BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
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| show | Fire Resistance
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| show | Combustible Nature
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| show | Fire Resistance and Combustibility
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| Building construction and occupancy classifications are used in the building codes to establish limits on what? pg. 46 | show 🗑
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| _____ ______ is the ability of a structural assembly to maintain its load-bearing capacity and structural integrity under fire conditions. pg. 46 | show 🗑
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| show | Laboratory test
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| show | Type I
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| Type I construction generally has bearing walls, columns, and beams that have a fire resistance of _____ to _____ hours. pg. 55 | show 🗑
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| In Type I: Floor construction is required to have a resistance of ______ or ______ hours. pg. 55 | show 🗑
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| show | 1 to 2 hrs.
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| Type I: ________ specifies the fire resistance of interior partitions enclosing stairwells and corridors. pg. 55 | show 🗑
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| show | 20 ft.
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| show | The Contents
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| What are the two most common methods of constructing Type I buildings? pg.57 | show 🗑
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| show | Type II
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| The use of _______________ is the most common characteristic of unprotected, noncombustible construction. pg. 58 | show 🗑
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| show | II-A & II-B
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| show | 1 hour
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| In Type II-B construction, structural components are required to have _______ hours of fire resistance. pg.58 | show 🗑
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| show | 1. Ceiling height of the building
2. Size of unprotected steel members
3. Intensity ansd duration of the exposing fire.
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| show | Masonry
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| (TYPE III) What structural members are permitted to be partially or who;;y combustible? pg. 58 | show 🗑
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| Type IIIA subclassification has a ____ hour fire resistive rating for interior members. pg 59 | show 🗑
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| show | It has NO requirements
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| show | Combustible concealed spaces
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| What type of ceiling can facilitate hiden fires and make it difficult for FF's to find the seat of a fire. pg.60 | show 🗑
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| ____________ is created between floor and ceiling joists and between studs in partition walls when they are covered with interior finish material? pg. 59 | show 🗑
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| show | Massive amount of fuel presented by large structural members.
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| many Type V structures are required to have a _________ fire resistance for the structural members. pg. 61 | show 🗑
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| show | Combustable concealed voids & channels
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| show | Light Frame Construction
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| show | Mixed Construction
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| _________ & ________ refer to the maximum amount of heat that would be released if all the available fuel in a building was consumed. pg. 63 | show 🗑
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| show | 7-8000 BTU's
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| show | Assembly, Business, Educational, Factories, High Hazard, Institutional, Mercantile, Residential, Storage, Utility-Miscellaneous
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| What are the IBC subclassifications for Residential occupancies? pg. 64 | show 🗑
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| show | A1 thru A5
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| Which IBC residential subclassification has primarily permanant residents and more than two dwellings such as non transient hotels? pg. 64 | show 🗑
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| Which IBC Assembly subclassification is used for worship, recreation, or amusement? pg.65 | show 🗑
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| Which IBC Assembly subclassification is used for bleachers, grandstands, and stadiums? pg. 65 | show 🗑
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| Which IBC Residential subclassification has primarily transient occupants? gp. 64 | show 🗑
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| show | R4
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| Which IBC Assembly subclassification is intended for viewing indoor sports events with tennis courts and arenas? pg. 65 | show 🗑
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| show | A2
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| show | A1
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| Which IBC Residential subclassification has adult and child care facilities? pg. 65 | show 🗑
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| What is the most critical aspect of engineering design? pg. 71 | show 🗑
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| What creates a force on the building through the weight of the building components and all of it's contents? pg. 72 | show 🗑
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| show | Load
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| When the wind exerts this type of force on a building the force may be reduced by streamlining the surface encountered. pg. 73 | show 🗑
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| When the winds fluid nature causes it to flow around an object, what type of force is exerted on a building? pg. 73 | show 🗑
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| The tendency of wind to dislodge objects from a building is called:_________ pg. 73 | show 🗑
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| show | Rocking effects
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| This type of wind force depends on the velocity of the wind and the harmonic characteristics of the surface: pg. 73 | show 🗑
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| show | Negative pressure
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| show | Seismic Forces
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| show | Horizontal
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| During an earthquake, what tends to keep the upper portion of a building momentarily in its initial position? pg. 77 | show 🗑
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| show | Buildings with Geometric irregularities
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| To overcome the difference in response between buildings with dissimilar parts __________ can be designed into the structure between the junctions of their two parts. pg. 78 | show 🗑
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| The pressure exerted by the soil against the foundatiionn is known as the ______________ pg. 79 | show 🗑
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| The force of foundation against the soil is known as the ___________ pg. 79 | show 🗑
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| the basic concept of __________ is to isolate the building from the horizontal movement through the earths surface. pg. 79 | show 🗑
