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    Fire & Sound RatingTechnical ManualNew South Wales

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    Designing Masonry or Fire ResistanceThe Building Code o Australia (BCA) requires

    that walls be designed in accordance with Section 6:

    Design or Fire Resistance o AS3700: 2001, to provide

    the required fre resistance in buildings.

    Austral Masonry manuactures a range o masonry

    bricks and blocks complying with the requirements o the

    Australian Standard AS/NZS 4455.1: 2008 Masonry Units.

    The Alphalite range has been designed as all-purpose

    units to meet all your masonry site requirements. These

    masonry units are not only lightweight and loadbearing

    but also achieve high fre rating, sound and thermal

    insulation as well as having many other attributes.

    This guide demonstrates the Alphalite ranges ability tomeet all these requirements with the one product type.

    Alphalite gives you fre rated and sound rated masonry,

    the highest Slenderness ratio, structural lightweight masonry

    (15MPa), ease o rendering and cutting, ability to direct nail

    or screw, no eorescence plus exposure grade durability.

    Fire resistance levels are specifed in the BCA.

    This system provides an accurate method o predicting

    the ability o a wall to maintain its strength in a fre and to

    resist the spread o the fre. The Fire Resistance Level (FRL)

    is given in the orm o three numbers e.g., 180/120/90, which

    represent in turn, the required FRL (in minutes) or Structural

    Adequacy/Integrity/Insulation. The FRL o a wall depends not

    only on the thickness o the wall but also on its height,

    length and restraint conditions (i.e. how it is connected

    to other building elements). The Fire Resistance Levels

    expressed in this brochure are based on test results and

    are summarised over pages 4 and 5.

    Structural Adequacy (Ability to remain stable)

    Structural Adequacy FRL is governed by three ormulae

    in AS3700:2001, Clause 6.3.2.2 which use the masonry panels

    height, length, thickness and restraint conditions around the

    perimeter to calculate the panels Slenderness ratio or fre (Sr ).

    Restraint at the top o a wall can be provided by a load-bearing

    concrete slab, head ties rom infll walls to the underside o a

    concrete slab or ties to a braced roo rame. End restraints can

    be provided by bonded corners, ties to columns or buttresses

    with a length > the wall height x 0.2. Where a wall butts into and

    is tied to the proposed fre wall, it divides that wall into 2 panels

    as ar as the Sr calculations are concerned.

    Integrity

    (Ability to resist the passage o ames and gases)

    Design or integrity is based on Clause 6.4.2 o AS3700

    which deems that the FRL or integrity will be met i the wall

    meets that value or Insulation and Structural Adequacy.

    contents.Designing Masonry or Fire Resistance 2

    Fire resistance levels or Alphalite Range 4

    Maximum insulation FRL in minutes 5

    60 Minute Structural Adequacy 7

    90 Minute Structural Adequacy 8

    120 Minute Structural Adequacy 9

    180 Minute Structural Adequacy 10

    240 Minute Structural Adequacy 11

    Acoustics 12Environmental responsibility 13

    Acoustic perormance o Masonry walls 14

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    Insulation

    (Ability to limit the passage o heat) To achieve the

    required FRL or insulation a minimum material thickness

    must be provided by the wall. For solid and cored (less than 30%cored) masonry units, the material thickness is taken as the

    actual thickness. The actual thickness is also used or hollow units

    in which all cores are flled with grout. For hollow units which are

    unflled or partly flled the material thickness is the nett or

    material volume o the unit divided by its ace area, commonly

    reerred to as the equivalent thickness. I the wall is cement

    rendered on both sides, the thickness o the thinner coating

    up to a maximum value o 20 mm may be added to the

    material thickness o the wall.

    Cavity walls

    For Integrity and Insulation, AS700 states the material thickness

    o both leaves is added together and the cavity ignored to givethe material thickness. For Structural Adequacy where only

    one lea is loadbearing, the FRL or Structural Adequacy is based

    on the loaded lea alone and the non loaded lea ignored. I

    both leaves are similarly loaded or both leaves are non-load

    bearing then the thickness or Structural Adequacy is based

    on two-thirds o the sum o the thickness o the two leaves.

    Robustness

    The height limits o walls when determined by design or

    Robustness are in some cases less than those determined by

    design or fre resistance. These cases are indicated by

    secondary curves on the RHS o the design tables.

    Chases

    AS3700 Clause 6.7 states chasing o masonry subject

    to fre shall be kept to a minimum. The eect o chasing

    fre-rated walls shall be limited by Structural Adequacy.

