 256
How many boards are used to fabricate tongue and groove roof planks today?
A. One
B. two
C. Three
D. Four
C. Three
Which is used to give the roof of a platform frame building a variety of sloped shapes?
A. Strings
B. knees
C. Plates
D. Hips
D. Hips
Which type of firestopping is evidenced by the floor to wall seal a masonry panel wall is built directly onto a concrete floor?
A. Competent
B. Incidental
C. Inherent
D. Legal
C. inherent
What should be considered if first in units are understaffed at a woof construction building in a remote area?
A. Defensive position
B. Blitz attack
C. Interior operations
D. Extension prevention
B. blitz attack
Which is the most fire resistant rating given to wood shingles?
A. Class D
B. Class C
C. Class B
D. Class A
D. Class A
Which is layers of wood veneer laid in different directions and glued together under pressure?
A. Wood lath
B. Plywood
C. Matched lumber
D. OSB
B. Plywood
What must be used to provide adequate support to hold every truss in its designed position in truss frame structures?
A. Rough lumber
B. Permanent bracing
C. Curtain walls
D. Splined studs
B. Permanent bracing
How often could headers be seen in a masonry wall with past construction techniques?
A. Every seventh
B. Every fifth
C. Every ninth
D. Every third
A. every seventh
What is used for the web in newer I shaped wood beams?
A. OSB
B. Aluminum
C. Plywood
D. Steel
A. OSB
What do the joists rest on with balloon frame construction?
A. Studs
B. Chamfer plank
C. Ribbon board
D. Wood lath
C. ribbon board
What is used to frame stairways between floors in a platform frame building?
A. Trimmers
B. Rafters
C. Hipsters
D. Stringers
D. Stringers
How much per cubic foot does the empire state building weigh?
A. 37 pounds
B. 15 pounds
C. 8 pounds
D. 23 pounds
D. 23 pounds
What was the first way that wood was engineered into a useful product?
A. Plywood
B. Girders
C. Chipboard
D. Planks
A. Plywood
What carries the entire weight of the structure as well as live loads in a wood framed building?
A. Walls
B. Flooring
C. Frame
D. Roof
C. Frame
Which part of the balloon frame building is considered the worst place for a fire to start?
A. Attic
B. First floor
C. basement
D. Second floor
C. Basement
What limits horizontal movement of flames, hot gases, and smoke through large concealed passages such as open web floor trusses and attics?
A. Truss stops
B. Draftstops
C. Hotstops
D. Firestops
B. Draftstops
Which are considered the ancestors of the high rise building?
A. balloon frame buildings
B. Plank and beam buildings
C. Platform frame buildings
D. Post and frame buildings
D. Post and frame buildings
Which type of siding consists of boards laid on vertically butt to butt, with strips nailed over the joists?
A. Board and batten
B. Plywood
C. Metal
D. Asbestos cement
A. Board and batten
What is usually the worst place for a fire to start in balloon frame construction?
A. Attic
B. Basement
C. First floor
D. Second floor
B. basement
What term is used to indicate floor beams?
A. Studs
B. Chamfers
C. Joists
D. Splines
C. Joists
Up to what length are wooden I beams made today?
A. 60 feet
B. 45 feet
C. 30 feet
D. 15 feet
A. 60 feet
What is NOT a purpose of the automatic sprinkler systems in low rise residential occupancies?
A. permit occupant escape
B. Prevent flashover
C. Protect void spaces
D. Save lives
C. Protect void spaces
During which decade were many balloon frame houses built with an exterior that resembled post and frame construction?
A. 1950s
B. 1920s
C. 1940s
D. 1930s
B. 1920s
Where do trusses create a new hazard?
A. each floor and the attic
B. Basement and the rooftop
C. Each floor and the basement
D. Attic and the rooftop
A. Each floor and the attic
Since what time have lightweight wood trusses been in general use?
A. 1940s
B. 1950s
C. 1970s
D. 1960s
D. 1960s
Which statement is NOT correct?
A. a fog applicator introduced into an attic produces the same effect as a sprinkler
B. One of the purposes of installing sprinklers is to prevent flashover
C. A sprinkler system will most likely control any fire originating in the protected area
D. A sprinkler system will control a fire in the void space
D. A sprinkler system will control a fire in the void space
What is laid on the sill of a platform frame building?
A. Bridging
B. Subflooring
C. Trimmer plates
D. Floor joists
D. Floor joists
What is a main flaw in balloon frame construction?
A. Building shape
B. Void spaces
C. Lightweight construction
D. Load bearing walls
B. Void spaces
What are wooden strips that fit into grooves in two adjacent planks to make a tight floor?
A. Splines
B. OSBs
C. Studs
D. Laths
A. Splines
What is used for carrying wood wainscoting used in ceilings and wall panels?
A. OSB
B. Rough lumber
C. Wood lath
D. Engineered wood
C. Wood lath
What is commonly used today for sheathing?
A. Laminated timbers
B. Planks
C. Plywood
D. Chipboard
C. Plywood
What is used to transfer loads so that spliced timber acts like a single timber?
A. Metal connections
B. Thin layers
C. Adhesives
D. Insulation
A. Metal connections
Where may smoke or fire push through that would disclose the presence of truss flooring?
A. Boards on the floor itself
B. Wall at the floor line
C. Windows on the fire floor
D. Eaves along the roof line
B. Wall at the floor line
Which is usually a replacement siding placed over wood that is made to look like brick or stone?
A. Asbestos cement
B. vinyl
C. Asphalt felt
D. Corrugated metal
C. Asphalt felt
What is missing from a lightweight wood truss roof that was present in legacy construction that the fire department uses?
A. Sheathing
B. Joists
C. Ridge pole
D. Wood lath
C. Ridge pole
What is being used in current construction to replace the concrete that was once used for fireproofing?
A. Aluminum
B. Cast iron
C. Composites
D. Steel
D. Steel
What is generally the limit of the number of stories in a platform frame building?
A. Four
B. Five
C. Three
D. Two
C. Three
