Building Construction Chapter
12 Test fully solved & updated
(latest version , graded A+)
The height of a high-rise building is measured from the lowest level or
emergency vehicle access to the floor of the ____ story
a. lowest
b. highest
c. lowest occupied
d. highest occupied - answer d
The earliest high-rise buildings were rarely more than ____ stories
a. 4 or 6
b. 6 or 8
c. 10 or 12
d. 12 or 14 - answer c
Which of the following statements regarding early high-rise buildings is MOST
accurate?
a. fire protection was usually provided by standpipe systems
b. windows used in early high-rise buildings prevented ventilation of smoke
when a fire happened
c. elevator shafts were designed to prevent vertical communication of fire
d. modern building codes are retroactive, requiring older buildings to meet
modern fire protection features - answer a
, High-rise buildings exceeding ____ stories have become commonplace today
a. 60
b. 80
c. 100
d. 110 - answer a
During rife operations at a high-rise building, the fire department should
arrange to meet with the building's ____ for assistance with building
operations
a. architect
b. owner
c. enginner
d. hydrostatic - answer d
The variation of pressure in standpipe systems that results from building
height is known as ____ pressure
a. hydrostatic
b. negative
c. hydraulic
d. hydrostatic - answer d
Which type of emergency operation recalls the elevator car to a designated
floor and then opens the car doors and keeps them open?
a. phase 1
12 Test fully solved & updated
(latest version , graded A+)
The height of a high-rise building is measured from the lowest level or
emergency vehicle access to the floor of the ____ story
a. lowest
b. highest
c. lowest occupied
d. highest occupied - answer d
The earliest high-rise buildings were rarely more than ____ stories
a. 4 or 6
b. 6 or 8
c. 10 or 12
d. 12 or 14 - answer c
Which of the following statements regarding early high-rise buildings is MOST
accurate?
a. fire protection was usually provided by standpipe systems
b. windows used in early high-rise buildings prevented ventilation of smoke
when a fire happened
c. elevator shafts were designed to prevent vertical communication of fire
d. modern building codes are retroactive, requiring older buildings to meet
modern fire protection features - answer a
, High-rise buildings exceeding ____ stories have become commonplace today
a. 60
b. 80
c. 100
d. 110 - answer a
During rife operations at a high-rise building, the fire department should
arrange to meet with the building's ____ for assistance with building
operations
a. architect
b. owner
c. enginner
d. hydrostatic - answer d
The variation of pressure in standpipe systems that results from building
height is known as ____ pressure
a. hydrostatic
b. negative
c. hydraulic
d. hydrostatic - answer d
Which type of emergency operation recalls the elevator car to a designated
floor and then opens the car doors and keeps them open?
a. phase 1
