Chapter 6- Building Construction

If heated to a temperature of 1000°F, how far will a steel beam elongate per 10 feet?

1 inch

How much potential time can a solid-core door provide for a fire contamination when closed?

20 minutes

What is the type of construction called that has exterior wall studs continuous from basement to roof?

Balloon-frame

Curved roofs are usually supported by steel or wood:

Bowstring trusses or arches

The four factors that affect the behavior of commonly used building materials under fire conditions include 1) thermal conductivity, 2) decreasing in strength at elevated temperature, and 3) rate of thermal expansion

Combustibility

What is the measure of whether or not a material will burn?

Combustibility

What substance is prone to spall under fire conditions?

Concrete

What is the best way to learn about the construction and features of a particular building?

Conduct pre-incident planning

What is not a primary design used to construct roofs?

Cone

The strength of a truss depends on both it's members and the ______ between them

Connections

What are laminated glass windows likely to do when exposed to a fire?

Crack and remain in place

What is the term used to describe the weight of the building?

Dead load

What is it called when individual pieces of wood are glued together?

Engineered wood

What does steel do under intense heat?

Expand

What is used to prevent smoke and fire from spreading from floor to floor or via a vertical opening?

Fire separations

Which type of barrier is used to prevent the spread of fire from one side of the wall to the other?

Fire wall

What is the term used to describe the building component that transfers the weight of the building and it's contents to the ground?

Foundation

Type III construction is normally limited in height

Four stories

What is Type IV construction?

Heavy Timber

When a building does not entirely fit into one of the five (5) construction types, it is said to be:

Hybrid construction

What, if anything, does the observation of a steel beam bending under fire conditions warn of?

Imminent failure

What is gypsum board commonly used for?

Interior walls and ceilings

Under which conditions, if any, will gypsum burn?

It has limited combustibility

What effect does placing wire in tempered glass have on it under fire conditions?

It keeps it from breaking.

What will happen to gypsum board that is exposed to fire for a prolonged time?

It will fail

What is the term used to describe the weight of the building's contents?

Live load

Walls that provide structural support are called:

Load-bearing walls

What is inherently fire resistive?

Masonry materials

With what, if anything, can wood be impregnated to make it more difficult to ignite and slow burning?

Mineral salts

What is the term that denotes Type II construction?

Noncombustible

How can brick veneer siding be identified by firefighters?

Observing the pattern of the brick

Which term refers to how a building is used?

Occupancy

If a Type V building is not balloon-frame, then which framing system is it?

Platform-frame

Mortar is made by mixing sand, lime, water, and:

Portland cement

Type I buildings typically use reinforced concrete and ____ in their construction

Protected steel frame

What is the term for the chemical change that occurs to wood when it is heated, causing it to decompose without combustion?

Pyrolisis

What is one means of providing a secure work platform for fire fighters working on a pitched roof?

Roof ladder

What is another term for gypsum board?

Sheetrock

What are rafters?

Solid wood joists mounted in an incluned position

What is it called when trapped moisture in concrete is heated to steam and expands, causing parts of the concrete to break away?

Spalling

What metal is very strong both in tension and compression?

Steel

What does a CMU contain?

Steel reinforcing rods

What is the finishing material that is a thin concrete surface that can be such used over brick, tile, or wood?

Stucco

What would the observation of glass blocks in a wall tell fire fighters?

That the wall should not be load-bearing

A Type III building has two different fire loads

The combustible building materials

What, if anything, will burn in Type I buildings?

The contents only

How, if at all, is the density of wood related to its ease of ignition?

The denser it is, the harder it is to ignite.

Failure of a steel structure is dependent on three factors, including the mass of the steel components, and the loads placed upon them

The methods used to connect the steel pieces

Buildings under construction or demolition can present which of the following in comparison to a completed building?

The same level of hazards

To what is the rate of combustion directly related, concerning wood?

The surface area of the wood

What is the measure of how readily a material will conduct heat?

Thermal conductivity

What is the term for those plastics that will melt under fire conditions?

Thermoplastic

What is the primary purpose of a roof?

To protect the inside of the building from weather

Which type of construction is called ordinary construction?

Type III

Which type of construction is heavy timber?

Type IV

What is Type V construction?

Wood frame

What metal is used in building construction primarily as a coating to protect metal parts from rust and corrosion?

Zinc