Fire Inspector 1 Study Testable Questions
With Complete Required Solutions
1. axial load - ANSWER A force that is perpendicular and that passes
through the centroid (center) is known as an __________
___________
2. backdraft - ANSWER The burning of heated gaseous products of
combustion, when oxygen is introduced into an oxygen deficient
atmosphere, is known as ____________
3. Bottom chord - ANSWER ______ ________ is the bottom
member of a truss and is under tension.
4. Bowstring truss - ANSWER __________ ______ is the top chord
of the truss and curved (arched truss)
5. cantilever - ANSWER A ________ is a projecting beam or slab
supported at one end. (supported only at one end, but is rigidly
held).
6. Channel - ANSWER ________ is steel that has a shape of a U.
7. Chipboard/or particle board - ANSWER _______ are woodchips
glued together to make flat sheets, commonly used in mobile
homes.
,8. Combustibles - ANSWER ________ are liquids having a flash
point above 100 degrees F.
9. Compression - ANSWER ______ is a force which tends to push
the mass of a material together.
10. concentrated - ANSWER A __________ load is a heavy load
located at one point in a building.
11. dead - ANSWER A _______ load is the load on a structure,
due to its own weight and other fixed weights.
12. Fire cut - ANSWER _______ _______, is an angle cut made
at the end of a joist or wood beam, which is inserted into a
masonry wall.
13. girder - ANSWER A _______ is a large horizontal, structural
member used to support the ends of joists and beams.
14. head - ANSWER The ______, is the top of a window or door
frame.
15. Impact - ANSWER _______ loads are delivered over a short
period of time.
,16. Partition wall - ANSWER ________ _______ are non load
bearing interior walls, which are subdivided areas of a floor into
rooms.
17. Pier - ANSWER ______, short masonry column, supporting
section of wall between two openings.
18. Platform frame construction - ANSWER ___________
_____________ ____________, the first floor is laid on the joist,
and the frame for the first floor wall is erected on the first floor. All
walls are built on the floor.
19. Prestressing - ANSWER __________ a means whereby the
reinforcing bars in concrete beams are placed in tension before the
concrete is poured, so that the member will develop greater
strength after the concrete has set.
20. Pretensioning - ANSWER ___________ is done at the plant.
Steel stands are stretched between the ends of a form and concrete
is cured.
21. Sand-lime mortar - ANSWER _______ ________ _______ is
water soluble.
22. shear stress - ANSWER The stress resulting when two forced
act on a body in opposite directions in parallel adjacent planes is
known as _______ _________.
, 23. Sheathing - ANSWER ______ is the covering applied to tile
framing of a building to which siding is applied.
24. Veneer - ANSWER ______ wall is a single one wythe
thickness of masonry designed to improve exterior appearance.
25. federal inspectors - ANSWER Federal codes are enforced by
______ __________.
26. state and local - ANSWER Local inspectors are responsible
for enforcing _______ & _________ laws.
27. High expansion foam - ANSWER ______ _________
_________ is dangerous because of the lack of visibility.
28. CO2 - ANSWER ______ extinguishers are checked by
weight.
29. 5 gallons - ANSWER The maximum allowable size for an
approved safety can is ________.
30. orange and black - ANSWER Placards colors for explosives
are _______ & __________.
With Complete Required Solutions
1. axial load - ANSWER A force that is perpendicular and that passes
through the centroid (center) is known as an __________
___________
2. backdraft - ANSWER The burning of heated gaseous products of
combustion, when oxygen is introduced into an oxygen deficient
atmosphere, is known as ____________
3. Bottom chord - ANSWER ______ ________ is the bottom
member of a truss and is under tension.
4. Bowstring truss - ANSWER __________ ______ is the top chord
of the truss and curved (arched truss)
5. cantilever - ANSWER A ________ is a projecting beam or slab
supported at one end. (supported only at one end, but is rigidly
held).
6. Channel - ANSWER ________ is steel that has a shape of a U.
7. Chipboard/or particle board - ANSWER _______ are woodchips
glued together to make flat sheets, commonly used in mobile
homes.
,8. Combustibles - ANSWER ________ are liquids having a flash
point above 100 degrees F.
9. Compression - ANSWER ______ is a force which tends to push
the mass of a material together.
10. concentrated - ANSWER A __________ load is a heavy load
located at one point in a building.
11. dead - ANSWER A _______ load is the load on a structure,
due to its own weight and other fixed weights.
12. Fire cut - ANSWER _______ _______, is an angle cut made
at the end of a joist or wood beam, which is inserted into a
masonry wall.
13. girder - ANSWER A _______ is a large horizontal, structural
member used to support the ends of joists and beams.
14. head - ANSWER The ______, is the top of a window or door
frame.
15. Impact - ANSWER _______ loads are delivered over a short
period of time.
,16. Partition wall - ANSWER ________ _______ are non load
bearing interior walls, which are subdivided areas of a floor into
rooms.
17. Pier - ANSWER ______, short masonry column, supporting
section of wall between two openings.
18. Platform frame construction - ANSWER ___________
_____________ ____________, the first floor is laid on the joist,
and the frame for the first floor wall is erected on the first floor. All
walls are built on the floor.
19. Prestressing - ANSWER __________ a means whereby the
reinforcing bars in concrete beams are placed in tension before the
concrete is poured, so that the member will develop greater
strength after the concrete has set.
20. Pretensioning - ANSWER ___________ is done at the plant.
Steel stands are stretched between the ends of a form and concrete
is cured.
21. Sand-lime mortar - ANSWER _______ ________ _______ is
water soluble.
22. shear stress - ANSWER The stress resulting when two forced
act on a body in opposite directions in parallel adjacent planes is
known as _______ _________.
, 23. Sheathing - ANSWER ______ is the covering applied to tile
framing of a building to which siding is applied.
24. Veneer - ANSWER ______ wall is a single one wythe
thickness of masonry designed to improve exterior appearance.
25. federal inspectors - ANSWER Federal codes are enforced by
______ __________.
26. state and local - ANSWER Local inspectors are responsible
for enforcing _______ & _________ laws.
27. High expansion foam - ANSWER ______ _________
_________ is dangerous because of the lack of visibility.
28. CO2 - ANSWER ______ extinguishers are checked by
weight.
29. 5 gallons - ANSWER The maximum allowable size for an
approved safety can is ________.
30. orange and black - ANSWER Placards colors for explosives
are _______ & __________.
