Structural Collapse Test Review 2025-2026 Structural Engineering Collapse Analysis Study Guide & Exam Prep
Terms in this set (79)
The five major functional areas in a FEMA Incident Command , operations , planning , logistics , and finance administrations.
Command system include?
During heavy work. Some teams need to rotate every ______ 15-30
minutes
Rescuers need to consume at least _____ ounces of water 8-12 ounces
Size Up An ongoing process that starts when first notified and continue during a phase of
search, and rescue so operations can be modified as needed.
What is used to control the site and identify the area of Guards jersey barriers, caution tape, emergency, vehicle, and engineer tape.
concern
Loose debris and powerlines are example of what? Physical hazards
Damage utilities Live electrical wires, broken water pipes, broken gas pipes, broken sewer lines
1
,Structural Collapse Test Review 2025-2026 Structural Engineering Collapse Analysis Study Guide & Exam Prep
What is considered to be the most dangerous side of a The top of the collapse
collapse?
light frame wood construction Where residential homes and apartments have up to four stories
Light frame wood construction weakness The lateral strength of the walls and the connection
Light Frame-multi story buildings More than three stories, secondary collaps are more likely than in one or two story
light frame buildings
Light metal construction Light gauge steel buildings up to three stories.
Highly engineer, with little redundancy or over-strength
Surface victims Victims who are injured, but not trapped, they account for 50% of the victims at a
structural collapse incident
The greatest chance of survival occurs within the first _____ 24 hours
hours ?
2
, Structural Collapse Test Review 2025-2026 Structural Engineering Collapse Analysis Study Guide & Exam Prep
Survival rate table
Lean to collapse pattern When a wall failure causes a floor or roof section to completely fall on one side
while the other end remains supportive
V-shaped collapse One floor assembly collapses in the middle due to failure of sensor, supports or
overload of the floor
3
Terms in this set (79)
The five major functional areas in a FEMA Incident Command , operations , planning , logistics , and finance administrations.
Command system include?
During heavy work. Some teams need to rotate every ______ 15-30
minutes
Rescuers need to consume at least _____ ounces of water 8-12 ounces
Size Up An ongoing process that starts when first notified and continue during a phase of
search, and rescue so operations can be modified as needed.
What is used to control the site and identify the area of Guards jersey barriers, caution tape, emergency, vehicle, and engineer tape.
concern
Loose debris and powerlines are example of what? Physical hazards
Damage utilities Live electrical wires, broken water pipes, broken gas pipes, broken sewer lines
1
,Structural Collapse Test Review 2025-2026 Structural Engineering Collapse Analysis Study Guide & Exam Prep
What is considered to be the most dangerous side of a The top of the collapse
collapse?
light frame wood construction Where residential homes and apartments have up to four stories
Light frame wood construction weakness The lateral strength of the walls and the connection
Light Frame-multi story buildings More than three stories, secondary collaps are more likely than in one or two story
light frame buildings
Light metal construction Light gauge steel buildings up to three stories.
Highly engineer, with little redundancy or over-strength
Surface victims Victims who are injured, but not trapped, they account for 50% of the victims at a
structural collapse incident
The greatest chance of survival occurs within the first _____ 24 hours
hours ?
2
, Structural Collapse Test Review 2025-2026 Structural Engineering Collapse Analysis Study Guide & Exam Prep
Survival rate table
Lean to collapse pattern When a wall failure causes a floor or roof section to completely fall on one side
while the other end remains supportive
V-shaped collapse One floor assembly collapses in the middle due to failure of sensor, supports or
overload of the floor
3
