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What is the minimum allowable TFIFRM thickness determination? - correct answers 80% of specified thickness How many TFIFRM thickness determinations are required for a W-shape column? - correct answers 24 How many TFIFRM thickness readings are required for a pipe column? - correct answers 24 Suppose you are performing TFIFRM thickness testing on a truss, and required thickness is 50 mils. What is the maximum thickness determination you can record on the report? - correct answers 60 mils Where do you find the requirements for applying TFIFRM? - correct answers Manufacturer instructions How long must substrate temperatures be maintained after applying TFIFRM? - correct answers 72 hours For SFRM application, substrate temperatures must be maintained at ___ for ___ after application. - correct answers 40 degrees F, 24 hours If primer is used on a column beneath SFRM, the column web depth cannot exceed: - correct answers 16 inches When metal lath is used for SFRM application, it must weigh at least: - correct answers 1.7Ib/cubic yard High rise buildings that are 410 feet tall must have an SFRM bond strength of at least: - correct answers 430 psf How many SFRM thickness measurements are required for a metal deck that uses a flat plate? - correct answers 4 When would a drill bit be used for SFRM inspection? - correct answers When thickness testing high density SFRM A wide flange column is required to have 2 inches of SFRM thickness. What is the lowest allowable individual thickness measurement? - correct answers 1-3/4 inch A tube steel column is required to have 1 inch of SFRM thickness. What is the lowest allowable individual thickness measurement? - correct answers 1 inch Which type of failure describes a separation between SFRM and substrate? - correct answers Adhesive When testing SFRM thickness on a joist, 7 thickness measurements are taken at each end of a ___ length. - correct answers 12 inch When testing a W-shaped column for SFRM thickness, the specified thickness is 1-7/16 inch. 2 of the measurements are 1-3/16 inch and 1-1/4 inch while the rest are above 1-7/16 inch. Is this acceptable? - correct answers Yes, all acceptance criteria is met How many SFRM thickness tests are required underneath metal decking that is 6,500 sf? - correct answers 7 What is the SFRM bond strength if the test cap area is 0.0576 square feet and the force at SFRM failure is 15 pounds? - correct answers 260 psf When drying SFRM for density testing, what is the maximum allowable temperature? - correct answers 119 degrees F SFRM thickness gauges must be capable of reading to the nearest: - correct answers 1/16-inch. The 3rd floor and supporting steel members of a building received SFRM application. The area is 8,000 square feet. How many columns and how many beams must be tested for bond strength? - correct answers 4 columns and 4 beams When can TFIFRM thickness tests be taken? - correct answers After TFIFRM has stabilized What is the maximum allowable relative humidity of the work area when placing TFIFRM? - correct answers 75% What is the minimum required amount of TFIFRM gauge thickness accuracy checks during an inspection shift? - correct answers 3 What is the minimum allowable average TFIFRM thickness for a beam that requires 48 mils of thickness? - correct answers 100% of specified thickness When can visual inspection of TFIFRM take place? - correct answers After drying or curing What percentage of TFIFRM containers must be labeled with the manufacturer and product names? - correct answers 100% How many total SFRM thickness measurements are taken on a joist? - correct answers 14 What is the maximum relative humidity of a drying oven when drying SFRM density samples? - correct answers 60% When qualifying primer to be used beneath SFRM, the minimum allowable bond strength of SFRM on the primer is: - correct answers Half the bond strength on steel Which qualifying a primer to be used beneath SFRM, suppose the bond strength of SFRM on steel is 500 psf. What must the average bond strength of SFRM on the primer meet? - correct answers 400 psf What can be used instead of metal lath to create a mechanical break between SFRM and substrate? - correct answers 12-gauge steel studs Which SFRM testing method uses polystyrene beads? - correct answers The displacement method If a high rise building receives SFRM and is 430 feet in height, what is the minimum required SFRM bond strength? - correct answers 1,000 psf When measuring tube steel SFRM thickness, how many measurements can be less than the specified thickness? - correct answers none What is the minimum allowable radius of the test cap used in SFRM bond strength testing? - correct answers 1 inch During bond strength testing of SFRM, the rate of force should be about: - correct answers 11 pounds per minute The bond strength test method for SFRM described in Technical Manual 12-A can only work for products up to what bond strength? - correct answers 1,146 psf If there are 100 columns on a floor that receive SFRM, how many must be thickness tested? - correct answers 25 A building has 15,010 sf of metal decking at the roof level that receives SFRM. How many thickness tests must be taken on the deck? - correct answers 16 Which of the following is allowed on substrates beneath SFRM? - correct answers Bonding agent What is the minimum allowable test area for SFRM thickness? - correct answers 48 square inches When applying SFRM to beams beneath decking, what level of SFRM is placed in the void between beam and deck flutes? - correct answers Fill void unless noted otherwise

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SI Certs Fireproofing Practice Test 1-3
Questions With 100% Verified Answers

What is the minimum allowable TFIFRM thickness determination? - correct answers 80% of specified
thickness



How many TFIFRM thickness determinations are required for a W-shape column? - correct answers 24



How many TFIFRM thickness readings are required for a pipe column? - correct answers 24



Suppose you are performing TFIFRM thickness testing on a truss, and required thickness is 50 mils. What
is the maximum thickness determination you can record on the report? - correct answers 60 mils



Where do you find the requirements for applying TFIFRM? - correct answers Manufacturer instructions



How long must substrate temperatures be maintained after applying TFIFRM? - correct answers 72
hours



For SFRM application, substrate temperatures must be maintained at ___ for ___ after application. -
correct answers 40 degrees F, 24 hours



If primer is used on a column beneath SFRM, the column web depth cannot exceed: - correct answers 16
inches



When metal lath is used for SFRM application, it must weigh at least: - correct answers 1.7Ib/cubic yard



High rise buildings that are 410 feet tall must have an SFRM bond strength of at least: - correct answers
430 psf

, How many SFRM thickness measurements are required for a metal deck that uses a flat plate? - correct
answers 4



When would a drill bit be used for SFRM inspection? - correct answers When thickness testing high
density SFRM



A wide flange column is required to have 2 inches of SFRM thickness. What is the lowest allowable
individual thickness measurement? - correct answers 1-3/4 inch



A tube steel column is required to have 1 inch of SFRM thickness. What is the lowest allowable
individual thickness measurement? - correct answers 1 inch



Which type of failure describes a separation between SFRM and substrate? - correct answers Adhesive



When testing SFRM thickness on a joist, 7 thickness measurements are taken at each end of a ___
length. - correct answers 12 inch



When testing a W-shaped column for SFRM thickness, the specified thickness is 1-7/16 inch. 2 of the
measurements are 1-3/16 inch and 1-1/4 inch while the rest are above 1-7/16 inch. Is this acceptable? -
correct answers Yes, all acceptance criteria is met



How many SFRM thickness tests are required underneath metal decking that is 6,500 sf? - correct
answers 7



What is the SFRM bond strength if the test cap area is 0.0576 square feet and the force at SFRM failure
is 15 pounds? - correct answers 260 psf



When drying SFRM for density testing, what is the maximum allowable temperature? - correct answers
119 degrees F



SFRM thickness gauges must be capable of reading to the nearest: - correct answers 1/16-inch.

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