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EXAC - SECTION 2 - CODE RESEARCH, Exams of Social Sciences

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EXAC - SECTION 2 - CODE RESEARCH

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EXAC - SECTION 2 - CODE RESEARCH
List the Parts of the code that apply to all buildings. - Answer -Division A (Compliance,
Objectives, and Functional Statements):
Part 1: Compliance
Part 2: Objectives
Part 3: Functional Statements
Division B (Acceptable Solutions):
Part 1: General
Part 7: Plumbing Services
Part 8: Safety Measures at Construction and Demolition Sites
Division C (Administrative Provisions):
Part 1: General
Part 2: Administrative Provisions
Which types of buildings does Part 9 apply to? - Answer -All buildings 3 storeys or less
in height, not exceeding 600 sm, and used for major occupancies classified as:
Group C (residential)
Group D (business and personal services)
Group E (mercantile)
Group F Div 2 and 3 (medium and low-hazard industrial)
Which types of buildings does Part 3 apply to? - Answer --Post Disaster Buildings
-Major Occupancies:
Group A (assembly)
Group B (care, treatment or detention)
Group F Division 1 (high-hazard industrial
-Exceeding 600sm in building area, or exceeding 3 storeys in building height used for
major occupancies classified as:
Group C (residential)
Group D (business and personal services)
Group E (mercantile)
Group F Division 2 and 3 (medium or low-hazard industrial)
What is Appendix D in Division B? - Answer -Fire Performance Ratings
-Explains performance requirements for materials and assemblies
What is Appendix C in Division B? - Answer -Climate and Seismic info
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List the Parts of the code that apply to all buildings. - Answer - Division A (Compliance, Objectives, and Functional Statements): Part 1: Compliance Part 2: Objectives Part 3: Functional Statements Division B (Acceptable Solutions): Part 1: General Part 7: Plumbing Services Part 8: Safety Measures at Construction and Demolition Sites Division C (Administrative Provisions): Part 1: General Part 2: Administrative Provisions Which types of buildings does Part 9 apply to? - Answer - All buildings 3 storeys or less in height, not exceeding 600 sm, and used for major occupancies classified as: Group C (residential) Group D (business and personal services) Group E (mercantile) Group F Div 2 and 3 (medium and low-hazard industrial) Which types of buildings does Part 3 apply to? - Answer --Post Disaster Buildings

  • Major Occupancies: Group A (assembly) Group B (care, treatment or detention) Group F Division 1 (high-hazard industrial
  • Exceeding 600sm in building area, or exceeding 3 storeys in building height used for major occupancies classified as: Group C (residential) Group D (business and personal services) Group E (mercantile) Group F Division 2 and 3 (medium or low-hazard industrial) What is Appendix D in Division B? - Answer - Fire Performance Ratings
  • Explains performance requirements for materials and assemblies What is Appendix C in Division B? - Answer - Climate and Seismic info
  • Explains how climate data is computed, and contains recommended data for several areas across Canada. Seismic data as well. Identify the scope and application of referenced standards included in the code. - Answer - Referenced Standards in the Code only apply to the extent to which they relate to buildings - as defined by the code - and to the objectives and functional statements attributed to the applicable acceptable solutions in Div B where the documents are referenced. Where the code references the NFC, NPC or NECB, the applicable objectives and functional statements shall be those found in the referenced code. What information is outlined in the following Div B Part 3 Section: Building Classifications (3.2.2.20 - 3.2.2.90). - Answer - Sprinkler requirements Height Occupant load (in some situations) FRR ratings Construction type (combustible or non) Area (in some situations) Interconnected floor space Facing streets What is the minimum width of a street (as per NBC)? - Answer - 9m Outline requirements for an 'access route' (3.2.5.6 (1)(a-d) - Answer - a. Clear width not <6m (unless it can be shown lesser widths are satisfactory) b. centre-line radius not <12m c. O/H clearance not <5m d. slope not >1:12.5 (8%) over a length of 15m What is a Fire-Separation? - Answer - Floor, wall or roof assembly, resisting the passage of fire, but not necessarily having a fire resistance rating. What is a Fire-Protection Rating? - Answer - The time that a closure in a fire separation will resist the passage of flame when exposed to fire. What is a Fire-Resistance Rating? What ULC standards are they tested to? - Answer - the time that a material or assembly will resist the passage of flame and transmission of heat when exposed to fire. CAN/ULC S

