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Fire resistance performance of lightweight floor assemblies

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  1. National Research Council of Canada. NRC Institute for Research in Construction
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ConferenceDesigning Structures for Fire Conference, September 30, 2003, Baltimore, MD
SubjectFloors
Abstract
This paper presents and discusses the results of 23 full-scale fire resistance test assemblies conducted in accordance with ULC-S-101 standard on wood joist, wood-I joist and steel C-joist floor systems as part of the collaborative research program on the fire and acoustical performance of floor assemblies. Parameters investigated in this study include the effects of attachment of the gypsum board to a framing or to resilient channels, insulation type, number of gypsum board layers, joist spacing, resilient channel spacing, sub-floor type and structural load on the fire resistance performance of assemblies. Temperatures throughout the systems and floor deflection were measured. Using these results, the effects of the above-mentioned parameters on the fire resistance performance of floor assemblies are discussed.
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  • Designing Structures for Fire Conference [Proceedings] (1 October 2003): 203–214.
LanguageEnglish
Peer reviewedYes
NRC numberNRCC 46105
NRC-IRC-15166
NPARC number20386290
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