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Fire Performance of an Interstitial Space Construction System
An interstitial space building construction assembly, consisting of a walk-on deck suspended from above by structural steel which also supported a functional floor, reproduce a design planned for use in a new hospital complex at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. This interstitial space assembly was built in the multi-story steel test structure at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The construction assembly was tested by the same protocol used to evaluate the Veteran's Administration interstitial space construction assembly, tested in 1984. This protocol followed the National Fire Protection Association's NFPA 251 Fire Tests of Building Construction and Materials Standards, 1990 edition. Fire testing of the interstitial space system was carried out during the summer of 1994. This construction assembly met the requirements for a 2 hour fire endurance rating. The maximum surface temperature on the unexposed functional floor above the interstitial space reached 33 C (91 F) at the end of the two hour period. The maximum structural steel temperature inside of the interstitial space was 123 C (253 F). The structural assembly was evaluated for a total of 2 hours and 30 minutes before the test was terminated.
Fire Performance of an Interstitial Space Construction System
An interstitial space building construction assembly, consisting of a walk-on deck suspended from above by structural steel which also supported a functional floor, reproduce a design planned for use in a new hospital complex at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. This interstitial space assembly was built in the multi-story steel test structure at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The construction assembly was tested by the same protocol used to evaluate the Veteran's Administration interstitial space construction assembly, tested in 1984. This protocol followed the National Fire Protection Association's NFPA 251 Fire Tests of Building Construction and Materials Standards, 1990 edition. Fire testing of the interstitial space system was carried out during the summer of 1994. This construction assembly met the requirements for a 2 hour fire endurance rating. The maximum surface temperature on the unexposed functional floor above the interstitial space reached 33 C (91 F) at the end of the two hour period. The maximum structural steel temperature inside of the interstitial space was 123 C (253 F). The structural assembly was evaluated for a total of 2 hours and 30 minutes before the test was terminated.
Fire Performance of an Interstitial Space Construction System
J. R. Lawson (author) / E. Braun (author) / L. DeLauter (author) / G. Roadarmel (author)
1995
67 pages
Report
No indication
English
Construction Materials, Components, & Equipment , Job Environment , Industrial Safety Engineering , Floors , Fire tests , Steel structures , Fire resistance , Test methods , Surface temperature , Construction materials , Structural members , Fire protection , Fire safety , Interstitial space construction systems
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