Self-Test D-4.2 Describe Acceptable Methods of Structure Penetration

Complete Self-Test D-4.2 and check your answers.

  1. What name defines a substance that swells as a result of heat exposure?
    1. Intumescent
    2. Exothermic
    3. Endothermic
    4. Active fire-protection expansive
  2. What word defines the space between a penetrating item and whatever surrounds it, such as the sides of an opening or a sleeve?
    1. Void
    2. Granular
    3. Annular
    4. Sealant
  3. What abbreviation defines fire prevention rating for a firestop with a flame transfer and high temperature rating?
    1. F
    2. FR
    3. FP
    4. FT
  4. What type of fire prevention system is a firestopping system?
    1. Active
    2. Passive
    3. Aggressive
    4. Preventive
  5. What fire rating is required for a firestop located in a horizontal fire separation above a parking garage classified as a separate building?
    1. F only
    2. FT
    3. FR
    4. FP
  6. Figure 1 Hilti firestop collar

    What is the design application of the firestop collar shown here?

    1. Wall and ceiling installation
    2. Installation after the concrete is poured
    3. Installation requiring an FT rating of four hours
    4. Installation before the concrete is poured
  7. What type of penetration is one where the fire stop is used for a penetrating item that passes through only one membrane of a fire-rated assembly?
    1. Membrane
    2. Through
    3. One side penetration
    4. Partial separation fire stop
  8. What type of fire stop consists of a steel or plastic canister, filled with a predetermined amount of intumescent that expands to many times its original volume, helping crush plastic pipe and fill the void?
    1. Mineral wool
    2. Firestop collar
    3. Surface-mounted collar
    4. Composite sheet board
  9. What type of fire stop is often used for single and multiple penetrations in an opening because it is adaptable to more complex and unusual penetrations and openings?
    1. Caulking
    2. Collar
    3. Pillow
    4. Foam blocks
  10. What fire rating is required for non-combustible pipe penetration through a monolithic concrete slab between separate occupancies?
    1. F
    2. FT
    3. FR
    4. FP
  11. What additional protection is required, besides the firestop, for a non-combustible pipe penetration through a monolithic concrete slab between separate occupancies such as a parking garage and the occupancy above?
    1. Insulation placed on the pipe below the slab
    2. Insulation placed on the pipe above the slab
    3. Insulation placed on the pipe above and below the slab
    4. Firestop collar place above and below the slab
  12. What is required for a non-combustible sprinkler pipe that penetrates a fire-rated ceiling membrane and is connected directly to a sprinkler head?
    1. Collar
    2. Intumescent putty
    3. Silicone caulking
    4. Tightly fitted escutcheon
  13. What is required for a non-combustible pipe penetration passing through an FT-rated firewall?
    1. Fire collar on one side of the wall
    2. Insulation placed on the pipe on one side of the wall
    3. Insulation placed on the pipe on both sides of the wall
    4. Firestop pillows placed on both sides of the wall
  14. What is required for a water pipe exiting an exterior wall that incorporates rain-screen technology?
    1. Sloped down in the direction of flow and the penetration sealed
    2. Sloped down opposite the direction of flow and the penetration not sealed
    3. Sloped up in the direction of flow and the penetration not sealed
    4. Installed with no slope and the penetration left open to ventilate the air space

Answer Key: Self-Test D-4.2 is on the next page.

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