S13 Standpipe Test Questions With Complete Solutions

S13 STANDPIPE TEST QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Whichaoptionabestadescribesaaatheaterm:aOperationala-arightaanswer--Wateraavailability

AnaAutomaticaStandpipeaSystemaisa-arightaanswer--
Aastandpipeasystemathataisaattachedatoaaawaterasupplyacapableaofasupplyingatheasystemade
mandaataallatimesaandathatarequiresanoaactionaotherathanaopeningaaahoseavalveatoaprovidea
wateraatahoseaconnections.

Auxiliaryawaterasupplya-arightaanswer--
supplementaryasourceaofawateraforaaastandpipeaand/orasprinklerasystem.

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

Branchalinea-arightaanswer--
Aapipeasystem,agenerallyainaaahorizontalaplane,aconnectinganotamoreathan
oneahoseaconnectionawithaaastandpipe.

___aisaknownaasaaaDeficiencya-arightaanswer--
Aaconditionainawhichatheaapplicationaofatheacomponentaisanotawithinaitsadesignedalimitsaoras
pecifications.

DischargeaDevicea-arightaanswer--Aadeviceadesignedatoadischargeawateraorafoam-
waterasolutionainaaapredetermined,afixed,aoraadjustableapattern.

WhataisaaaDryaStandpipe?a-arightaanswer--
Aastandpipeasystemadesignedatoahaveapipingacontainawateraonlyawhenatheasystemaisabeinga
utilizeda(Noaautomaticawaterasupply.)

____aisacommonlyarefereedatoaasaDunnagea-arightaanswer--
designingaaaraisedaseriesaofabeamsa(usuallyasteel)abearingaonapostsaorabearingawallsatoasu
pportamechanicalaequipmenta(usuallyaonaaaroof
top).

FireaDepartmentaConnectiona-arightaanswer--
Aaconnectiona,anormallyaonatheaexterioraofatheabuilding,athroughawhichatheafireadepartmenta
canapumpasupplementalawateraintoatheasprinklerasystem,astandpipe,aoraotherasystemafurnis
hingawateraforafireaextinguishmentato

, supplementaexistingawaterasupplies.a(FormerlyaknowaasaSiameseaconnection.)

FireaHosea-arightaanswer--
Aaflexibleaconduitaconstructedawithaoneaoramoreareinforcementsa(Jackets),awithaorawithouta
aacoatingaoracoveringabutawithaanaapprovedanonpermeablealining,aorawithaanainnerareinforc
ementabetweenaaaprotectiveacoveraandaanaapprovedanonpermeablealining.

FireaHydranta-arightaanswer--
Aavalveaconnectionaonaaawaterasupplyasystemahavingaoneaoramoreaoutletsaandathataisauseda
toasupplyahoseaandafireadepartmentapumpsawithawater.

FireaPumpa-arightaanswer--
Aapumpathataisaaaprovideraofaliquidaflowaandapressureadedicatedatoafireaprotection.aAafireapu
mpaisaaapartaofaaafireastandpipeasystem'sawaterasupplyaandacanabeapoweredabyaelectric,adie
selaorasteam.aTheapumpaintakeaisaeitheraconnectedatoatheapublicaundergroundawaterasupply
apipingaoraaastaticawaterasourcea(e.g.,atank,areservoir,alake).aTheapumpaprovidesawateraflowa

atahigherapressureaandavolumeatoatheastandpipeasystemarisersaandahoseastandpipes.

AaFoldaisaaa___a-arightaanswer--
Aatransverseabenda(fold)aoccurringawhereatheahoseaisalengthwiseadoubleaoveraonaitself,aasa
onaaapinarack.

Gallonsaperaminutea(GPM)a-arightaanswer--
typicallyausedatoameasureafluidaflowaratea(suchaasawater)aorapumpacapacity.aMeasurementa
ofawateraflowarateaforaaapumpaoraaafireastandpipeaorasprinklerasystem.

HoseaConnectiona-arightaanswer--
aacombinationaofaequipmentaprovidedaforaconnectionaofaaahoseatoatheastandpipeasystemath
ataincludesaaahoseavalveawithaaathreadedaoutlet.

AnaAttackaHoseaisa-arightaanswer--
Hoseadesignedatoabeausedabyatrainedafireafightersaandafireabrigadeamembersatoacombatafire
sabeyondatheaincipientastage.

AaBoosteraHoseaisa-arightaanswer--Aanon-
collapsibleahoseausedaunderapositiveapressureahavingaanaelastomericaorathermoplasticatub
e,aaabraidedaoraspiraledareinforcement,aandaanaouteraprotectiveacover.

AaCoveredaHoseaisa-arightaanswer--
Aahoseawithaaajacketacoveredaandalinedawithaaacontinuousasyntheticarubberaoraplastic.aThea
coveraisausuallyathickerathanaaacoating.

AaFireaHoseaisa-arightaanswer--Aaflexibleaconduitausedatoaconveyawater.

HoseaValvea-arightaanswer--Theavalveatoaanaindividualahoseaconnection