NFPA CFPS – Questions & Expert Verified Solutions
Built Environment Right Ans - The total complex of houses, factories,
offices, schools, and so on in which we live and work
Dead load Right Ans - the weight of the structure itself
Live Load Right Ans - The weight of items such as furnishings, people,
traffic, and equipment related to the use or occupancy of the building
Snow and ice loads Right Ans - Design weights required by building codes
to be considered for accumulation of snow and ice
Wind Forces Right Ans - Determined using horizontal wind pressures
associated with a design wind velocity that is specified for a location
Earthquake Forces Right Ans - Earthquakes produce ground accelerations
and deformations that vary over time
Building Envelope System Right Ans - Several building components that
work together to protect the building's structure and its contents from the
elements
Bearing wall system Right Ans - Any structure in which vertical walls
and/or diagonally braced frames simultaneously support both the weight of
the structure and resist lateral loads
Building Frame System Right Ans - System in which the weight of the
structure is completely supported by beams and columns
Moment-resisting Frame System Right Ans - Structure composed of beams
and columns that are rigidly interconnected into moment-resisting frames to
provide resistance to both vertical loads and lateral forces, without assistance
from walls or diagonal braces
Dual System Right Ans - System that provides 2 independent lateral-force-
resisting systems, each capable of resisting all or part of the total lateral
design forces
, Special Systems Right Ans - Include base-isolated or guyed systems, which
do not fit the previous descriptions
Diaphragm Systems Right Ans - Horizontal-spanning systems that tie
vertical walls and columns together, provide stability to walls and other
vertical elements, prevent excessive torsional (plane) deformations, and
transfer forces to shear walls or frames below
Foundation Types Right Ans - Piles, Piers, Caissons, Spread Footings, and
Mats
Piles, Piers, Caissons Right Ans - Deep foundation systems designed to
support heavy buildings on soft, compressible surface soils
Spread Footings and Mats Right Ans - Shallow foundation systems
designed to support light buildings or heavier buildings on stiffer, stronger
surface soils
Joule (J) Right Ans - The energy expended when unit force moves a body
through unit distance
Watt (W) Right Ans - A measure of power or the rate of energy release
Calorie Right Ans - The amount of heat required to increase the
temperature of 1g of water by 1 degree C
British Thermal Unit (BTU) Right Ans - The amount of heat required to
increase temperature of 1 lb of water by 1 degree F
Specific Heat Right Ans - The amount of heat it absorbs as its temperature
increases
Density Right Ans - The ratio of a substance's mass to its volume
Specific Gravity Right Ans - The ratio of the mass of a solid or liquid
substance to the mass of an equal volume of water
Gas Specific Gravity Right Ans - The ratio of the mass of a gas to the mass of
an equal volume of dry air at the same temperature and pressure
Built Environment Right Ans - The total complex of houses, factories,
offices, schools, and so on in which we live and work
Dead load Right Ans - the weight of the structure itself
Live Load Right Ans - The weight of items such as furnishings, people,
traffic, and equipment related to the use or occupancy of the building
Snow and ice loads Right Ans - Design weights required by building codes
to be considered for accumulation of snow and ice
Wind Forces Right Ans - Determined using horizontal wind pressures
associated with a design wind velocity that is specified for a location
Earthquake Forces Right Ans - Earthquakes produce ground accelerations
and deformations that vary over time
Building Envelope System Right Ans - Several building components that
work together to protect the building's structure and its contents from the
elements
Bearing wall system Right Ans - Any structure in which vertical walls
and/or diagonally braced frames simultaneously support both the weight of
the structure and resist lateral loads
Building Frame System Right Ans - System in which the weight of the
structure is completely supported by beams and columns
Moment-resisting Frame System Right Ans - Structure composed of beams
and columns that are rigidly interconnected into moment-resisting frames to
provide resistance to both vertical loads and lateral forces, without assistance
from walls or diagonal braces
Dual System Right Ans - System that provides 2 independent lateral-force-
resisting systems, each capable of resisting all or part of the total lateral
design forces
, Special Systems Right Ans - Include base-isolated or guyed systems, which
do not fit the previous descriptions
Diaphragm Systems Right Ans - Horizontal-spanning systems that tie
vertical walls and columns together, provide stability to walls and other
vertical elements, prevent excessive torsional (plane) deformations, and
transfer forces to shear walls or frames below
Foundation Types Right Ans - Piles, Piers, Caissons, Spread Footings, and
Mats
Piles, Piers, Caissons Right Ans - Deep foundation systems designed to
support heavy buildings on soft, compressible surface soils
Spread Footings and Mats Right Ans - Shallow foundation systems
designed to support light buildings or heavier buildings on stiffer, stronger
surface soils
Joule (J) Right Ans - The energy expended when unit force moves a body
through unit distance
Watt (W) Right Ans - A measure of power or the rate of energy release
Calorie Right Ans - The amount of heat required to increase the
temperature of 1g of water by 1 degree C
British Thermal Unit (BTU) Right Ans - The amount of heat required to
increase temperature of 1 lb of water by 1 degree F
Specific Heat Right Ans - The amount of heat it absorbs as its temperature
increases
Density Right Ans - The ratio of a substance's mass to its volume
Specific Gravity Right Ans - The ratio of the mass of a solid or liquid
substance to the mass of an equal volume of water
Gas Specific Gravity Right Ans - The ratio of the mass of a gas to the mass of
an equal volume of dry air at the same temperature and pressure
