The same signed cards as the trainer above, in one list to read or print.
- What decides whether a rated wall is built right?
- Whether every component matches the tested design named on the plans: studs, board type and layers, fasteners, insulation and joints.IBC fire-resistance-rated construction chapter, tested assemblies
- Do fire walls, fire barriers and fire partitions share one continuity rule?
- No. Each has its own rules for how far it extends, where it may stop and how it is supported.IBC fire-resistance-rated construction chapter
- Why are some rated walls marked above the ceiling?
- So later trades can see the wall is rated and do not cut unprotected openings in it.IBC fire-resistance-rated construction chapter, identification
- Right board type, wrong number of layers. Pass or fail?
- Fail. The layer count is part of the tested design.IBC fire-resistance-rated construction chapter, tested assemblies
- Where do you find the parts list for a rated assembly?
- In the listing directory entry for the design number shown in the wall type legend.Listing directory; IBC fire-resistance-rated construction chapter
- Fire separation distance is measured to which three lines?
- The lot line, the middle of a public way the building faces, or an assumed line between two buildings on the same lot, at right angles to the wall face.IBC definitions and exterior walls chapter
- What does final grade have to do at the foundation?
- Slope away from it for the distance the code requires, or drain away through swales or drains where that is not possible.IBC soils and foundations chapter, site grading
- Worked card (invented): table area 18,000 sq ft, frontage increase 20%. Allowable area?
- 18,000 + 0.20 × 18,000 = 21,600 sq ft. Compare with the actual area on the plans.IBC building heights and areas chapter (invented values)
- What sets a space's occupancy classification?
- Its use, not the name of the business in it.IBC use and occupancy classification chapter
- What are the three ways to handle mixed occupancies?
- Accessory occupancy, nonseparated occupancies (most restrictive rules throughout) and separated occupancies (rated separations).IBC building heights and areas chapter, mixed occupancies
- How is area checked for separated occupancies on a story?
- Add each occupancy's actual area divided by its allowable area. The sum must not exceed 1.IBC building heights and areas chapter, separated occupancies
- What do the A and B in construction types mean?
- Levels of protection within a type, A being protected and B unprotected. They are not separate types.IBC types of construction chapter