Timed Exam 3 Flashcards
Shower compartments and walls above bathtubs with
installed shower heads are required to be finished with a smooth, nonabsorbent
surface to a height not less than _____________ above the drain inlet.
A. 70 inches
B. 6 feet
C. 72 inches
D. B and C
C - 72 inches
1209.2.3 Showers.
As to fire-resistance ratings, cornices, eave overhangs,
exterior balconies and similar architectural appendages extending beyond the floor
area may not extend beyond the distance determined by the following two
methods, whichever results in the lesser projection:
A. A point one-third the distance from the exterior face of the wall to the lot
line where protected openings or a combination of protected and unprotected
openings are required in the exterior wall.
B. More than 20 inches into areas where openings are prohibited.
C. More than 12 inches into areas where openings are prohibited.
D. A and B
E. A and C
E - A and C
705.2 Projections.
The space surrounding a chimney lining system or vent
installed within a masonry chimney may not be used to vent
______________________.
A. no more than two additional appliances
B. any other appliance
C. natural gas appliances
D. wood burning stoves
E. all of the above
B - any other appliance
2113.13.2 Space around lining. May
not be used to vent any of these
without a separate liner.
In conventional light-frame construction, where a girder is
spliced over a support, an adequate tie shall be provided. The ends of beams or
girders supported on masonry or concrete may not have less than
_______________ of bearing.
A. 1.5 inches
B. 2 inches
C. 6 inches
D. 3 inches
D - 3 inches
2308.4.1 Girders.
The building official is authorized to accept reports of
approved inspection agencies, provided such agencies satisfy the requirements as
to ______________.
A. education
B. licensing
C. experience
D. qualifications and reliability
D - qualifications and reliability
[A]110.4 Inspection agencies.
The following factory produced products were most likely
produced in what Group Occupancy Classification: Recreational vehicles, Refuse
incineration, Shoes, Soaps and detergents, Textiles.
A. F-1 Occupancy Classification
B. F-2 Occupancy Classification
C. F-3 Occupancy Classification
D. F-4 Occupancy Classification
A - F-1 Occupancy
Classification
306.2 Factory Industrial F-1
Structural concrete in footings shall have a specified
compressive strength (fc) of not less than ___________________.
A. 2000 pounds per square inch
B. 2500 pounds per square inch
C. 3000 pounds per square inch
D. 3500 pounds per square inch
B - 2500 pounds per square
inch
ACI 318 Section 1.1.1
The minimum width of means of egress doors openings must
be sufficient for the occupant load thereof and must provide a minimum clear
opening width of _____________________. Exceptions ignored.
A. 32 inches
B. 36 inches
C. 42 inches
D. 44 inches
A - 32 inches
1010.1.1 Size of doors.
If an egress court serving a building or portion thereof is less
than ________ in width, the egress court walls must have not less than 1-hour
fire-resistance-rated construction
A. 5 feet
B. 8 feet
C. 12 feet
D. 10 feet
D - 10 feet
1028.4.2 Construction and
openings.
Chimneys must extend at least 2 feet higher than any portion
of the building within 10 feet, but shall be not less than _________ above the
highest point where the chimney passes through the roof.
A. 2 feet
B. 3 feet
C. 4 feet
D. 5 feet
B - 3 feet
2113.9 Termination
The minimum horizontal area of the window well use for
emergency escape shall be 9 square feet, with a minimum dimension of
________. The area of the window well shall allow the emergency escape and
rescue opening to be fully opened.
A. 24 inches
B. 30 inches
C. 32 inches
D. 36 inches
D - 36 inches
1030.4.1 Minimum size.
Foam plastic insulation used as interior wall or ceiling finish or
as interior trim in plenums must exhibit a flame spread index of ________ or less
and a smoke developed index of ________ or less when tested.
