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General Building Heights and Areas

Quiz Questions:

1.	Figure 502.1(1) represents________________.

		Building area projected
		Basement area

2.	Address numbers shall be Arabic numerals or alphabetical letters.

		True
		False

3.	A basement shall be considered as a story above grade plane where the finished surface of the floor above the basement is: More than______ feet above grade plane; or more than _________ feet above the finished ground level at any point.

		Four, eight
		Six, twelve
		Five, ten

4.	A reference plane representing the average of finished ground level adjoining the building at exterior walls is termed as a________________.

		Building plan
		Grade plan

5.	The vertical distance from grade plane to the average height of the highest roof surface is the _______________.

		Height of the mall
		Height of the building
		Height of the food court

6.	MEZZANINE is not an intermediate level or levels between the floor and ceiling of any story.

		True
		False

7.	Figure 502.1(4) represents __________________________.

		Determination of grade plan elevation when grade slopes uniformly along the entire length of the exterior walls
		Determination of grade plan where grade slopes away from the exterior

8.	The buildings of type I construction may be of unlimited size based on their type of construction alone.

		True
		False

9.	The aggregate area of a mezzanine within a room should not exceed ___________of the floor area of that room or space in which they are located.

		One-half
		One-third

10.	If a mezzanine is closed off from the larger room, an undetected fire could develop such that it would jeopardize or eliminate the opportunity for occupant escape.

		True
		False

11.	In buildings or spaces that are required to be protected with an automatic fire suppression system, fire suppression above and below the equipment platform is needed so the equipment platform will not obstruct sprinkler coverage or delay sprinkler activation if a fire develops below the platform.

		True
		False

12.	Equation 5-2 denotes _______________.

		Maximum allowable area for each floor
		Frontage increase

13.	Figure 506.2 represents ______________.

		Maximum allowable area for each floor
		Frontage increase

14.	The maximum area of a building with more than one story above grade plane shall be determined by_________ the allow able area of the first story (Aa), as determined in Section 506.1, by the number of stories above grade plane.

		Multiplying
		Dividing

15.	The height limitation for buildings of Type IIA construction in Group R-2 shall be increased to nine stories and 100 feet where the building is separated by not less than 50 feet from any other building on the lot and from lot lines, the exits are segregated in an area enclosed by a 2-hour fire-resistance-rated fire wall and the first-floor construction has a fire-resistance rating of not less than 11/2 hours.

		True
		False