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| show | Damping mechanism
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| __________are typically installed at the connections between columns and beams and absorb energy as the structure begins to move. pg. 79 | show 🗑
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| show | Elastommeric Bearings
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| show | Sliding Systems
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| show | Dead Load
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| show | Dead Load
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| show | Live Load
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| ________ loads produce high localized forces and nonuniform loads in the supporting structural members. pg. 82 | show 🗑
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| show | Snow Load
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| Are capable of delivering energy to a structure in addition to the weight of an object. pg.84 | show 🗑
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| Water from fire fighting operations can add an additional ________ load. pg. 84 | show 🗑
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| 3 inches of water will impose a load of ______ ponds per square foot. pg. 84 | show 🗑
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| show | Static
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| The dead load of a building, the snow load, and many live loads are considered __________ loads. pg. 84 | show 🗑
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| show | Progressive Failure
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| show | Dynamic
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| When the support provided by a structural system is equal to the applied loads, a condition known as ________ exists. pg. 85 | show 🗑
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| show | Failure Point
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| A(n)____________ load ia a load applied to the center of the cross-section of a structural member and perpendicular to that cross section. pg. 88 | show 🗑
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| A(n) ___________ load is a load that is perdendicular to the cross section of the structural member but does not pass through the center of the cross section. pg. 89 | show 🗑
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| show | Torsional
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| A(n) ___________ load creates stresses that vary across the cross section and may be both tensile and compressive. pg. 89 | show 🗑
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| A(n) __________ load produces a twisting effect that creates shear stresses in a material. pg. 89 | show 🗑
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| A ___________ is a structural member that can carry loads perpendicular to its longitudinal dimension. pg. 90 | show 🗑
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| show | Top & Bottom
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| show | Columns
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| show | Arch
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| show | Arch
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| __________ have have application as support for roofs and entrances in masonry buildings. pg. 93 | show 🗑
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| show | Hinges
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| What shape will a cable assume if it is used to support loads over a distance? pg. 94 | show 🗑
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| show | A true truss
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| show | Bowstring
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| Failure of any portion of the top or bottom chord of a truss will result in: pg. 97 | show 🗑
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| __________ are truss structures that are developed in three dimensions. pg.97 | show 🗑
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| show | Space frames
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| How is a steel stud wall frequently stabilized? pg.98 | show 🗑
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| Post aand beam construction requires the addition of other memebers such as diagonal braces to withstand ___________. pg. 100 | show 🗑
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| show | The Joints
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| show | Building codes
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| show | Fire Codes
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| show | Shell structures
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| The degre to which fire can spread over the surface of a material is technically refered to as the _________________ of the material. pg. 154 | show 🗑
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| The manner in which an interior finish is __________ can greatly affect the material's burning characteristics. pg. 155 | show 🗑
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| Classification of interior finishes are used to restrict the materials in ___________ exits and exit corridors to those with low flame spreads. pg. 155 | show 🗑
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| show | Severity
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| show | Flame spread rating
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| show | If it has also been tested & listed for use in a fire-resistive assembly
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| show | Providing a known level of protection
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| show | Active
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| show | Active
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| show | Passive
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| Active or passive fire protection? Relies on building construction or materials to contain fire: pg. 161 | show 🗑
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| The subdivision of a building or the floor levels of a building by fire rated walls or partitions is generally referred to as: pg. 162 | show 🗑
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| show | Defending-in-place, or Sheltering-in-place
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| show | The Fire Wall
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| Freestanding walls must be designed to resist a lateral load of at least ______lbs. per sq ft. pg. 164 | show 🗑
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| show | tied fire walls
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| show | 4 inch
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| show | The building code
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| show | Low Combustibility
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| show | 2 hour
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| _________ are interior walls used to subdivide a floor or area of a building that do not qualify as fire walls. pg. 166 | show 🗑
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| ___________ can be used for fire partitions where visibility is desired and a fire rating is required. pg. 166 | show 🗑
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| show | 3 stories
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| show | 2 hour
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| show | Curtain Wall
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| The required fire resistance for a curtain wall depends on _______ and ________. pg. 168 | show 🗑
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| ________ hardware is used on both sliding and swinging fire doors. pg. 172 | show 🗑
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| show | Wired Glass
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| show | 100 sq. inches