A. 25, 450
B. 450, 450
C. 75, 75
D. 175, 150
A - 25, 450
2603.7 Interior finish in plenums.
The purpose of the code is to establish the _______________
requirements to safeguard the public health, safety and general welfare.
A. maximum
B. reasonable
C. minimum
D. voluntary
C - minimum
[A] 101.3 Intent.
The _____________ is authorized to waive the submission of
construction documents and other data not required to be prepared by a
registered design professional if it is found that the nature of the work applied for is
such that review of construction documents is not necessary to obtain compliance
with the code.
A. building permit
B. application
C. building official
D. construction documents
C - building official
[A]107.1 General. Exception:
What is the area of a Group E single story building of Type IIB
Construction not equipped throughout with an automatic sprinkler system?
A. 14,500 square feet
B. 58,000 square feet
C. 43, 500 square feet
D. Not Permitted
B - 58,000 square feet
TABLE 506.2a, b ALLOWABLE
AREA FACTOR (At = NS, S1,
S13R, or SM, as applicable) IN
SQUARE FEET
16 For buildings using building-integrated photovoltaic roof
panels (BIPV), in areas where there has been a history of ice forming along the
eaves causing a back-up of water, an ice barrier consisting of not fewer than two
layers of underlayment cemented together or of a self-adhering polymer/modified
bitumen sheet is to be used instead of normal underlayment and extend from the
lowest edges of all roof surfaces to a point not less than _____________ inside
the exterior wall line of the building.
A. 6 inches
B. 12 inches
C. 24 inches
D. 36 inches
C - 24 inches
1507.18.4.2 Ice barrier.
The minimum headroom in all parts of the means of egress
ramp may not be less than ______ above the finished floor of the ramp run and
any intermediate landings.. Exceptions ignored.
A. 78 inches
B. 6 feet 8 inches
C. 80 inches
D. B or C
D - B or C
1012.5.2 Headroom.
A building used for assembly purposes with an occupant load
of less than ________ persons are classified as Group B occupancy.
A. 50
B. 100
C. 200
D. 500
A - 50
303.1.1 Small buildings and tenant
spaces.
Airport traffic control towers, Animal hospitals, kennels and
pounds Banks Barber and beauty shops Car washes are examples of what Group
of Occupancy:
A. A
B. B
C. F
D. I
B - B
304.1 Business Group B
Where drinking fountains are required, no fewer than
___________ drinking fountains must be provided. Exceptions ignored.
A. one
B. two
C. three
D. four
B - two
1109.5.1 Minimum number.
A horizontal diaphragm element parallel and in line with the
applied force that collects and transfers diaphragm shear forces to the vertical
elements of the lateral-force-resisting system and/or distributes forces within the
diaphragm.
A. collector
B. shear wall
C. diaphragm
D. strut
A - collector
Chapter 2, Definitions.
A permit is not required for the installation, alteration or repair
of generation, transmission, distribution or metering or other related equipment
that is under the ownership and control
________________________________________.
A. of a licensed public official.
B. of a qualified contractor or code enforcement official.
C. of public service agencies by established right.
D. of a church, school or other non-profit entity.
C - of public service agencies
by established right.
[A]105.2.3 Public service agencies.
Anchoring to concrete is to be done in accordance with
______________ as amended in a section of the IBC.
A. NFPA 302
B. ACI 318
C. UBC 1230.1.2
D. none of these
B - ACI 318
1901.3 Anchoring to concrete.
In buildings constructed in accordance with the provisions of
conventional light-frame construction in Seismic Design Categories D and E’ solid
blocked cripple walls exceeding 14 inches in height _____________________.
A. need not be considered a story
B. must be considered a story
C. are not allowed
D. must be treated wood
B - must be considered a story
2308.6.6.2 Cripple wall bracing in
Seismic Design Categories D and E
In buildings constructed in accordance with the provisions of
conventional light-frame construction, bearing wall floor-to-floor heights may not
exceed _________ feet.