    Vertically spanning walls may be chased vertically. Where the

    chase is horizontal it is limited to 4 times the wall thickness.

    Vertically and horizontally spanning walls, may be chased i the

    length o the chase is not greater than hal the height (or a

    vertical chase) or hal the length (horizontal chase) o the wall.

    Where the length o chase is greater than hal the height or hal

    the length, the wall must be designed as 2 walls with

    unsupported ends (or a vertical chase). For horizontal chases

    greater than hal o the wall length the masonry design thickness

    must be reduced by the depth o the recess (horizontal chase).

    Recesses for services

    AS3700 Clause 6.6 states the eect o recesses or services on

    the fre resistance periods, or Structural Adequacy, Integrity and

    Insulation o a wall shall be ignored, provided that the depth o

    material removed is not greater than hal the wall thickness and

    the total area o recesses is not more than 10,000mm2 total o

    both aces within any 5m2 o wall area. Where these limits are

    exceeded , the member thickness o the masonry shall be taken

    as the overall thickness o the wall less the depth o the recess.

    (Where the wall is constructed o cored or hollow units,the recess can extend into the cores).

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    Fire resistance levels or the Alphalite Range

    Code

    Size (mm)

    L x W x T

    Strength

    (fuc) MPa

    Typical Unit

    Weight (kg)

    Typical Block Wall

    Density (with

    Mortar) Kg/m2

    Fire Resistance Levels Maximum

    Slenderness Ratio (Srf)

    (as per AS3700, Clause 6.3.2.2)

    10-01

    390 x 190 x 90

    15 8.2 114 120(Srf

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    27.8 27.1 25.15 22.4 20.45

    36 36 36 36 36

    Code Dimensions

    L x H x T (mm)

    Unit Type fuc

    MPa

    Unit

    Weight

    kg 60 90 120 180 240

    10-01 390 x 190 x 90 Cored 15 8.2

    10-31 390 x 190 x 90 Solid 10 10.8

    TwinBrick 230 x 162 x 110 Cored 5full bed

    4.8

    12-01 390 x 190 x 110 Hollow 15 8.8

    12-01c 390 x 190 x 110 Cored 5full bed

    9.1

    15-01 390 x 190 x 140 Hollow 15 10.0

    15-42 390 x 190 x 140 Reinforced andcore filled

    15 9.7

    15-48 390 x 190 x 140 Reinforced andcore filled

    15 10.0

    15-401 390 x 190 x 140 Cored 10 14.8

    20-01 390 x 190 x 190 Hollow 15 12

    20-42 390 x 190 x 190 Reinforced andcore filled

    15 11.5

    20-48 390 x 190 x 190 Reinforced andcore filled

    15 10.5

    20-401 390 x 190 x 190 Hollow 10 16

    30-48 390 x 190 x 290 Reinforced andcore filled

    15 14

    Maximum insulation FRL in minutes

    Hollow and Solid

    Reinforced andCore-filled

    Maximum Slenderness Ratio (Srf)

    Insulation (minutes) FRL (minutes)

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    Structural Adequacy Charts & Tables

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    wallheight

    Wall length

    90mm

    110mm

    140mm

    190mm

    Intersection point, wall is too big

    for 90mm OK for 110mm thick.

    Walls with their intersection point in this area

    should be checked for Robustness, particularly

    if one end is unrestrained.

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    How to use the charts

    First, fnd the page with the required FRL: 60, 90, 120, 180 or 240

    minutes. Next, fnd the graph with the restraint conditions o

    your proposed wall. Note: walls unrestrained at either end are

    governed by the height ormula only. The maximum height

    or each thickness is given at the oot o the page. Finally,

    plot the intersection o your walls height and length on the

    appropriate graph. The thickness required is represented

    by those lines clear o the intersection point.

    Alphalite masonry that is designed or other loads

    (vertical, bending, earthquake etc.) can be checked

    or its Structural Adequacy FRL by using the ollowing

    graphs. The three ormulae are graphed, with a line

    or each wall thickness: 90, 110, 140 and 190mm.

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    60 Minute Structural Adequacy FRL(Sr 27.8)

    Note: Heights are

    governed by Robustness

    formulae, using lateral

    restraint only. These

    heights can be exceeded

    where rotational restraint

    is provided by the

    wall supporting a

    concrete slab.

    Supported

    along top

    and base only.