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| The louvers in a fire door must close in case of fire. Usually, louvers are closed by means of _________. pg. 174 | show 🗑
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| ________ is used for either sliding or swinging fire doors and can incorporate a hold-open device or can be self closing. pg.174 | show 🗑
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| show | Door Holders
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| show | Door Operators
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| show | Industrial occupancy
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| When an overhead rolling door is installed across corridors without a swinging door at the same location it may create __________. pg.175 | show 🗑
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| What is the term for metal composed of tin and lead? pg.176 | show 🗑
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| show | Kalamein Doors
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| Fire doors made with galvanized steel or terneplate are commonly referred to as _________. pg.176 | show 🗑
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| The allowable tensile strength of wood is about ______ PSI. pg.198 | show 🗑
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| show | 19%
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| Laminated wood members are produced by joining flat strips of wood with glue. The beams produced by this method are known as ________. pg.199 | show 🗑
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| show | Parallel Strand Lumber
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| show | Particle board
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| show | Light Frame Trusses
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| One serious and fundamental drawback to wood as a building material is its ____________. pg.206 | show 🗑
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| show | 392 deg. F
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| The _________ of a fuel is the total amount of thermal energy that could be released if the fuel were completely burned. pg.208 | show 🗑
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| show | Pressure Impregnantion & Surface Coating
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| show | Frame Buildings
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| In heavy timber framing the colums are not less than ______ inches and the beams are not less than ________ inches. pg.212 | show 🗑
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| The most popular form of wood framing is known as ____________ construction. pg.216 | show 🗑
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| show | Balloon Framing & Platform Framing
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| Platform framing is also known as ___________. pg.218 | show 🗑
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| show | Draft Stopping
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| The use of ______________ does somewhat increase the possibility of a fire starting within a wall. pg.221 | show 🗑
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| show | Sixth
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| show | Type V-B
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| show | One Hour
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| What type of Gypsum board is difficult to penetrate with hand tools? pg.224 | show 🗑
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| show | Increased strength
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| What % of carbon is added in common structural steel? pg.256 | show 🗑
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| show | ASTM A36
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| According to the fire service what is steels most significant characteristic? pg.259 | show 🗑
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| Failure of unprotected steel to a greater or lesser degree can be anticipated, because teperatures are regularly encountered in excess of _________ deg. Farenhiet. pg.259 | show 🗑
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| show | Rigid, Simple, or Semi-rigid
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| show | Simple frame
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| show | Delta trusses
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| show | Primary Structural Frame
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| Steel rigid frames are usually used for spans from ____ to _____ ft. pg.267 | show 🗑
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| What is the connection used by a trussed arch to allow for slight movement between two halves of the arch? pg.267 | show 🗑
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| The possibility of buckling is greater with _______ columns than with columns made of other material. pg.268 | show 🗑
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| show | Slenderness ratio
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| The investigation of a structural collapse must include an evaluation of the _________ and their means of support. pg.269 | show 🗑
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| In gabled ridgid-frame structure the _________ between the roof and the wall will be the strongest part of the frame and the last part to fail. pg.271 | show 🗑
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| show | Spray Applied Resistive Materials
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| show | Vermiculite & Perilite
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| show | Magnesium Oxychloride
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| show | Ceiling
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| Hardening of concrete involves a chemical process known as _________. pg.282 | show 🗑
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| Concrete that is cured at or above _______degrees will not reach its proper strength. pg.283 | show 🗑
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| Concrete beams are frequently cast in the shape of a _____. pg.284 | show 🗑
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| _________ reinforcing bars are known as Stirrups and are provided to resist the diagonal tension. pg.284 | show 🗑
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| show | Lateral
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| show | slump test
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| From a fire fighting standpoint, the roofs of buildings can be classified into three style: ______, _____, and _______ pg.305 | show 🗑
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| A ______________ is created using sherical triangulation. pg.310 | show 🗑
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| This assembly uses split-ring connectors at all joints except the heel plates located at the ends of the truss. pg.316 | show 🗑
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| The use of plaster as an interior finish material declined in the second half of the 20th century page 10 | show 🗑
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| A fire officer can be faced with difficult situations because the building variables affect the course of the fire. What are these building variables? | show 🗑
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| The age of a building is not in itself a hazard but age is often an indication of what? | show 🗑
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| show | Gentrification. Page 12
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| show | Greater structural stability under fire conditions. Page 13
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| What is the first line of defense in a building? | show 🗑
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| show | Change of occupancy. Page 14
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| show | Fire resistive. Page 14
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| show | Protected non combustible or non combustible. Page 14
