1.
Clear space between a handrail and a wall must be a min. of ________ .
Clear space between a handrail and a wall or other surface shall be not less than 1-1/2 inches (38 mm). A handrail and a wall or other surface adjacent to the handrail shall be free of any sharp or abrasive elements. Exceptions: 1. A decrease in the clearance due to the curvature or angle of handrail returns shall be allowed. 2. Mounting flanges not more than 1/2-inch (12.7 mm) in thickness at the returned ends of handrails shall be allowed. 2024 IBC – Chapter 10, Means of Egress. Section 1014 Handrails. 1014.8 Clearance.
2.
In conventional light-frame construction, joists framing into the side of a wood girder must be supported by framing anchors or on ledger strips not less than ___________.
Joists shall be supported laterally at the ends and at each support by solid blocking except where the ends of the joists are nailed to a header, band or rim joist or to an adjoining stud or by other means. Solid blocking shall be not less than 2 inches (51 mm) in thickness and the full depth of the joist. Joist framing from opposite sides of a beam, girder or partition shall be lapped not less than 3 inches (76 mm) or the opposing joists shall be tied together in an approved manner. Joists framing into the side of a wood girder shall be supported by framing anchors or on ledger strips not less than 2 inches by 2 inches (51 mm by 51 mm). 2024 IBC – Chapter 23, Wood. Section 2308 Conventional Light-Frame Construction. 2308.8 Floor framing. 2308.8.2 Floor joists. 2308.8.2.3 Framing details.
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In order to hear and decide appeals of ________ made by the building official relative to the application and interpretation of the IBC, there must be a board of appeals.
In order to hear and decide appeals of orders, decisions or determinations made by the building official relative to the application and interpretation of this code, there shall be and is hereby created a board of appeals. The board of appeals shall be appointed by the applicable governing authority and shall hold office at its pleasure. The board shall adopt rules of procedure for conducting its business and shall render all decisions and findings in writing to the appellant with a duplicate copy to the building official. 2024 IBC – Chapter 1, Scope and administration. Section 113, Means of appeals. [A] 113.1 General.
4.
In Group I-3 occupancies, the max. number of residents in any smoke compartment must be ________ .
The number of residents in any smoke compartment shall be not more than 200. The distance of travel to a door in a smoke barrier from any room door required as exit access shall be not greater than 150 feet (45 720 mm). The distance of travel to a door in a smoke barrier from any point in a room shall be not greater than 200 feet (60 960 mm). 2024 IBC – Chapter 4, Special Detailed Requirements Based on Occupancy and Use. Section 408, Group I-3. 408.6 Smoke barrier. 408.6.1 Smoke compartments.
5.
Which of the following de-icing agents is not recommended?
Small packages of de-icing agents containing ammonium nitrate and ammonium sulfate have appeared on the market from time to time for sale to motorists and householders. Because even weak solutions of these chemicals actively attack concrete, including air-entrained concrete, they should never be used on driveways or walks. ICC Concrete Manual 2024/2021 – Chapter 4, The Durability of Concrete. 4.3 Chemical and Mechanical Attack. [Page 55]
6.
Escalators provided in below-grade transportation stations, must have a min. clear width of ___________.
Where provided in below-grade transportation stations, escalators shall have a clear width of not less than 32 inches (815 mm). 2024 IBC – Chapter 30, Elevators and Conveying Systems. Section 3004 Conveying Systems. 3004.2 Escalators and moving walks. 3004.2.2 Escalators.
7.
________ is that property of materials or their assemblies that prevents or retards the passage of excessive heat, hot gases or flames under conditions of use.
FIRE RESISTANCE. That property of materials or their assemblies that prevents or retards the passage of excessive heat, hot gases or flames under conditions of use. 2024 IBC – Chapter 2, Definitions. Section 202, Definitions.
8.
In locations where drinking fountains are primarily for childrens use, drinking fountains for standing children are permitted to provide the spout at a min. of ________ above the floor.
Exceptions: 2. Where drinking fountains are primarily for childrens use, drinking fountains for people using wheelchairs shall be permitted to comply with the childrens provisions in ICC A117.1 and drinking fountains for standing children shall be permitted to provide the spout at 30 inches (762 mm) minimum above the floor. 2024 IBC – Chapter 11, Accessibility. Section 1110 Other Features and Facilities. 1110.7 Drinking fountains. 1110.7.1 Minimum number.
9.
Each door must have a minimum clear width of ________ .
