Chapter Two Level One Review Quiz

A fire wall must be continuous from the foundation floor to a height:

In ____________________ construction, the studs go from the foundation wall to the roofline.

A typical roof truss, fastens the chords, the truss web, and the king post together using _____________to give the truss its strength.

Exterior walls only require rating for fire exposure from __________ a building.

Partitions or interior walls required to have a fire-resistance rating must be rated equally from (on)

Fire separations are _________________made in accordance to building code requirements that prevent the spread of fire for a given period of time.

The use of a revolving door in a means of egress is severely limited by the __________________ and a swing type door must be provided adjacent to it.

Fire doors must be kept in the closed position or be held open with have a/an ______________that releases and closes the door automatically in the event of a fire or power failure.

___________________is often used in fire doors.

________________ does not conduct or release heat that would contribute to fire spread.

Any glazing material used in fire doors is required to be:

Fire retardant treated wood must be ________________with fire-retardant chemicals.

Heavy timber will withstand fire for a long time, but conventional wood flooring is much lighter and can be expected to fail more quickly than heavy timber.

A rated ceiling acts as a ___________________to the heat from a fire below.

Usually when a wall runs parallel to the floor joists above, it is a _________________.