    190 mm

    140 mm

    110 mm

    90 mm

    SUPPORT

    SUPPORT

    Wall Max height Max height

    thickness with lateral top with rotational top

    restraint (L/t > 5) restraint (L/t > 5)

    290mm 7.83m 10.44m

    190mm 5.13m 6.84m

    140mm 3.78m 5.04m

    110mm 2.97m 3.96m

    90mm 2.43m 3.24m

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    Length of Wall between Supports (m)

    Laterally supported along top,both ends and base.

    190 mm

    140 mm

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    90 mm

    SUPPORT

    SUPPORT

    SUPPORT

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    Laterally supported alongboth ends and base

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    Length of Wall between Supports (m)

    190 mm

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    Laterally supported along top,one end and base.

    SUPPORT

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    Length of Wall between Supports (m)

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    SUPPORT

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    90 Minute Structural Adequacy FRL(Sr 27.1)

    Note: Heights are

    governed by Robustness

    formulae, using lateral

    restraint only. These

    heights can be exceeded

    where rotational restraint

    is provided by the

    wall supporting a

    concrete slab.

    Wall Max height Max height

    thickness with lateral top with rotational top

    restraint (L/t > 5) restraint (L/t > 5)

    290mm 7.83m 10.44m

    190mm 5.13m 6.84m

    140mm 3.78m 5.04m

    110mm 2.97m 3.96m

    90mm 2.43m 3.24m

    Laterally supported along top,both ends and base.

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    SUPPORT

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    SUPPORT

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    Laterally supported alongboth ends and base

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    SUPPORT

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    Laterally supported oneend and base.

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    Length of Wall between Supports (m)

    190 mm140 mm110 mm90 mm

    SUPPORT

    SUPPORT

    Supported

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    and base only.

    190 mm

    140 mm

    110 mm

    90 mm

    SUPPORT

    SUPPORT

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    120 Minute Structural Adequacy FRL(Sr 25.15)

    Note: Heights are

    governed by Robustness

    formulae, using lateral

    restraint only. These

    heights can be exceeded

    where rotational restraint

    is provided by the

    wall supporting a

    concrete slab.

    Wall Max height Max height

    thickness with lateral top with rotational top

    restraint (L/t > 5) restraint (L/t > 5)

    290mm 7.83m 9.72m

    190mm 5.13m 6.37m

    140mm 3.78m 4.69m

    110mm 2.97m 3.69m

    90mm 2.43m 3.02m

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    Length of Wall between Supports (m)

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    Laterally supported along top,one end and base.

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    Laterally supported oneend and base.

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    SUPPORT

    SUPPORT

    Supported

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    and base only.

    190 mm

    140 mm

    110 mm

    90 mm

    SUPPORT

    SUPPORT

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    180 Minute Structural Adequacy FRL (Sr 22.4)

    Note: Heights are

    governed by Robustness

    formulae, using lateral

    restraint only. These

    heights can be exceeded

    where rotational restraint

    is provided by the

    wall supporting a

    concrete slab.

    Wall Max height Max height

    thickness with lateral top with rotational top

    restraint (L/t > 5) restraint (L/t > 5)

    290mm 7.83m 8.66m

    190mm 5.13m 5.67m

    140mm 3.78m 4.18m

    110mm 2.97m 3.28m

    90mm 2.43m 2.69m

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    Laterally supported alongboth ends and base

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    and base only.

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    140 mm

    110 mm

    90 mm

    SUPPORT

    SUPPORT

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    240 Minute Structural Adequacy FRL (Sr 20.45)

    Note: Heights are

    governed by Robustness

    formulae, using lateral

    restraint only. These

    heights can be exceeded

    where rotational restraint

    is provided by the

    wall supporting a

    concrete slab.

    Wall Max height Max height

    thickness with lateral top with rotational top

    restraint (L/t > 5) restraint (L/t > 5)

    290mm 7.83m 7.90m

    190mm 5.13m 5.18m

    140mm 3.78m 3.81m

    110mm 2.97m 3.00m

    90mm 2.43m 2.45m

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    and base only.

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    110 mm

    90 mm

    SUPPORT

    SUPPORT

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    Materials

    Alphalite masonry units are manuactured at our

    Port Kembla plant, next door to the supplier o hal o the

    aggregates used to make Alphalite material. All o the

    aggregates used in the Alphalite mix are by-product

    materials. No quarrying o natural sands or stones

    is required and there is no crushing o stone or coarse

    aggregates. Almost hal o the cement paste is made uprom by-product material. The small amount o production

    waste that we generate is re-cycled into the Alphalite mix.

