Building Construction Exam 3
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Draftstopping consists of plywood, sheet metal, or other approved
material and is installed to protect against____________ fire
spread. -
correct answer ✅Horizontal
All of the following are methods used to control the spread of fire
except what? -
correct answer ✅Monitoring the fire behavior with technology
All loads of a heavy timber building must be delivered to the what?
-
correct answer ✅ground
When exposed to fire, plywood will begin to: -
correct answer ✅Delaminate
The studs in a balloon framed building run two r more stories high
from the foundation to the eave line. What is the name of the
horizontal board that is nailed to the studs? -
correct answer ✅Ribbon board
, Building Construction Exam 3
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
It is reasonable to assume that any wooden building over one story
high that was built before what year should be considered balloon
frame construction? -
correct answer ✅1940
What are false spaces above built-in cabinets, usually in a kitchen or
in the undersides of stairways and projecting eaves? -
correct answer ✅soffits
Which stage of fire is characterized by glowing combustion? -
correct answer ✅smoldering really incipient
One of the major problems with the modification procedures in
heavy timber construction is that: -
correct answer ✅They may create void spaces, They create
unsprinklered areas, Steel trusses or girders may be used instead of
heavy timbers.
All of the above
Which of the following is referred to as gasoline siding? -
correct answer ✅asphalt felt siding
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Draftstopping consists of plywood, sheet metal, or other approved
material and is installed to protect against____________ fire
spread. -
correct answer ✅Horizontal
All of the following are methods used to control the spread of fire
except what? -
correct answer ✅Monitoring the fire behavior with technology
All loads of a heavy timber building must be delivered to the what?
-
correct answer ✅ground
When exposed to fire, plywood will begin to: -
correct answer ✅Delaminate
The studs in a balloon framed building run two r more stories high
from the foundation to the eave line. What is the name of the
horizontal board that is nailed to the studs? -
correct answer ✅Ribbon board
, Building Construction Exam 3
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
It is reasonable to assume that any wooden building over one story
high that was built before what year should be considered balloon
frame construction? -
correct answer ✅1940
What are false spaces above built-in cabinets, usually in a kitchen or
in the undersides of stairways and projecting eaves? -
correct answer ✅soffits
Which stage of fire is characterized by glowing combustion? -
correct answer ✅smoldering really incipient
One of the major problems with the modification procedures in
heavy timber construction is that: -
correct answer ✅They may create void spaces, They create
unsprinklered areas, Steel trusses or girders may be used instead of
heavy timbers.
All of the above
Which of the following is referred to as gasoline siding? -
correct answer ✅asphalt felt siding