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| Type 3 construction is referred to as what? | show 🗑
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| show | Heavy timber. Page 14
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| Types 5 construction is referred to as what? | show 🗑
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| show | Masonry bearing walls. Page 14
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| A building may include portions that are wood joists did masonry along with other portions that are non combustible when is this combination of classification especially likely? | show 🗑
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| The______ of a building refers to its general shape or layout. | show 🗑
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| What type of design choices can significantly affect fire behavior and the response of building elements to a fire? | show 🗑
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| Access is a primary factor for fire department operations. All aspects of terrain and build out environment affect the department's ability to access buildings. Examples of terrain features that cause excess problems include. | show 🗑
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| Built out environments that cause access problems include. | show 🗑
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| show | And tactical firefighting the term exposure is also used to refer to a structure or an object to which a fire could spread. Page 17
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| The earliest provisions of building codes were directed at the danger of_______. | show 🗑
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| show | An older urban environments. Page 17
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| show | Convection and radiation. Page 18
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| _______ is the transfer of heat by the movement of liquids or gases usually in an upward direction. | show 🗑
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| show | Convective plumes. Page 18
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| show | Thermal radiation. Page 19
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| Thermal radiation is the transfer of heat energy through space by what? | show 🗑
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| show | When two bodies such as two buildings have different temperatures, there will be any transfer of energy from the body of high temperature to the body of low temperature. Page 19
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| Flame temperature alone is not the only factor in determining if a fire can communicate to an exposed building. The ____, namely the _____&_____of the exposing flame is also factor. | show 🗑
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| show | NFPA 80A page turner
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| NFPA 88 describe three levels of exposure based on the potential severity of the exposing fire. The standard classifies the levels of exposure as ____, _____, & ______. | show 🗑
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| The exposure levels of severity are based on fire load and the flame spread rating of the _____and _____of the exposing building. | show 🗑
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| Because I fully involved building can communicate fire cross wide streets, possibility of communication of fire should always be included in what? | show 🗑
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| show | Structural collapse. Page 21
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| show | The unsatisfactory performance of a fire protection system is also a failure. Page 21
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| Potential sources of building failure under fire conditions can include some or all of the following: | show 🗑
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| The collapse of a building under fire conditions is a result of the loss of a buildings what? | show 🗑
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| show | Fire resistance and combustibility of the materials. Page 21
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| _______ permits effective interior attacks and, therefore, is of fundamental importance to the firefighter. | show 🗑
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| show | Smoke detectors to shut down units or to operate dampers in ducts. Page 21
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| show | Design deficiencies page 22
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| One very basic aspect of building safety is the provision of an adequate number of exits. This number is determined by what? | show 🗑
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| Design deficiencies can occur and fire protection systems such as failure to provide adequate water supply for a sprinkler system when can this occur? | show 🗑
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| Codes can only provide a_______ level of protection for the most commonly encountered situations. | show 🗑
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| show | A fundamental technical analysis of the problem. Page 23
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| Some building construction is undertaken without an occupant being known. These buildings are referred to as______. | show 🗑
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| show | Arson. Page 24
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| In earlier times, the appearance of the building was determined by the materials used in its construction. Page 25 | show 🗑
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| ______ is such an important concern to an architect that is frequently clashes with fire safety concerns. | show 🗑
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| A _______ is a body of law that determines the minimum standards that buildings must meet in the interests of Community Safety and Health. | show 🗑
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| show | Building code. Page 28
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| The practice of adopting a model code saves the many government entities the task of writing a fairly complex document and provides a fundamental degree of_______ among jurisdictions. | show 🗑
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| The ______, and ______, complement each other and are intended to be used together. Both must be used together during facility design. | show 🗑
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| show | In 1990 the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law. Page 30
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| To provide accessibility for persons with impairments, the ADA requires the removal of what? | show 🗑
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| show | 4.5' & 3.5'. Page 30
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| An ________ is a protected area where a person can remain temporarily until someone else provides assistance or instructions | show 🗑
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| show | Automatic sprinkler system. Page 30
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| show | Two way communication. Page 30
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| show | Green design. Page 32
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| show | Building codes provide for an appeals process to resolve differences in interpretation of the specific provisions of the Code or to review an alternative means of complying with the code. The appeals process usually involves a Board of Appeals. Page 36
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| show | Maze like floor plans. Page 37
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| One method is managing construction projects is a technique known as fast tracking. In a fast track project, the design and construction phases overlap. Page 37 | show 🗑
