Building Construction
Related to the Fire Service (1st Edition)
Chapter 1 Terms
Building Construction & The Firefighter
Bench Mark
A mark on some object firmly fixed in the ground from which distances and
elevations are measured.
Water Hammer
The noise and force which develops in water supply lines when the flow is
suddenly stopped by the rapid closing of a valve.
Due to the fact that this chapter has only two terms, no test is available-See Ch.1-2 test.