A. 8 feet, 7 inches
B. 9 feet, 6 inches
C. 10 feet, 7 inches
D. 11 feet, 7 inches
D - 11 feet, 7 inches
2308.2.2 Allowable floor-to-floor
height. Maximum floor-to-floor
height shall not exceed 11 feet, 7
inches
Spiral stairways are permitted to be used as a component in
the means of egress only within dwelling units or from a space not more than
_________ in area and serving not more than five occupants, or from technical
production areas in accordance with the code.
A. 150 square feet
B. 250 square feet
C. 350 square feet
D. 450 square feet
B - 250 square feet
1011.10 Spiral stairways.
Open side stairways require guards that will not allow the
passage of a sphere _________________ in diameter from the walking surface to
the required guard height.
A. 4 inches
B. 6 inches
C. 8 inches
D. 6.5 inches
A - 4 inches
1015.4 Opening limitations.
What is the minimum allowable thickness for a fireplace
hearth?
A. 3 inches
B. 4 inches
C. 6 inches
D. 8 inches
B - 4 inches
2111.10.1 Hearth thickness.
All valves controlling the water supply for automatic sprinkler
systems, pumps, tanks, water levels and temperatures, critical air pressures and
water-flow switches on all sprinkler systems must be ______________ supervised
by a listed fire alarm control unit. Exceptions ignored.
A. manually
B. hydraulically
C. pneumatically
D. electrically
D - electrically
[F] 903.4 Sprinkler system
supervision and alarms.
Where parking is provided, what is the minimum number of
accessible parking spaces that must be provided at a facility that has 77 total
parking spaces.
A. 4 accessible spaces
B. 6 accessible spaces
C. 8 accessible spaces
D. 10 accessible spaces
A - 4 accessible spaces
TABLE 1106.1 ACCESSIBLE
PARKING SPACES
In buildings constructed in accordance with the provisions of
conventional light-frame construction in Seismic Design Categories A, B and C ,
spacing of edge nailing for required wall bracing may not exceed ____________
o.c. along the foundation plate and the top plate of the cripple wall.
A. 4 inches
B. 6 inches
C. 8 inches
D. 10 inches+
B - 6 inches
2308.6.6.1 Cripple wall bracing in
Seismic Design Categories A, B
and C.
What is the maximum allowable span for ceiling joist of #2
Southern Pine 2X8s spaced 16 inches o.c. live load = 10 psf, L/D = 240, dead load
= 5 psf? The area above the ceiling in uninhabitable and there is no storage area.
A. 14 feet 5 inches
B. 18 feet 3 inches
C. 19 feet 2 inches
D. 21 feet 7 inches
D - 21 feet 7 inches
Table 2308.7.1(1) Ceiling Joist
Spans For Common Lumber
Species
Headers, double joists, trusses or other approved assemblies
that are of adequate size to ___________ loads to the vertical members must be
provided over window and door openings in load-bearing walls and partitions.
A. deflect
B. transfer
C. split
D. inter-transmittently carry
B - transfer
2304.3.2 Framing over openings.
Every dwelling unit is required to have at least one room that
is not less than 120 square feet of net floor area. Other habitable rooms are
required to have a net floor area of not less than 70 square feet except for
______________________.
A. living rooms
B. bedrooms
C. kitchens
D. dens
C - kitchens
1207.3 Room area. Exception
In assemblies used for structural fire resistance and fireresistance-rated construction, elementary materials required to be noncombustible
are to be tested in accordance with _________________.
A. ASTM E 134
B. ASTM E 135
C. ASTM E 136
D. ASTM E 137
C - ASTM E 136
703.5.1 Elementary materials.
Where more than one exit is required, they are to be so
arranged that it is possible to travel in either direction from any point in a mall to
separate exits. The minimum width of an exit passageway or corridor from a mall
is ____________________________.
A. 144 inches
B. 100 inches
C. 42 inches
D. 66 inches
D - 66 inches
402.8.6 Access to exits.