The required capacity of each door opening shall be sufficient for the occupant load thereof and shall provide a minimum clear opening width of 32 inches (813 mm). The clear opening width of doorways with swinging doors shall be measured between the face of the door and the frame stop, with the door open 90 degrees (1.57 rad). Where this section requires a minimum clear opening width of 32 inches (813 mm) and a door opening includes two door leaves without a mullion, one leaf shall provide a minimum clear opening width of 32 inches (813 mm). In Group I-2, doors serving as means of egress doors where used for the movement of beds shall provide a minimum clear opening width of 41-1/2 inches (1054 mm). The minimum clear opening height of doors shall be not less than 80 inches (2032 mm). 2024 IBC – Chapter 10, Means of Egress. Section 1010 Doors, Gates and Turnstiles. 1010.1 General. 1010.1.1 Size of doors.
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Boiler, incinerator and furnace rooms, where the area is over 500 square feet and where fuel-fired equipment exceeds 400,000 British thermal units (Btu) input capacity, must be provided with ________ exit access doorway(s).
Two exit access doorways are required in boiler, incinerator and furnace rooms where the area is over 500 square feet (46 m2) and any fuel-fired equipment exceeds 400,000 British thermal units (Btu) (422 000 KJ) input capacity. Where two exit access doorways are required, one is permitted to be a fixed ladder or an alternating tread device. Exit access doorways shall be separated by a horizontal distance equal to one-half the length of the maximum overall diagonal dimension of the room. 2024 IBC – Chapter 10, Means of Egress. Section 1006 Number of Exits and Exit Access Doorways. 1006.2 Egress from spaces. 1006.2.1 Egress based on occupant load and common path of egress travel distance. 1006.2.2.1 Boiler, incinerator and furnace rooms.
11.
Who should employ the special inspector when special inspection is required?
Where application is made to the building official for construction as specified in Section 105, the owner or the owners authorized agent, other than the contractor, shall employ one or more approved agencies to provide special inspections and tests during construction on the types of work specified in Section 1705 and identify the approved agencies to the building official. These special inspections and tests are in addition to the inspections by the building official that are identified in Section 110. Exceptions: 1. Special inspections and tests are not required for construction of a minor nature or as warranted by conditions in the jurisdiction as approved by the building official. 2. Unless otherwise required by the building official, special inspections and tests are not required for Group U occupancies that are accessory to a residential occupancy including, but not limited to, those listed in Section 312.1. 3. Special inspections and tests are not required for portions of structures designed and constructed in accordance with the cold-formed steel light-frame construction provisions of Section 2206.1.2 or the conventional light-frame construction provisions of Section 2308. 4. The contractor is permitted to employ the approved agencies where the contractor is also the owner. 2024 IBC – Chapter 17, Special Inspections and Tests. Section 1704 Special Inspections and Tests, Contractor Responsibility and Structural Observation. 1704.2 Special inspections and tests.
12.
Interior exit stairways that serve floors more than ________ above the lowest level of fire department vehicle access, must be a smokeproof enclosure.
Every required interior exit stairway serving floors more than 75 feet (22 860 mm) above the lowest level of fire department vehicle access shall be a smokeproof enclosure in accordance with Sections 909.20 and 1023.12. 2024 IBC – Chapter 4, Special Detailed Requirements Based on Occupancy and Use. Section 403, High-Rise Buildings. 403.5 Means of egress and evacuation. 403.5.4 Smokeproof enclosures.
13.
Each opening through a fire wall must be a max. of ________ .
Each opening through a fire wall shall be protected in accordance with Section 716 and shall not exceed 156 square feet (15 m2). The aggregate width of openings at any floor level shall not exceed 25 percent of the length of the wall. Exceptions: 1. Openings are not permitted in party walls constructed in accordance with Section 706.1.1. 2. Openings shall not be limited to 156 square feet (15 m2) where both buildings are equipped throughout with an automatic sprinkler system installed in accordance with Section 903.3.1.1. 2024 IBC – Chapter 7, Fire and Smoke Protection Features. Section 706 Fire Walls. 706.8 Openings.
14.
Carbon dioxide extinguishing systems include a ________ actuating mechanism.
CARBON DIOXIDE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEMS. A system supplying carbon dioxide (CO2) from a pressurized vessel through fixed pipes and nozzles. The system includes a manual- or automatic-actuating mechanism. 2024 IBC – Chapter 2, Definitions. Section 202, Definitions.
15.
What is the minimum clear width of door openings to resident sleeping units in Group I-3 occupancies?
Exceptions: 2. In Group I-3, door openings to resident sleeping units that are not required to be an Accessible unit shall have a minimum clear opening width of 28 inches (711 mm). 2024 IBC – Chapter 10, Means of Egress. Section 1010 Doors, Gates and Turnstiles. 1010.1 General. 1010.1.1 Size of doors.
