taxpayers Flashcards

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Rules for sprinkler protection are as follows: 
Old code (1938) area exceeding\_\_sq ft
New code (1968) area exceeding \_\_sq ft
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Old code-10,000 sq feet

New code- 7,500 sq feet

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What are the characteristics of taxpayers?

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Their areas vary from 20 x 50 to areas of whole city blocks, the most common size being approx 100 x 100. They can be built on one or more lots with adjoining structures of greater heights on three sides.

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What is the most common roof found in taxpayers constructed of?

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Wood joists covered with either tongue and groove boards or plywood

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An average 50 ft long steel beam, heated uniformly over its length to __ degrees will extend in length approx__

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  • 970 degrees F

* Four inches

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A longer ā€œIā€ beam will expand a proportionately greater distance, and as the temperature increases, the rate of expansion increases. At __ degrees F a 100 ft long beam will have extended in length___inches

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  • 1000 degrees F

* Nine and a half inches

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