Smoke Guard AIA Test: SG-108D

Course Title: Fire+Smoke Requirements for Openings in Rated Walls

AIA Course Number: SG-108D

Instructions: Please enter your contact information below to begin the AIA 10-question test. To pass and receive credit, you must score at least 70%. Upon passing, you will receive a certificate of completion and, if you provided your AIA member number, we will submit your credit to the AIA.

Course Credit: This course provides one (1) AIA Learning Unit for Health, Safety, and Welfare (HSW). You must watch the full AIA video presentation before taking the test.

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1) What is the primary difference between firewalls and fire barriers, despite both being fire-rated and not smoke-rated?

Firewalls are primarily used to separate a building into multiple, independent buildings, while fire barriers are used for occupancy separation and shafts

Firewalls have a wider range of ratings (1-4 hours) compared to fire barriers (2-4 hours)

Firewalls are structurally load-bearing, whereas fire barriers are not

Firewalls permit a greater percentage of openings than fire barriers

2)What is a key difference in opening limitations between a firewall and a fire partition?

Firewalls require smoke-rated openings, whereas fire partitions do not

Firewalls are limited to 25% aggregate openings, while fire partitions have no limit on opening size or percentage

Firewalls can have unlimited openings, while fire partitions are limited to 25% of the wall length

Firewalls have a size limit of 156 square feet per opening, which also applies to fire partitions

3) Which of the following wall types is described as being only smoke-rated, with no fire-rating requirement?

4) Why is it important to denote a wall as a 'one-hour fire partition' rather than just a 'one-hour wall' on a drawing?

To correctly coordinate the required fire and smoke ratings for any openings in that wall

To ensure compliance with the 25% opening limitation for that specific wall type

Because a 'one-hour wall' always implies a fire barrier, which has stricter opening requirements

To indicate that the wall is structurally load-bearing

5) A hotel corridor is required to be bounded by one-hour fire partitions. Based on the presentation, what kind of opening is required for a door leading to a room in this corridor?

A 45-minute fire-rated door with a smoke rating

A 20-minute fire-rated door with a smoke rating (S label)

A one-hour fire-rated door without a smoke rating

A 90-minute fire-rated door with a smoke rating

6) What is the purpose of the hose stream test, which is part of some fire endurance standards like UL 10B and UL 10C?

To measure the amount of water that can leak through an opening under pressure

To test the material's flammability under a high-pressure water spray

To simulate the effect of a firefighter's hose on a hot, fire-exposed door or curtain

To determine the smoke leakage through an opening after a fire event

7) According to the presentation, what is the main purpose of using a firewall to separate a building?

To exceed the maximum allowable area for the building, effectively creating another building from a code perspective

To allow for multiple construction types within the same building

To create a designated smoke compartment for patient care

To provide a protected egress path to an interior exit stairway

8) A horizontal exit is a common application for which type of rated wall?

9) What is the key code compliance issue to avoid when a corridor (smoke-rated) is adjacent to an elevator shaft (fire-rated)?

Failing to apply the hose stream test to the opening between the two

Exceeding the 25% opening limitation for the corridor wall

Treating the requirements for the opening as 'the more restrictive of the two,' rather than requiring both fire and smoke ratings

Using a smoke barrier instead of a smoke partition for the corridor

10) What is the best way to note a smoke-rated opening on a door schedule?

By writing 'UL 1784' test standard

By noting the fire rating and 'smoke-resistant'

By noting the fire rating and the allowable air leakage rate

By adding an 'S' label to the door rating.