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Chapter 6 Building Construction Exam
Questions With Correct Answers.
1. What happens when moisture trapped in concrete is heated and expands, causing parts of the
concrete to break away?
A) Cavitation
B) Scaling
C) Spalling
D) Granulation - answer✔✔C) Spalling
2. The rate of combustion of wood is most directly related to which factor?
A) Age
B) Use of adhesives
C) Volatility
D) Surface area - answer✔✔D) Surface area
3. Which type of glass is most typically used in fire doors and windows?
A) Pyrex
B) Laminated
C) Wired
D) Safety - answer✔✔C) Wired
4. Which factor describes how readily heat will flow through a material?
A) Thermal conductivity
B) Combustibility
C) Volatility
D) Reactivity - answer✔✔A) Thermal conductivity
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5. Which material is prone to spalling under fire conditions?
A) Steel
B) Wood
C) Concrete
D) Fiberglass - answer✔✔C) Concrete
6. Which construction feature presents the greatest collapse hazard?
A) Steel structural elements
B) Modern lightweight construction
C) Balloon construction
D) Masonry bearing walls - answer✔✔B) Modern lightweight construction
7. Which is the most common application for an engineered wood product?
A) Short load-bearing members
B) Applications where high fire-resistance is required
C) Applications where extra-long beams are required
D) Stair treads and risers - answer✔✔C) Applications where extra-long beams are required
8. Which type of construction is heavy timber?
A) II
B) III
C) IV
D) V - answer✔✔C) IV
9. The primary purpose of the __________ is to transfer the weight of the building and its
contents to the ground.
A) foundation
B) floor joists
C) piers
D) purlin - answer✔✔A) foundation
10. Which term refers to how a building is used?
A) Classification
Chapter 6 Building Construction Exam
Questions With Correct Answers.
1. What happens when moisture trapped in concrete is heated and expands, causing parts of the
concrete to break away?
A) Cavitation
B) Scaling
C) Spalling
D) Granulation - answer✔✔C) Spalling
2. The rate of combustion of wood is most directly related to which factor?
A) Age
B) Use of adhesives
C) Volatility
D) Surface area - answer✔✔D) Surface area
3. Which type of glass is most typically used in fire doors and windows?
A) Pyrex
B) Laminated
C) Wired
D) Safety - answer✔✔C) Wired
4. Which factor describes how readily heat will flow through a material?
A) Thermal conductivity
B) Combustibility
C) Volatility
D) Reactivity - answer✔✔A) Thermal conductivity
, ©THEBRIGHT EXAM STUDY SOLUTIONS 8/22/2024 12:54 PM
5. Which material is prone to spalling under fire conditions?
A) Steel
B) Wood
C) Concrete
D) Fiberglass - answer✔✔C) Concrete
6. Which construction feature presents the greatest collapse hazard?
A) Steel structural elements
B) Modern lightweight construction
C) Balloon construction
D) Masonry bearing walls - answer✔✔B) Modern lightweight construction
7. Which is the most common application for an engineered wood product?
A) Short load-bearing members
B) Applications where high fire-resistance is required
C) Applications where extra-long beams are required
D) Stair treads and risers - answer✔✔C) Applications where extra-long beams are required
8. Which type of construction is heavy timber?
A) II
B) III
C) IV
D) V - answer✔✔C) IV
9. The primary purpose of the __________ is to transfer the weight of the building and its
contents to the ground.
A) foundation
B) floor joists
C) piers
D) purlin - answer✔✔A) foundation
10. Which term refers to how a building is used?
A) Classification
