Take a quiz - H.H. Robertson Floor Systems

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The following short quiz will test your knowledge of wire distribution systems and methods. The questions relate to horizontal wire distribution systems used in new office building construction; especially for "open office" or "landscaped" designs that utilize moveable partitions.

The five primary wire distribution methods used in today’s office designs are:

core drilled poke-thru wiring
cable tray with column distribution or service poles
access floor (raised floor)
cellular floor systems
poke-thru or cellular floor feeding wired furniture partitions

The following questions are based upon these five primary systems.

#1	Which wire distribution system never requires expensive "plenum rated" cable or conduit?
#2	Which wire distribution system (or systems) provides excellent wire management (organization of cabling)?
#3	Which of these systems provides excellent wire security and shielding against low frequency interference (EMI Shielding or RF Shielding)?
#4	Which two wire distribution methods can provide the greatest flexibility of workstation activation, (available activation at a density of one outlet per 4 sq. ft. of floor area)?
#5	One wire distribution system provides the formwork for the concrete floor slab and, later, becomes an in-floor raceway system. This "dual role" system is known as . . . .
#6	System code compliance is very important. According to NFPA Statistics as published in the May 1999 edition of the AIA Journal, there is a fire in a mid-rise office building in the USA every . Also, there is a high-rise fire every
#7	One system stands out as the "best electrically grounded" system for horizontal cabling in steel framed structures. It’s known as
#8	Code restrictions on core-drilled poke-thru wiring are as follows: Maximum density of outlets is 1 per _____ sq. ft. of floor area per beam span. No two outlets can be placed closer than _____ feet on center.
#9	The H.H. Robertson Company invented cellular floor for wire distribution in 1931 and has sold more than ___ square feet of this system since then?
#10	The premium cost of a basic 5'-0 module cellular floor system (over and above the cost of a composite metal deck) including cellular floor units, trench header, and preset outlet boxes is:
#11	The phenomena which allows toxic smoke to penetrate through fire rated poke-thru outlets in office floor slabs is known as:
#12	Which of the following hazards are avoided by using a cellular floor wire distribution system.