Building Construction- Fire Service 4th Edition Chapter 2 Questions with Complete Solutions Factors that influence fire behavior - Correct Answers ✅Basic building construction, occupancy classifications, fire or fuel load, and fire resistance
- types of building construction - Correct Answers ✅Type I
- Fire Restive
Type II - Noncombustible or protected ncm Type III - Exterior protected (masonry) Type IV - Heavy timber Type V - Wood frame Standards on types of building construction - Correct Answers ✅NFPA 220 - details requirements of types of building constructions and sub-classifactions.NFPA 220 three digit codes for classification - Correct Answers ✅4-4-3 (Type I) First Digit - fire resistance rating (in hours) of exterior bearing walls Second Digit - Fire resistance rating of structural frames or columns and girders that support loads of more than one floor Third Digit - Fire resistance rating of the floor construction 1 / 2
Building Construction- Fire Service 4th Edition Chapter 2 Questions with Complete Solutions
2015 IBC Building Ratings - Correct Answers ✅1A : 3-2-1.5
1B: 2-2-1
2A: 1-1-1 2B: 0-0-0
3A: 1-2(1 interior)-1 3B: 0-2(0 interior)-0
- - All HT (1 hour or less) except extwalls 2
5A : 1-1-1 5B: 0-0-0
Type I Construction - Correct Answers ✅fire-resistive: uses
noncombustible structural components that have fire resistance ratings within a specified range (materials can be supplemented to attain ratings such as protected steel beams) Noncombustible and Combustible aspects of Type I - Correct Answers ✅Non- protected steel or reinforced concrete Combustible - roof coverings, interior floor finishes, interior wall finishes, doors & frames, platforms, nail and furring strips, light-transmitting plastics, foam plastics fire retardant - Correct Answers ✅Any substance other than water that when applied to another material or substance will reduce the flammability of fuels or slow their rate of combustion by chemical or physical action.
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