    Emissions

    Alphalite is kiln-cured, but unlike clay masonry units, the

    heat is low and largely exothermic, with some steam added

    or even curing. Alphalite masonry units are 30% lighter than

    standard concrete masonry. This reduces

    emissions due to transport.

    Durability

    The masonry structures code: AS3700:2001, Section 5,

    defnes what areas require higher durability and prescribes

    AS/NZS4456.10 as the method o test. When tested to AS/NZS4456.10, Alphalite masonry units achieved the Exposure

    Grade rating which AS3700 requires or masonry in severe

    marine environments (areas within 1km o a sur

    coast or within 100m o tidal waters).

    Summary

    The patented Alphalite mix was designed with the

    intention o using as much by-product material as possible.

    No beaches or river beds are disturbed and cement usage is

    minimised. Alphalite is low-pressure cured with minimal

    steam required. This low embodied energy combines with

    higher durability to make a avourable lie-cycle analysis;

    at the close o which, Alphalite masonry can be

    crushed and re-used.

    Environmental responsibility

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    Acoustics

    This section describes the measurement o acoustic ratings,

    the BCA requirements or residential buildings and details o

    research and development o successul wall systems.

    Rw (weighted sound reduction index)

    Rw is a type o average o low to high requencies,

    calculated rom a walls sound transmission losses

    over 16 requencies. It is measured in decibels (dB).

    Low requency sound waves (e.g. rom a bass guitar)

    are large and intrusive. Their sound transmission loss is below

    Rw (average). At the other end o the scale, high requency

    sound waves (e.g. violin, piccolo) are short wave, less

    intrusive and their sound transmission loss is above average.

    A typical sound rating is expressed as Rw 55 (-1; -5).

    The frst fgure in the brackets is C which indicates irregular

    perormance in the high requencies. It is not addressed inthe BCA. The second fgure in the brackets is Ctr and is

    essential in BCA requirements or party walls.

    Ctr (low frequency spectrum adaptor)

    Ctr is an indicator o how much lower the walls

    perormance would be i the noise source was mainly low

    requency. Ctr is a negative number. The sound rating

    above o Rw 55 dB with a Ctr o -5 gives Rw + Ctr = 50.

    BCA Acoustic requirements

    Party Walls

    These walls are described in the BCA, Part F5, as wallsthat separate sole-occupancy units (also known as

    inter-tenancy walls). This includes townhouses, high-rise

    home units, three-storey ats, hotels and similar residential

    buildings. Except or Class 9c buildings (aged care units);

    party walls require a minimum sound rating o Rw + Ctr 50.

    A party wall that separates one sole-occupancy units wet

    area (a bathroom, laundry, kitchen etc.) rom a habitable

    room in another sole-occupancy unit is required

    to be o discontinuous construction.

    Corridor Walls Walls that separate a sole-occupancy unit

    rom a plant

    room, lit shat, corridor, stair, oyer or similar public area,

    require a minimum sound rating o Rw 50. There is no Ctradjustment. Walls that separate a sole-occupancy unit

    rom a plant room or lit shat are required to be o

    discontinuous construction.

    Discontinuous Construction

    The BCA describes discontinuous construction as a wall

    having a minimum 20mm cavity between 2 separate leaves.

    Where the 2 separate leaves are

    both masonry, the BCA allows

    resilient wall ties i required.

    As they are rarely required, their

    omission will not only save money

    but improve the acoustic

    perormance o cavity

    (double- lea masonry) walls.

    Research and Development

    In 2007, the National Acoustic Laboratory tested 110mm

    thick Alphalite 12-01 Chaser masonry with various liningsystems. Test 2057, with a 64mm independent stud wall

    system, achieved Rw + Ctr 50 (the BCA requirement

    or walls separating home units).

    This wall also meets the BCA requirement to resist the

    transmission o impact-generated sound wherever an

    inter-tenancy wall separates a wet area (bathroom /

    laundry / kitchen etc) rom a habitable room.

    Alphalite Twinbrick masonry has 5% more mass per m2

    than the 12-01 Chaser. It was thereore assessed to

    perorm as well as the Chaser block.

    Both the Twinbrick and Chaser block exceed the BCA fre

    rating requirements or typical home unit walls beore adding

    any lining system. All the home unit masonry can be done

    with either Twinbricks or Chaser blocks, avoiding the risk

    o using unrated masonry where fre or acoustic

    ratings are required.

    Independent Stud System (impact rated)

    Bedroom - Dwelling 1 Bedroom - Dwelling 2

    Bathroom - Dwelling 2

    Public Lobby

    Bedroom - Dwelling 1

    Bedroom - Dwelling 1

    Construction: Habitable to habitable.Requirements: Rw + Ctr > 50.

