BUILDING UTILITIES 2 - LONG QUIZ

1. The following are AIMS in Fire Safety Design, except one.

• To safeguard the lives of occupants and firefighters.

• To prevent fire

• To minimize the casualties

• To reduce damage on the building, its contents, and on surrounding buildings.

The design, installation and maintenance of Standpipe Systems shall be in accordance with _________?

• NFPA 13

• NFPA 14

• NFPA 15

• NFPA 16

Class I System is provided with _________ hose connections for full-scale firefighting at designated building locations?

• 64mm or 2 ½ in.

• 38mm or 1 ½ in.

• 32mm or 1 ¼ in

• 58mm or 2 ¼ in.

A type of standpipe system in which the pipes are normally not filled with water.

• Wet Standpipe

• Dry Standpipe

• Combination Standpipe

• Standpipes

An auxiliary fire line system with a constant water supply is installed primarily for emergency use by the building occupants.

• Wet Standpipe

• Dry Standpipe

• Combination Standpipe

• Standpipes

It is a hose connection at grade or street level for use by the Fire Service only.

• Fire Tank Connection

• Standpipes

• Combination Standpipe

• Fire Department Hose Connection

Pipe size diameter of standpipes to be used for buildings up to 23 meters in height.

• 104m

• 127m

• 153m

• 178m

Pipe size diameter of standpipes to be used for buildings over 23 meters in height.

• 4 inches

• 5 inches

• 6 inches

• 7 inches

Minimum mounting height of Fire Service Connection from the street level.

• 460mm

• 560mm

• 1110mm

• 1220mm

Maximum mounting height of Fire Service Connection from the street level.

• 460mm

• 560mm

• 1110mm

• 1220mm