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| Inspection of the construction takes place during and upon completion of the project. Inspections are performed by whom? | show 🗑
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| Documentation of fire protection system test results should be maintained by who? | show 🗑
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| show | Building permit process, pre- incident planning, geographical information systems GIS. Page 40
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| Obtaining information through the building permit process is particularly useful in the case of what type of structures? | show 🗑
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| show | Because buildings periodically undergo renovation or remodeling, free incident planning cannot be a one-time occurrence. Page 40
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| It is also critical to pre-plan during construction because buildings probably are never closer to______ than they are during construction or renovation. | show 🗑
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| show | Construction or renovation. Page 40
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| show | Design, construction, and functioning. Page 41
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| show | Either fully enclosed or protected open exterior stairs. Page 109
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| show | Fire and smoke. Page 109
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| show | Convenience stairs. Page 109
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| It is not unusual to find______ provided to access mechanical spaces, roof hatches at the top of stairways, and between root levels with portions at different elevations | show 🗑
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| In buildings _____or more stories in height, one stairway is generally required to the extent to the roof unless the slope of the roof is especially steep. | show 🗑
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| This type of stairs extend in a straight line for their entire length. Landings may be found, breaking up the stairs vertical travel at intervals specified by codes. | show 🗑
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| show | Return stairs. Page 110
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| show | Scissors stairs. Page 110
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| show | Scissor stairs. Page 112
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| This type of stairs are often found is grand stairs or convenience stores serving only two levels. | show 🗑
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| show | Folding stairs. Page 112
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| show | Spiral stairs. Page 113
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| show | Light, fire protection, and environmental control. Page 114
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| show | Self or automatic closing fire rated doors. Page 114
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| Enclosed stairs on the exterior of a building are considered the same as interior enclosed stairs. Page 114 | show 🗑
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| show | 5 stories. Page 116
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| Building codes require a minimum of one smoke groups during closure for stairs serving floor levels more than____ feet below the level of exit discharge. | show 🗑
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| Typically, smoke proof steering closures are on the exterior perimeter of the building and are entered through ventilated vestibules or open exterior balconies. Page 116 | show 🗑
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| Three methods of passive smoke containment: Vestibule open to atmosphere. Open air balcony. Smoke shaft open to atmosphere. Page 118 | show 🗑
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| show | Convenience stairs. page 118
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| show | Service elevator. Page 119
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| Electric elevators are subdivided into either ___ or ___ devices. | show 🗑
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| This type of elevator is obsolete and is found only in very old structures. However they still may be found in use as freight elevators. | show 🗑
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| show | On elevator cars with DC motors the brakes do not play any part in actually stopping the elevator car. The motor stops the car and then the brakes are applied to hold the car in place. Page 121
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| _____ is an electric switch design to stop the elevator car by removing power before it reaches the upper or lower limits of the hoistway. | show 🗑
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| show | Buffers. Page 121
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| show | Speed reducing switch. Page 121
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| This elevator safety feature is activated if the speed reducing switch fails to slow the car sufficiently. | show 🗑
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| This elevator safety feature are tapered sets of steel jaws that wedge against the guide rails and bring the elevator to a stop. | show 🗑
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| show | One or two hour rating. Page 122
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| show | Mushroom. Page 122
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| If a building contains 3 or fewer elevators, the codes permit them to be placed in one hoistway. Page 123 | show 🗑
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| show | 15 to 20. Page 123
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| ______Hoist ways are used for express elevators that serve the upper elevator zones in tall buildings | show 🗑
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| In single car hoist ways access doors will be provided for rescue purposes. Generally these are placed every____ floors | show 🗑
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| show | 90 or 120. Page 125
Speeds now has been standardized at 100 feet per minute.
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| show | Closely spaced sprinklers, draft stops. Page 125
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| show | Utility chase. Page 126
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| show | Pipe chase. Page 126
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| Occasionally buildings do not have pipe chases but instead use_______. | show 🗑
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| Systems that make use of water as the heat transfer medium are known as what? | show 🗑
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| show | Forced air systems. Page 130
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| Standard for the installation of air conditioning and ventilation systems. NFPA? | show 🗑
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| show | One hour, two hours. Page 132
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| show | Smoke control means the use of mechanical equipment to produce pressure differences across smoke barriers to inhibit smoke movement. Page 135
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| The automatic transfer HVAC to fire operations can be done by ____, ____, or ____. | show 🗑
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| show | Pressure sandwich. Page 135
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| show | A smoke control system should not be activated with the manual pull station. This is to avoid the possibility of occupants seeing a fire but not operating pull station until they have fled to another area of the building. Page 137
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| show | Smoke proof tower, stairwell pressurization. Page 138
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