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Building Construction

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By: Colin Goodwin
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Decks in this class (14)

Chapter 1
___ firefighters on average are k...,
In 2012 a total of __ firefighter...,
More than ___ ffs were injured in...
8  cards
Chapter 2
Nfpa ___ building construction an...,
An external force that acts on a ...,
The internal forces that resist t...
54  cards
Chapter 3
It wasnt until the great baltimor...,
Most building codes are not retro...,
Regulates the activities that tak...
36  cards
Chapter 4
The insurance industry took the l...,
The national fire protections ass...,
Three organizations came together...
26  cards
Chapter 5
Large quantities of radiation app...,
___ is when a flame or spark is a...,
Describes the vertical spread of ...
35  cards
Chapter 6
Among the most important elements...,
In 1890 the first fire test of a ...,
In 1896 the nyc department of bui...
55  cards
Chapter 7
What are the six types of wood fr...,
Balloon frame construction starte...,
___ stories are typically the lim...
27  cards
Chapter 8
Heavy timber is categorized as ty...,
Wood columns sawn or glued lamina...,
Wood columns sawn or glued lamina...
9  cards
Chapter 9
Ordinary construction is known as...,
Ordinary construction the joists ...,
Ordinary construction the simple ...
16  cards
Chapter 10
Fire resistive in contrast to non...,
Many non combustable building are...,
Noncombustible construction relie...
22  cards
Chapter 11
Fire resistive construction is gi...,
While curing concrete generates ___,
Concrete is weak in ___ strength ...
19  cards
Chapter 12
Green construction is also known ...,
International green construction ...,
We can group green systems and ma...
12  cards
Chapter 13
Codes are rewritten and issued ev...,
The term ___ although commonly us...,
The usual height for garden style...
70  cards
Chapter 14
In 2012 ___ firefighters were kil...,
Fire and explosion damage precipi...,
Types of collapse the destruction...
9  cards

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