Building Construction

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Intumescent coatings

Back 1

coatings that expand when exposed to heat. Used to protect steel.

Front 2

Whats the difference between gypsum board and Type-X gypsom board?

Back 2

Type X is used in fire resistive assemblies.

Front 3

Minimum size of columns in heavy timber construction?

Back 3

8x8

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Phase one operation elevators

Back 4

All elevators are recalled to their terminal (ground) floor

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Phase two operation elevators

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Allows firefighter to override the phase one feature

Front 6

When using an elevator at a fire, how often should you stop and re evaluate the use of the car?

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Every five floors

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Hazard associated with hoist buffers that have been exposed to fire

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BLEVE

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What type of occupancy would not have any of the phase two elevators? or any controls inside the car.

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Jails, houses of detention

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What is visible from the outside of a masonary building signaling repairs have been made to the structure.

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Thrust plates are where the tie rods are installed in the wall.

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Another name for a drop ceiling

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membrane ceiling

Front 11

Define building code

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body of law that determines minimum standards that a building must meet in the interest of community safety.

Front 12

Span rating of 32/16 means what?

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may be used on rafters 32 inches apart and floor joists 16 inches apart

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Whats the max length for a glulam member

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100ft

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Whats the course of bricks called when they are stood up on one end?

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Soldier course

Front 15

What the requirement for fire walls?

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usually four hour fire rating

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How might fire walls be reduced or eliminated?

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Automatic Sprinklers

Front 17

Whats an elevator terminal switch?

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Switch that is designed to stop the car by removing power before it reaches the upper or lower limits of the hoistway

Front 18

What is required for windows that are in close proximity to exterior stairs?

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wired glass

Front 19

Whats it called when corrosion occurs between two types of metals?

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Galvanic action

Front 20

minimum dimensions for post and beam construction

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4x4

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In what case can a type one building have a unprotected non combustible roof?

Back 21

a certain height above the floor

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Type one building codes allow for limited use of combustible components where?

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Interior wall coverings, platforms, roof coverings, windows and doors

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Type II has a sub classification of 000 signifying a building with no fire rating

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true

Front 24

How are combustible materials protected in class III construction?

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drywall and plaster

Front 25

whats another name for type IV construction?

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Mill construction

Front 26

is brick veneer used to increase a fire rating?

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No only offers a very small protection against communication of fire between buildings

Front 27

what is a effect a building is designed to resist?

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Load

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What type of load is any structural part of the building?

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dead

Front 29

What type of load is an elevator?

Back 29

dead

Front 30

How is snow load calculated?

Back 30

The snow load on the ground

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What are the forces that resist the applied loads ?

Back 31

reactions

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what causes spalling?

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heating of moisture in the concrete

Front 33

Describe heat sink?

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concrete releases heat slowly over time. Overhauling forces will be exposd to heat release

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besides heat what else could cause spalling?

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freezing

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The rate of unprotected steel failure is dependent on what?

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Mass
Intesity of fire
load supported by steel
type of structural connections used to join the steel