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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HM_ARCH1013_Spring2023_Mid-Term_Practice Exam Student’s Name Student’s ID# Signature ARCH 2007 Fall 2023 Mid-term Exam Section A: 15 Multiple Choice Questions (1 mark per question, use the Scantron card) 1. Which of the following ‘Objectives’ aims a containing a fire at its point of origin? A OS 1.1 B OS 1.2 C OS 1.3 D OS 1.4 2. The building area of a one-storey Police Station with a detention quarter is 300m 2 . You plan to add a mezzanine to this police station. Which of the following mezzanines will not change the occupancy classification of this building? A. Addition of a mezzanines will not impact the occupancy type B. A 150m 2 mezzanine with two exits C. An open mezzanine with the area of 100m 2 D. A 50m 2 mezzanine to be used a s a store 3. A combustible skylight, with a 20 m 2 horizontal projection, is installed on a roof in a building required to be non-combustible. If the area of the ceiling is 60 m 2 , determine the flame spread rating of this skylight. A. The FSR should be 75 B. 10% of the skylight is permitted to have a FSR of 150 C. The FSR could be 300 if the occupant load of the space is less than 60 D. The FSR is not regulated if the building height is not exceeding three-storeys 4. What is the fire protection rating required of a ‘closure’ fixed on the firewall between a shop and a distillery? A 2 hr B 3 hr C 1 hr D 1.5 hr Version A
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HM_ARCH1013_Spring2023_Mid-Term_Practice Exam 5. Under which of the following circumstances a 2-hour fire wall is permitted to terminate at the underside of a roof slab? A. If the roof slab is designed as a ‘green roof’ with vegetation B. If the roof slab is constructed with non-combustible materials C. If the fire resistance rating the roof slab, both sides of the wall, is at least 1 hour D. Under no circumstances, a fire wall is permitted to terminate at the underside 6. Assume a 3.5m long and 2m high fire separation between two industrial suites: only one suite is sprinklered. The suites are connected through a protected opening that reaches the maximum permitted size. Calculate how much more you could add to the opening if the second suite is also provided with a sprinkler system? A 4 m 2 B 11 m 2 C 15 m 2 D The size of the opening cannot be changed 7. Assume a 4-storey building having a storage garage in the basement, a warehouse for flammable liquids in the first storey, and residential suites in upper storeys. Determine the occupancy classification of this building if you were to design its floor assemblies? A. All storeys as F-3 B. All storeys as F-1 C. All above grade storeys as F-1 D. These occupancy types cannot be combined (8) Assume a 6-storey hospital. Its roof is 4000m 2 , and used for a 400m 2 helipad, a 50-seat café, two lecture halls, each 200m 2 , a 1500m 2 exhibition space, and three offices, 200m 2 each. What are the major occupancy types of this roof? A. A-2, D, E and F-2 B. A-2, D, E and F-3 C. A-2, D and E D. A-3 and D
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HM_ARCH1013_Spring2023_Mid-Term_Practice Exam (9) Calculate the total fire resistance rating of an interior wall assembly made of wood studs at 406mm, mineral fibre insulation and 13mm thick Gypsum and sand plaster on lath? A 70min. B 105min. C 65min. D 85min. (10) Assume a three-storey building, in which the first storey is a storage garage, the second storey is an office, and the third storey is a 50-seat restaurant. Your client wants to change the first storey into a spray-painting operation and a lacquer factory. How should you classify this building after this re-purposing to redesign the fire-resistance rating of floor assemblies ? A As a Group F Division 1 building, the most restricted major occupancy on the lowest storey B As a Group F Division 3 building, the major occupancy of the lowest storey C As a Group D building, the major occupancy that occupies most of the spaces D This change of use is not permitted by the code (11) Assume a two-storey building. The first storey is a repair garage, and the second storey is a 45-seat cafe. What should be the minimum cover of the reinforced concrete beams that support the floor of the cafe? A 25 mm Type S concrete B 20 mm Type S concrete C 25 mm Type N concrete D Both A and C can provide the required fire resistance (12) A three-storey office building, with a building area of 2100m 2 , is built as a combustible construction without sprinklers. How many streets should it face? A. 3-storey combustible building should be sprinklered B. 1 street C. 3 streets D. 2 streets (13) What is the maximum building area a six-storey condominium built as a combustible construction, if it’s sprinklered? A Six-storey Group C buildings cannot be built as a combustible building B 2500m 2 C 1500m 2 D 1900m 2
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