Vocab Week 2

Question 1

Combustible Materials

Answer 1

Materials that will ignite and continue to burn when the flame source is removed - wood

Question 2

Noncombustible Materials

Answer 2

Materials that will not ignite, burn, support combustion, or release flammable vapors when subject to fire or heat - steel, iron, concrete, masonry

Question 3

Limited Combustible Materials

Answer 3

Fire resistant, treated materials, and materials that do not meet the requirements of noncombustible material because they do have some capacity to burn - treated wood, gypsum concrete, gypsum board, plaster, and mineral fiber products

Question 4

Atrium

Answer 4

A multi-story space contained within a building, often surrounded by glass or open balconies

Question 5

Mezzanine

Answer 5

An intermediate floor level placed between the floor and ceiling of a room or space

Question 6

Fire Wall

Answer 6

A wall that separated two different construction types

Question 7

Party Wall

Answer 7

A wall shared by two parcels of land that share the same lot line

Question 8

Protected

Answer 8

Indicates that the structural elements of a building have been treated to increase their fire resistance

Question 9

Unprotected

Answer 9

Indicates that the structural areas of a building have not been treated in any additional way to increase their fire resistance beyond the natural characteristics of the materials