Chapter 7 Building
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Which term refers to how a building is used?
A) Classification
B) Occupancy
C) Group
D) Type - answer Occupancy
What is one of the four key characteristics affecting the behavior of building
materials under fire conditions?
A) Composition
B) Combustibility
C) Load
D) Stability - answer Combustibility
What does a CMU contain?
A) Void space
B) Steel reinforcing rods
C) Thermal expansion joints
D) I-bars - answer Steel reinforcing rods
In which condition does moisture trapped in concrete become heated, turn
into steam, and expand, causing parts of the concrete to break away?
A) Cavitation
B) Scaling
, C) Spalling
D) Stressing - answer Spalling
What does steel do when heated?
A) Contract
B) Harden
C) Elongate
D) Spall - answer Elongate
In a building fire, you observe warped steel structural members. What is the
correct action to take?
A) No specific action is required
B) Direct a hose stream on the members
C) Inform the incident commander of your observations
D) Immediately withdraw from the building - answer Immediately withdraw
from the building
Which statement is correct about glass blocks in a wall?
A) Glass blocks are extremely difficult to breach.
B) Glass blocks quickly fail under fire conditions.
C) The wall will contain structural steel.
D) The wall is non-load bearing. - answer The wall is non-load bearing
Which material is commonly used to protect steel and wood structural
members from fire?
A) Gypsum
B) Fiberglass
C) Lightweight concrete slurry
D) Expanded urethane - answer Gypsum
Construction fully solved &
updated (latest version ,
graded A+)
Which term refers to how a building is used?
A) Classification
B) Occupancy
C) Group
D) Type - answer Occupancy
What is one of the four key characteristics affecting the behavior of building
materials under fire conditions?
A) Composition
B) Combustibility
C) Load
D) Stability - answer Combustibility
What does a CMU contain?
A) Void space
B) Steel reinforcing rods
C) Thermal expansion joints
D) I-bars - answer Steel reinforcing rods
In which condition does moisture trapped in concrete become heated, turn
into steam, and expand, causing parts of the concrete to break away?
A) Cavitation
B) Scaling
, C) Spalling
D) Stressing - answer Spalling
What does steel do when heated?
A) Contract
B) Harden
C) Elongate
D) Spall - answer Elongate
In a building fire, you observe warped steel structural members. What is the
correct action to take?
A) No specific action is required
B) Direct a hose stream on the members
C) Inform the incident commander of your observations
D) Immediately withdraw from the building - answer Immediately withdraw
from the building
Which statement is correct about glass blocks in a wall?
A) Glass blocks are extremely difficult to breach.
B) Glass blocks quickly fail under fire conditions.
C) The wall will contain structural steel.
D) The wall is non-load bearing. - answer The wall is non-load bearing
Which material is commonly used to protect steel and wood structural
members from fire?
A) Gypsum
B) Fiberglass
C) Lightweight concrete slurry
D) Expanded urethane - answer Gypsum
