BOF CH.6 Building
Construction test with
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An older type of wood frame construction in which the wall studs
extend vertically from the basement of a structure to the roof
without any fire stops.
Balloon-Frame Construction
A truss that is curved on the top and straight on the bottom.
bowstring truss
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the property describing whether a material will burn and how
quickly it will burn
combustibility
Buildings constructed since about 1970 that incorporate lightweight
construction techniques and engineered wood components. these
buildings exhibit less resistance to fire than older buildings
, contemporary construction
Nonbearing walls that separate the inside and outside of the
building but are non part of the support structure for the building
curtain wall
a roof with a curved shape
curved roof
the weight of all materials of construction incorporated into the
building including but not limited to walls, roofs, floors, ceilings,
stairways, built-in partitions, finishes, cladding, and other similarly
incorporated architectural and structural items and fixed service
equipment including the weight of cranes (NFPA 5000)
dead load
A wall, Other than a firewall, having a fire resistance rating.(NFPA
5000)
fire barrier wall
any combination of a fire door, a frame, hardware and other
accessories that provide a specific degree of fire protection to the
opening (NFPA 80)
fire door assembly
the measure of the ability of a material, product, or assembly, to
withstand fire or give protection from it (NFPA 251)
fire resistance
a horizontal or vertical fire resistance-rated assembly of materials
that have protected openings and are designed to restrict the
spread of fire (NFPA 45)
fire separation
a wall separating buildings or subdividing a building to prevent the
spread of fire and having a fire-resistance rating and structural
stability(NFPA 5000)
fire wall
a window assembly rated in accordance with NFPA 257 and installed
in accordance with NFPA 80 (NFPA 5000)
fire window
Construction test with
solutions
An older type of wood frame construction in which the wall studs
extend vertically from the basement of a structure to the roof
without any fire stops.
Balloon-Frame Construction
A truss that is curved on the top and straight on the bottom.
bowstring truss
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Brainpower
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the property describing whether a material will burn and how
quickly it will burn
combustibility
Buildings constructed since about 1970 that incorporate lightweight
construction techniques and engineered wood components. these
buildings exhibit less resistance to fire than older buildings
, contemporary construction
Nonbearing walls that separate the inside and outside of the
building but are non part of the support structure for the building
curtain wall
a roof with a curved shape
curved roof
the weight of all materials of construction incorporated into the
building including but not limited to walls, roofs, floors, ceilings,
stairways, built-in partitions, finishes, cladding, and other similarly
incorporated architectural and structural items and fixed service
equipment including the weight of cranes (NFPA 5000)
dead load
A wall, Other than a firewall, having a fire resistance rating.(NFPA
5000)
fire barrier wall
any combination of a fire door, a frame, hardware and other
accessories that provide a specific degree of fire protection to the
opening (NFPA 80)
fire door assembly
the measure of the ability of a material, product, or assembly, to
withstand fire or give protection from it (NFPA 251)
fire resistance
a horizontal or vertical fire resistance-rated assembly of materials
that have protected openings and are designed to restrict the
spread of fire (NFPA 45)
fire separation
a wall separating buildings or subdividing a building to prevent the
spread of fire and having a fire-resistance rating and structural
stability(NFPA 5000)
fire wall
a window assembly rated in accordance with NFPA 257 and installed
in accordance with NFPA 80 (NFPA 5000)
fire window
