Worksheets1. Firestop Introduction
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
A system installed in a building that requires an external energy source such as electricity or a pressurized water supply to operate
compartmentation
passive fire protection
fire blocking
active fire protection
What does AHJ stand for?
Apprehensive Holding of JointSystems
Authority Honoring Jurisdiction
Authority Having Jurisdiction
Apprentice Hindering Journeyman
_________ is the practice of dividing a structure into separate sections to prevent the spread of fire and smoke to another part of the same structure or an adjoining structure
Compartmentation
Infiltration
Firestopping
Fire sealant
flexible material that can expand and contract along with building movement
foam
intumescent
backer rod
elastomeric
Specific time period a wall, floor, or other building component has been tested to withstand the passage of flames, smoke, and toxic gases while remaining structurally sound is known as the
UL® Fire Resistance Directory
fire-resistance rating
UL®-listed system
firestop system
The complete, tested assembly that prevents the passage of flames, smoke, and toxic gases through-penetrations, joints, or other weaknesses in fire-rated walls and floors for a specified period of time is know as
firestop system
fire door
fire fly
direct fire resistance
Firestopping is the process of installing firestop products into fire-rated barriers to restore hourly fire-resistance ratings
TRUE
FALSE
Intumescent materials are materials that are flexible can expand and contract along with building movement
TRUE
FALSE
A structural method of fire control built into the design of a building which requires no outside energy to operate
active fire protection
fire blocking
passive fire protection
AHJ
UL®-listed system refers to a firestop system that is tested by Underwriters Laboratories (UL®) and listed in the UL® Fire Resistance Directory
TRUE
FALSE
Elements necessary to sustain a fire
air, wood and a flint
gasoline, matches and an escape route
oxygen, h2o and heat
oxygen, heat and fuel
