taxpayers Flashcards
Rules for sprinkler protection are as follows: Old code (1938) area exceeding\_\_sq ft New code (1968) area exceeding \_\_sq ft
Old code-10,000 sq feet
New code- 7,500 sq feet
What are the characteristics of taxpayers?
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.
What is the most common roof found in taxpayers constructed of?
Wood joists covered with either tongue and groove boards or plywood
An average 50 ft long steel beam, heated uniformly over its length to __ degrees will extend in length approx__
- 970 degrees F
* Four inches
A longer āIā 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
- 1000 degrees F
* Nine and a half inches