Latest S13 Standpipe Test Questions With Complete Solutions

LATEST S13 STANDPIPE TEST
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
AutomaticaStandpipeaSystema-rightaanswer--
aAastandpipeasystemathataisaattachedatoaaawaterasupplyacapableaofasupplyingatheasystemad

emandaataallatimesaandathatarequiresanoaactionaotherathanaopeningaaahoseavalveatoaprovidea
wateraatahoseaconnections.

Auxiliaryawaterasupplya-rightaanswer--
asupplementaryasourceaofawateraforaaastandpipeaand/orasprinklerasystem.




ControlaValvea-rightaanswer--aAavalveacontrollingaflowatoawater-
basedafireaprotectionasystems.aControlavalvesadoanotaincludeahoseavalves,ainspector'satesta
valves,adrainavalves,atrimavalvesaforadryapipe,apre-
actionaandadelugeavalves,acheckavalves,aorareliefavalves.

Branchalinea-rightaanswer--
aAapipeasystem,agenerallyainaaahorizontalaplane,aconnectinganotamoreathan

oneahoseaconnectionawithaaastandpipe.

Deficiencya-rightaanswer--
aAaconditionainawhichatheaapplicationaofatheacomponentaisanotawithinaitsadesignedalimitsaoras

pecifications.

FireaHoseaOutletaandaReleaseaRacka-rightaanswer--
aAawaterasupplyacontrolavalveaintendedatoabeaoperatedabyaactuationaofaanaautomaticadetecti

onasystemathataisainstalledainatheasameaareaaasatheadischargeadevices.aEachadelugeavalveai
saintendedatoabeacapableaofaautomaticaandamanualaoperation.aDelugeasystemsaareasuitabl
eaforahazardousaoccupancies.aThisaincludesabuildingsainawhichaflammablealiquidsaoraothera
hazardousamaterialsaareahandledaorastored.

DischargeaDevicea-rightaanswer--aAadeviceadesignedatoadischargeawateraorafoam-
waterasolutionainaaapredetermined,afixed,aoraadjustableapattern.aExamplesainclude,abutaarea
notalimitedato,asprinklers,asprayanozzles,aandahoseanozzles.

DryaStandpipea-rightaanswer--
aAastandpipeasystemadesignedatoahaveapipingacontainawateraonlyawhenatheasystemaisabeing

autilizeda(Noaautomaticawaterasupply.)

, Dunnagea-rightaanswer--
aRooftopadunnageainvolvesadesigningaaaraisedaseriesaofabeamsa(usuallyasteel)abearingaona

postsaorabearingawallsatoasupportamechanicalaequipmenta(usuallyaonaaaroof
top).

FireaDepartmentaConnectiona-rightaanswer--
aAaconnectiona,anormallyaonatheaexterioraofatheabuilding,athroughawhichatheafireadepartmenta

canapumpasupplementalawateraintoatheasprinklerasystem,astandpipe,aoraotherasystemafurnis
hingawateraforafireaextinguishmentato
supplementaexistingawaterasupplies.a(FormerlyaknowaasaSiameseaconnection.)

FireaHosea-rightaanswer--
aAaflexibleaconduitaconstructedawithaoneaoramoreareinforcementsa(Jackets),awithaorawithouta

aacoatingaoracoveringabutawithaanaapprovedanonpermeablealining,aorawithaanainnerareinforc
ementabetweenaaaprotectiveacoveraandaanaapprovedanonpermeablealining.

FireaHydranta-rightaanswer--
aAavalveaconnectionaonaaawaterasupplyasystemahavingaoneaoramoreaoutletsaandathataisaused

atoasupplyahoseaandafireadepartmentapumpsawithawater.




FireaPumpa-rightaanswer--
aAapumpathataisaaaprovideraofaliquidaflowaandapressureadedicatedatoafireaprotection.aAafireapu

mpaisaaapartaofaaafireastandpipeasystem'sawaterasupplyaandacanabeapoweredabyaelectric,adie
selaorasteam.aTheapumpaintakeaisaeitheraconnectedatoatheapublicaundergroundawaterasupply
apipingaoraaastaticawaterasourcea(e.g.,atank,areservoir,alake).aTheapumpaprovidesawateraflowa

atahigherapressureaandavolumeatoatheastandpipeasystemarisersaandahoseastandpipes.

Folda-rightaanswer--
aAatransverseabenda(fold)aoccurringawhereatheahoseaisalengthwiseadoubleaoveraonaitself,aasa

onaaapinarack.

Gallonsaperaminutea(GPM)a-rightaanswer--
atypicallyausedatoameasureafluidaflowaratea(suchaasawater)aorapumpacapacity.aMeasurementa

ofawateraflowarateaforaaapumpaoraaafireastandpipeaorasprinklerasystem.

HoseaConnectiona-rightaanswer--
aaacombinationaofaequipmentaprovidedaforaconnectionaofaaahoseatoatheastandpipeasystemath

ataincludesaaahoseavalveawithaaathreadedaoutlet.

AttackaHosea-rightaanswer--
aHoseadesignedatoabeausedabyatrainedafireafightersaandafireabrigadeamembersatoacombatafir

esabeyondatheaincipientastage.

BoosteraHosea-rightaanswer--aAanon-
collapsibleahoseausedaunderapositiveapressureahavingaanaelastomericaorathermoplasticatub
e,aaabraidedaoraspiraledareinforcement,aandaanaouteraprotectiveacover.