Buildings of Group F Div 1 major occupancy Buildings that are not intended to be occupied on a daily or full time basis, including auto telephone exchanges, pumphouses, suubstations. How far from a building face must a street be to be considered 'facing' that street? - Answer - Streets Facing = every face of building within 15m of a street =/>9m wide To/in what spaces are Barrier free paths of travel NOT required: - Answer - To service rooms Elevator machine rooms Janitor rooms Service spaces Crawl spaces Attic or roof Floor levels not serviced by an elevator or moving walkway (a floor you can only get to via stairs) High-hazard industrial occupancies (F1) Assembly spaces with fixed seats (portions deeemed not barrier free) Residential occupancy not on same level as entry What's the minimum width for a barrier free doorway? - Answer - (3.8.3.6(2)): no less than 800mm What is a Fire Compartment? - Answer - A space within a building which is enclosed by a fire-rated separation. What is a Flame Spread Rating? - Answer - An index indicating the extent to which flame will spread on the surface of a material or assembly What is considered the first storey of a building? - Answer - Uppermost storey having its floor level not >2m above grade. What is excluded when calculating the storey of a building? - Answer - a .Basements as storage garages when separated by a 2hr assembly b. Mech penthouses of 1 storey

c. Mezzanines: Not more than 40% or below floor space if open Not more than 10% of space below if closed Do Rooftop enclosures for elevators and service rooms require a FRR? - Answer - No, if not more than 1 storey When is a crawl space considered a basement? - Answer - >1800mm in height Occupied Contains mech ducts or piping and is of combustible construction If a building is entirely below grade, and more than 1 storey, what are the FRR requirements? - Answer - Floors with FRR of: 3 hr for Group E and F1 and F 2hr otherwise All loadbearing walls/columns have FRR for floor which they support. Describe access to above grade storeys as it pertains to Provisions for Firefighting. - Answer - (3.2.5.1 (1)): Access to be provided to every storey that isn't sprinklered or underground or over 25m above grade, by a window or access panel for every 15m of wall in each wall required to face a street. Describe access to below grade storeys as it pertains to Provisions for Firefighting. - Answer - (3.2.5.2(1)): Direct access from at least one street shall be provided if the building is not sprinklered and the if the basement has a horizontal dimension of >25m. Describe access to roofs as it pertains to Provisions for Firefighting. - Answer - (3.2.5. (1)): Required in buildings more than 3 storeys with roof slope not more than 1 in 4 (from floor below) Do Public Corridors have to be Fire Separated? - Answer - (3.3.1.4(1)(4))Yes, Except when sprinklered (with provisions). What is the minimum headroom clearance in an exit? Doors? Door Closure device? - Answer - Exit: 2050mm Door: 2030mm Door Closure: 1980mm How do you determine required exit widths? Provide a brief example. - Answer - Occupant load x prescribed value

Part 9 What is the max specified live load on a floor? - Answer - 2.4 kPa (9.4.1.1(2) Part 9 what is the maximum stud spacing? - Answer - Studs no more than 600mm o.c Part 9 What is the max clear span of a member? - Answer - Clear span of any member no more than 12.2m Part 9 When is a guard required? How high must it be? - Answer --Required where difference in elevation is >600mm

  • 1070mm high except in dwelling units or elevation difference <1800mm

Part 9 In an access to exit, what is the minimum corridor width, and the max length a dead end corridor can be? - Answer --Corridor width 1100mm min

  • Dead end cor 6m max Part 9 What is the minimum clear height over a stair in a secondary suite, located under a beam or duct? - Answer - 1850mm (9.8.2.2 (4)) Part 9 What is the min and max rise/run for public and private rectangular stair treads? - Answer - Public:
  • Max - Rise: 180mm, Run: no limit
  • Min - Rise: 125mm, Run: 280mm Private:
  • Max - Rise: 200mm, Run: 355mm
  • Min - Rise: 125mm, Run: 255mm Part 9 What are the maximum ramp slopes? - Answer - (9.8.5.4(1)(a-d)): (a) 1 in 10 for exterior ramps (b) 1 in 10 for interior ramps residential (c) 1 in 6 for industrial (d) 1 in 8 for all other Part 9 What determines if a building can have a single means of egress? - Answer - Height and Floor area (table 9.9.7.4)

Part 9 how many exits through a lobby can there be? - Answer - Exit through lobby - not more than 1 exit from floor above or below is permitted through a lobby. Part 9 If a mezzanine is not considered a storey, does the area of the mezzanine need to be taken into account when determining occupant load? - Answer - Yes (9.10.4.1(4)) What test determines non-combustibility of an assembly/material? - Answer - CAN-ULC S Part 9 What FRR rating must heavy timber have? - Answer - 45min (9.10.6.1) Part 9 Outline the general performance requirements of windows - Answer - Resist ingress of precip Resist wind loads Control air leakage Resist insects and those pesky vermin Resist forced entry (when req) Part 9 In what applications do metal framed doors/windows/skylights not require a thermal break? - Answer - (9.7.3.3(2)) (a) vehicular access doors (b) storm windows and doors (c) windows and doors required to have an FRR Part 9 When is waterproofing required instead of damp-proofing on foundations? - Answer - (9.13.3.1 (1)) Where hydrostatic pressure occurs Name the 5 Code Objectives [A] 2.2 - Answer - OS - Safety - limit the probability that as a result of design or construction or demo of a building, a person in or adjacent to a building will be exposed to unacceptable risk of injury. OH - Health - limit the probability that, as a result of design or construction of a building, a person will be exposed to an unacceptable risk of illness OA - Accessibility - limit the probability that, as result of design or construction of the building, a person with a physical or sensory limitation will be unacceptably impeded from accessing or using the building