FIRE INSPECTOR CLASS TWO QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT SOLUTIONS |
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What term defines whether a material will burn or not? - (answer)Combustibility
What do wood, masonry, concrete, steel, aluminum, glass, gypsum board, and plastics have in common?
- (answer)They are the most common building materials
Which of the following materials is inherently fire resistive ( steel, aluminum, masonry, wood)? -
(answer)Masonry
Which of the following materials is the strongest building material in common use (steel, aluminum,
masonry, wood)? - (answer)Steel
Since steel conducts heat well, it will tend to do what as temperature exposure increases? -
(answer)Expand and lose strength
Glass is__________, but it is not__________? - (answer)Noncombustible, but not fire resistive
Which type of glass is made by molding tempered glass with reinforcing mesh to hold the glass together
to prevent it from breaking? - (answer)Wired glass
Which type of glass is manufactured so that a thin sheet of plastic is placed between two sheets of
glass? - (answer)Laminated glass
What is another name for gypsum board? - (answer)Drywall, Sheetrock, Plasterboard (all of the above)
For a fire inspector, what is the most important characteristic of wood as a building material? -
(answer)Its high combustibility
The rate at which wood ignites, burns, and decomposes depends on which of the following factors
(moister, density, size and form) - (answer)Moister, density, size and form (All of the above)
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Which of the following are assemblies of pieces of wood or wood-and-metal combinations often used to
support floors and roofs (wood trusses, wood panels, wooden beams, laminated wood) - (answer)Wood
trusses
Found throughout a building, which building material is rarely used for structural support (plastic, wood,
concrete, steel)? - (answer)Plastic
What specifies the type of construction that is used based on height, area, occupancy classification, and
location of a building? - (answer)Building codes
Which type of construction is the most fire resistive category of building construction? - (answer)Type I
What is Type II construction also referred to as? - (answer)Noncombustible
How many different types of fire loads does a Type III construction have? - (answer)Two
What type of construction features noncombustible exterior masonry walls and combustible
nonstructural members such as walls, floors, and roof surfaces? - (answer)Type III (ordinary
construction)
How thick can wood post in a heavy timber construction building be? - (answer)8" or larger (20.3cm)
In type V construction, what are all the major components constructed of - (answer)Wood or other
combustible materials
What is a self-supporting brick wall that does not carry part of the load of the building and is erected
alongside the bearing wall considered to be? - (answer)Veneer wall
What are the two systems used to assemble wood-frame buildings called? - (answer)Platform and ballon
GUARANTEED SUCCESS.
What term defines whether a material will burn or not? - (answer)Combustibility
What do wood, masonry, concrete, steel, aluminum, glass, gypsum board, and plastics have in common?
- (answer)They are the most common building materials
Which of the following materials is inherently fire resistive ( steel, aluminum, masonry, wood)? -
(answer)Masonry
Which of the following materials is the strongest building material in common use (steel, aluminum,
masonry, wood)? - (answer)Steel
Since steel conducts heat well, it will tend to do what as temperature exposure increases? -
(answer)Expand and lose strength
Glass is__________, but it is not__________? - (answer)Noncombustible, but not fire resistive
Which type of glass is made by molding tempered glass with reinforcing mesh to hold the glass together
to prevent it from breaking? - (answer)Wired glass
Which type of glass is manufactured so that a thin sheet of plastic is placed between two sheets of
glass? - (answer)Laminated glass
What is another name for gypsum board? - (answer)Drywall, Sheetrock, Plasterboard (all of the above)
For a fire inspector, what is the most important characteristic of wood as a building material? -
(answer)Its high combustibility
The rate at which wood ignites, burns, and decomposes depends on which of the following factors
(moister, density, size and form) - (answer)Moister, density, size and form (All of the above)
, FIRE INSPECTOR CLASS TWO QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT SOLUTIONS |
GUARANTEED SUCCESS.
Which of the following are assemblies of pieces of wood or wood-and-metal combinations often used to
support floors and roofs (wood trusses, wood panels, wooden beams, laminated wood) - (answer)Wood
trusses
Found throughout a building, which building material is rarely used for structural support (plastic, wood,
concrete, steel)? - (answer)Plastic
What specifies the type of construction that is used based on height, area, occupancy classification, and
location of a building? - (answer)Building codes
Which type of construction is the most fire resistive category of building construction? - (answer)Type I
What is Type II construction also referred to as? - (answer)Noncombustible
How many different types of fire loads does a Type III construction have? - (answer)Two
What type of construction features noncombustible exterior masonry walls and combustible
nonstructural members such as walls, floors, and roof surfaces? - (answer)Type III (ordinary
construction)
How thick can wood post in a heavy timber construction building be? - (answer)8" or larger (20.3cm)
In type V construction, what are all the major components constructed of - (answer)Wood or other
combustible materials
What is a self-supporting brick wall that does not carry part of the load of the building and is erected
alongside the bearing wall considered to be? - (answer)Veneer wall
What are the two systems used to assemble wood-frame buildings called? - (answer)Platform and ballon
