Module 5 - Building Area and Occupancy Classification Questions and Answers 100% correct
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Module 5 - Building Area and Occupancy Classification Questions and Answers 100% correct
1. The two primary factors for determining which Part and provision of the ABC06 you'll be referencing for a given building are ___________________ and ____________________.
1. Building size (height and area)...
Module 5 - Building Area and Occupancy
Classification Questions and Answers
100% correct
1. The two primary factors for determining which Part and provision of the ABC06 you'll
be referencing for a given building are ___________________ and
____________________. - answer 1. Building size (height and area) and major
occupancy classification.
2. Define building area.. - answer Building area means the greatest horizontal area
of a building above grade within the outside surface of exterior walls or within the
outside surface of exterior walls and the centre line of firewalls
3. Define storey. - answer Storey means that portion of a building that is situated
between the top of any floor and the top of the floor next above it, and if there is no floor
above it, that portion between the top of such floor and the ceiling above it.
4. According to the ABC06, how does the installation of a firewall influence the
calculation of building area for a given structure? - answer 4. Unless specifically
addressed by the code, when a firewall divides a building, each portion of the building
so divided shall be considered as a separate building. (Division A, Article 1.3.3.4.(1)a
5. According to the ABC06, what are the provisions that must be met before a vertical
fire separation is considered adequate for separating the portions of that building for the
purpose of calculating building height?
1. ___________________________
2. ___________________________
3. ___________________________
4. ___________________________
5. ___________________________ - answer 1) Where a firewall divides a building,
each portion of the building so divided shall be considered as a separate building,
except when this requirement is specifically modified in other parts of this Code. (See
Appendix A.)
2) Except as permitted in Sentence (3), where portions of a building are completely
separated by a vertical fire separation that has a fire-resistance rating of not less than
1 h and extends through all storeys and service spaces of the separated portions, each
separated portion is permitted to be considered as a separate building for the purpose
of determining building height, provided
a) each separated portion is not more than 4 storeys in building height and is used only
for assembly, residential, business and personal services, and mercantile occupancies,
and
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