Building Construction

Question 0

Load bearing wall

Answer 0

Wall that is used for structure support

supports the weight of the roof

Question 1

What is the most common building used in North America?

Answer 1

Wood

Question 2

No load bearing wall

Answer 2

Wall usually interior that supports only it’s own weight

doesn’t connect to roof

Question 3

Party wall

Answer 3

Is a load bearing wall shared by two adjacent structures

Question 4

Portion wall

Answer 4

Interior non load bearing wall that separates a space into rooms
( basic wall)

Question 5

What are the two factors that determine the reaction of wood in a fire?

Answer 5

The size of the wood

Moisture content

Question 6

What is gypsum?

Answer 6

Dry wall with a noncombustible layer designed to protect the wood framing and fiber glass layering

Question 7

Fire wall

Answer 7

Wall with a specific degree in fore resistance usually extending from the foundation up through the roof designed to limit the spread of fire

Question 8

Masonry

Answer 8

Bricks, blocks, stones and concrete products

Don’t burn

Question 9

Cantilever walls

Answer 9

Walls that extend beyond the structure that supports them

Usually exterior

Question 10

Veneer walls

Answer 10

Decorative and usually attached to a load bearing surface

Question 11

What happens if you rapidly cool masonry materials?

Answer 11

Materials may crack

Question 12

Cast iron

Answer 12

Found in older buildings may crack or shatter when rapidly cooled with water
Major concern is the integrity of the bolts supporting them

Question 13

What is the the primary material used to support large modern buildings?

Answer 13

Steel

Question 14

A 50ft steel beam may elongate by how many inches when heated to 1000 degrees and what else may occur

Answer 14

4inches

Steel can buckle in the middle

Question 15

How can gypsum deal with a great deal of heat?

Answer 15

It’s high in water content

Question 16

What kind of glass provides thermal protection

Answer 16

Wire reinforced glass

Question 17

According to NFPA 220 there are how many types of building constructions?

Answer 17

5

1. fire resistive
2. non combustible
3. Ordinary
4. heavy timber
5. Wood frame

Question 18

Type 1 fire resistive

Answer 18

Provides the best fire resistive and provides people a chance to escape

Question 19

Type 2

Non combustible

Answer 19

Has non combustible structure comments in the outside and frame but has a flat roof that contains combustible materials

Question 20

Type 3 ordinary

Answer 20

Concrete block out side structure with interior wood framing

Question 21

Type 4 heavy timber

Answer 21

Made if wood large enough to be considered heavy timber and has no ceiling both load bearing and non bearing beams are viable to the roof

Question 22

Type 5 wood frame

Answer 22

Typical home with wood framing and gypsum dry wall

Question 23

What are the two primary types of dangerous conditions when dealing with building integrity?

Answer 23

Spread and intensity of the fire

Conditions leading to the collapse

Question 24

Fire load

Answer 24

Is the maximum heat that can be produced if all the combustible materials are burned

Question 25

Heavy fire load

Answer 25

Is the presence of large amounts of combustible materials in a building

Question 26

Collapse zone

Answer 26

Area extending one and one half the height of the building

Question 27

What is used to show that a building has been re enforced to support the stability of the building?

Answer 27

Reinforcement stars

Question 28

Light weight steel truss

Answer 28

Support made from long steel bars bent at a 90 degree angle welded from top to bottom

Question 29

Light weight steel and wood trusses can fail after how long when exposed to fire?

Answer 29

5 to 10 mins

Question 30

Metal gusset plates

Answer 30

Small metal plates that connect wood frames at angles

Question 31

Bowstring trusses

Answer 31

Found in older buildings or sport arenas