Types Of Roof Construction Firefighting

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Types of roof construction firefighting.

Second arabic number columns beams girders trusses and arches supporting bearing walls columns or loads from more than one floor. In determining the best approach for extinguishing a fire firefighters refer to five types of building construction that define building construction for the fire service. To identify if a building is of an older style. Type i ia and ib the most stringent of building types when it comes to fire resistance rating requirements a type i building including its roof must be composed of noncombustible materials like concrete and steel.

Each of these construction types is discussed in detail below. The most common types of roof systems in a commercial setting of type 3 construction include parallel cord truss and panelized roof systems. Type ii iia and iib. Metal framing members metal cladding or concrete block construction of the walls with metal deck roofs supported by unprotected open web joists are the most common forms of type ii construction.

First arabic number exterior bearing walls. Roof types and construction. In this type of. More firefighter training drills.