Getting value from fire engineering for Architects and Engineers quiz

Please answer the following 5 multiple choice questions, then click 'submit' to check the result. The pass mark for a CPD certificate is 4 out of 5, and you may retake the quiz as many times as you wish, but the questions will vary! Please note that one, two, three or all of the possible answers presented for each question may be right, and to gain a mark for that question all correct answers must be identified.

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Getting value from fire engineering for Architects and Engineers

The presentation raised a number of specific points in the final slides. Which of the following statements do you consider to be consistent with those points?

That the focus of fire safety engineering approaches should always be considered as being the cost saving possible over prescriptive approaches
Fire engineering approaches allow us to consider the cost of fires on sustainability of the built environment.
At all stages of the design, construction and operation process appropriate competency must be applied
For fire engineered approaches to work well, it is necessary to ensure that all relevant fire design, construction and operation decisions have been considered together and have been integrated into a whole by a well organised team.

Based on this presentation, which of the following statements do you consider to be correct?

If one follows a prescriptive approach to the design of fire precautions in buildings, for example as outlined in Approved Document B, the building will automatically be safe in fire
If one follows a prescriptive approach to the design of fire precautions in buildings, for example as outlined in Approved Document B, the building will probably be unsafe in fire
A fire engineered solution means that the design of the building, the construction of the building and the operation of the building is considered properly and the solution provided is suitable to that building
A fire engineered approach and an Approved Document B approach to fire precautions in buildings can be complimentary.

In the Leeds Arena, which of the following aspects were incorporated even though they were not required by Approved Document B

The roof structure was partially protected
Life safety sprinklers were added
Combustible materials were removed from the facade
Additional means of escape were provided

The presentation emphasised the fact that inspection is required to make sure that installation of fire resistant products is done properly. Which of the following statements is/are correct?

Errors in installation are usually obvious and should be apparent to most people
Errors in installation are sometimes very difficult to spot and require proper training and experience
Installation should be restricted to those who can demonstrate the appropriate levels of competence, training and experience to do the job
Where calculation is required to determine the appropriate installation of a fire safety system, this should only be done by a competent person.

An example was provided of a situation in which a code compliant solution was clearly not safe. This was a building in which compartmentation could have been breached by fire spread across an open courtyard. Based on what you have heard today, which of the following do you think could have done to solve or reduce the problem?

Introduce life safety sprinkler systems
Adjust the lines of the fire compartment walls
Use fire resistant glazing to ensure that separation was maintained across the courtyard.
All of the above