IBC FINAL PAPER QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS
◉ Type IV construction is that type of construction in which the
exterior walls are of noncombustible materials and the interior
building elements are of solid or laminated wood without ___
spaces.
Answer: concealed
◉ Type III construction is that type of construction in which the
exterior walls are of noncombustible materials and the ____
building elements are of any materials permitted by this code.
Answer: interior
◉ Types I and II construction are those types of construction in
which the building elements listed in Table 601 are of ____
materials.
Answer: noncombustible
◉ Towers, spires, and steeples made of combustible materials
shall not exceed ____ feet above the allowable building height.
Answer: 20
◉ The aggregate area of mezzanines shall be not greater than ____
of the floor area of the room or space in which they are located.
,Answer: one-third
◉ Fire walls shall be continuous from exterior wall to exterior
wall and shall extend at least ____ inches beyond the exterior
surface of exterior walls.
Answer: 18
◉ The required fire-resistance rating of exterior walls with a fire
separation distance of greater than 10 feet shall be rated for
exposure to the fire from the ____.
Answer: inside
◉ What does SFRM stand for?
Answer: Sprayed fire-resistant materials
◉ Identification and marking of fire seperation walls, if required,
shall be located within ____ feet of the end of each wall and at
intervals not exceeding ____ feet.
Answer: 15, 30
◉ The required fire resistance of a building element shall be
permitted to be established by ____ in accordance with Section
722.
Answer: calculations.
,◉ CHAPTER 1
Answer: SCOPE AND ADMINISTRATION
◉ CHAPTER 2
Answer: DEFINITIONS
◉ CHAPTER 3
Answer: OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION AND USE
◉ CHAPTER 4
Answer: SPECIAL DETAILED REQUIREMENTS BASED ON USE
AND OCCUPANCY
◉ CHAPTER 5
Answer: GENERAL BUILDING HEIGHTS AND AREAS
◉ CHAPTER 10
Answer: MEANS OF EGRESS
◉ CHAPTER 11
Answer: ACCESSIBILITY
◉ OCCUPANCY A
Answer: Assembly: Groups A-1, A-2, A-3, A-4 and A-5
, ◉ OCCUPANCY B
Answer: Business: Group B
◉ OCCUPANCY E
Answer: Educational: Group E
◉ OCCUPANCY F
Answer: Factory and Industrial: Groups F-1 and F-2
◉ OCCUPANCY H
Answer: High Hazard: Groups H-1, H-2, H-3, H-4, and H-5
◉ OCCUPANCY I
Answer: Institutional: Groups I-1, I-2, I-3, and I-4
◉ OCCUPANCY M
Answer: Mercantile: Group M
◉ OCCUPANCY R
Answer: Residential: Groups R-1, R-2, R-3 and R-4
◉ OCCUPANCY S
SOLUTIONS
◉ Type IV construction is that type of construction in which the
exterior walls are of noncombustible materials and the interior
building elements are of solid or laminated wood without ___
spaces.
Answer: concealed
◉ Type III construction is that type of construction in which the
exterior walls are of noncombustible materials and the ____
building elements are of any materials permitted by this code.
Answer: interior
◉ Types I and II construction are those types of construction in
which the building elements listed in Table 601 are of ____
materials.
Answer: noncombustible
◉ Towers, spires, and steeples made of combustible materials
shall not exceed ____ feet above the allowable building height.
Answer: 20
◉ The aggregate area of mezzanines shall be not greater than ____
of the floor area of the room or space in which they are located.
,Answer: one-third
◉ Fire walls shall be continuous from exterior wall to exterior
wall and shall extend at least ____ inches beyond the exterior
surface of exterior walls.
Answer: 18
◉ The required fire-resistance rating of exterior walls with a fire
separation distance of greater than 10 feet shall be rated for
exposure to the fire from the ____.
Answer: inside
◉ What does SFRM stand for?
Answer: Sprayed fire-resistant materials
◉ Identification and marking of fire seperation walls, if required,
shall be located within ____ feet of the end of each wall and at
intervals not exceeding ____ feet.
Answer: 15, 30
◉ The required fire resistance of a building element shall be
permitted to be established by ____ in accordance with Section
722.
Answer: calculations.
,◉ CHAPTER 1
Answer: SCOPE AND ADMINISTRATION
◉ CHAPTER 2
Answer: DEFINITIONS
◉ CHAPTER 3
Answer: OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION AND USE
◉ CHAPTER 4
Answer: SPECIAL DETAILED REQUIREMENTS BASED ON USE
AND OCCUPANCY
◉ CHAPTER 5
Answer: GENERAL BUILDING HEIGHTS AND AREAS
◉ CHAPTER 10
Answer: MEANS OF EGRESS
◉ CHAPTER 11
Answer: ACCESSIBILITY
◉ OCCUPANCY A
Answer: Assembly: Groups A-1, A-2, A-3, A-4 and A-5
, ◉ OCCUPANCY B
Answer: Business: Group B
◉ OCCUPANCY E
Answer: Educational: Group E
◉ OCCUPANCY F
Answer: Factory and Industrial: Groups F-1 and F-2
◉ OCCUPANCY H
Answer: High Hazard: Groups H-1, H-2, H-3, H-4, and H-5
◉ OCCUPANCY I
Answer: Institutional: Groups I-1, I-2, I-3, and I-4
◉ OCCUPANCY M
Answer: Mercantile: Group M
◉ OCCUPANCY R
Answer: Residential: Groups R-1, R-2, R-3 and R-4
◉ OCCUPANCY S