    Construction: Habitable to wetRequirements: Rw + Ctr > 50 with

    discontinuous construction.

    Construction: Habitable to corridor or public areaRequirements: Rw + Ctr > 50 with discontinuousconstruction (if lift shaft or plant room).

    215mm

    13mm standard plasterboard

    Tontine TSB4 insulation

    64mm metal studs @ 600mm

    centres, 15mm clear of

    masonry (20mm clear

    for impact rating)

    13mm standard

    plasterboard,

    daub-fixed

    OR

    13mm

    cement render

    12.01

    Chaser or

    Twinbrick

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    10.31 Alphalite

    Rw+Ctr>50

    Impact Rated

    13mm standard plasterboard,

    daub - fixed OR 13mm cement render

    195mm

    13mm standard plasterboard,

    Tontine TSB4 insulation,

    64mm metal studs @600mm

    centres, 15mm clear of masonry

    (20mm clear for impact rating)

    10.31 Alphalite

    Rw+Ctr>50

    Laid as a 190mm

    thick solid wall

    13mm cement render

    216mm

    13mm cement render

    10.31 Alphalite

    Rw>50

    13mm standard plasterboard,

    daub - fixed OR 13mm cement render

    146mm

    13mm standard plasterboard,

    Tontine TSB2 polyester insulation,

    28mm furring channel on

    standard clips

    110mm Alphalite 12.01 Chaser

    Rw42 (-1; -4)

    NAL Test #2054

    Bare

    110mm

    Bare

    110mm Alphalite 12.01 Chaser

    Rw47 (-1; -5)

    NAL Test #2060

    13mm cement render

    136mm

    13mm cement render

    110mm Alphalite 12.01 Chaser

    Rw46 (-1; -4)

    NAL Test #2059

    13mm standard plasterboard,

    daub - fixed

    138mm

    13mm cement render

    110mm Alphalite 12.01 Chaser

    Rw46 (-1; -5)

    NAL Test #2058

    13mm standard plasterboard,

    daub - fixed

    140mm

    13mm standard plasterboard,

    daub - fixed

    110mm Alphalite 12.01 Chaser

    or Twinbrick

    Rw>50

    13mm standard plasterboard,

    daub - fixed OR 13mm cement render

    166mm

    13mm standard plasterboard,

    Tontine TSB2 polyester insulation,

    28mm furring channel onstandard clips

    Acoustic perormance o Masonry walls

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    110mm Alphalite 12.01 Chaser

    Rw57 (-3; -7)

    Rw+Ctr=50

    impact rated

    NAL Test #2057

    13mm standard plasterboard,

    daub - fixed

    222mm

    13mm standard plasterboard,

    Tontine TSB4 insulation,

    64mm metal studs 15mm clear

    of masonry (20mm clear for

    impact rating)

    12.01 Chaser or Twinbrick

    Rw+Ctr>50

    Impact Rated

    13mm standard plasterboard, daub -

    fixed OR 13mm cement render

    215mm

    13mm standard plasterboard,

    Tontine TSB4 insulation,

    64mm metal studs @600mm

    centres, (20mm clear for

    impact rating)

    12.01 Chaser or Twinbrick

    Rw+Ctr>50

    Impact Rated

    16mm fire-rated plasterboard, daub -

    fixed OR 13mm cement render

    296mm

    16mm fire-rated plasterboard, daub -

    fixed OR 13mm cement render

    15.401

    Rw>50

    Assessment PKA-A062

    13mm standard plasterboard,

    daub - fixed, Cores packed with

    mortar (2000kg/m3)

    170mm

    13mm standard plasterboard,

    daub-fixed

    15.401

    Rw>52

    Assessment PKA-A062

    13mm cement render, Cores packed

    with mortar (2000kg/m3)

    166mm

    13mm cement render

    15.401

    Rw>52

    Assessment PKA-A062

    16mm fire-rated plasterboard,

    daub - fixed, Cores packed with

    mortar (2000kg/m3)

    171mm

    13mm cement render

    15.401

    Rw>51

    Assessment PKA-A062

    16mm fire-rated plasterboard,

    daub - fixed, Cores packed with

    mortar (2000kg/m3)

    176mm

    16mm fire-rated plasterboard,

    daub - fixed

    Acoustic performance information for walls requiring Rw + Ctr > 50 and Rw > 50 are presented in these pages.

    Acoustic performance estimates have been calculated by PKA (Acoustic Consultants).

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