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FIELD OF APPLICATION REPORT IFCA/06134 REVISION B

Field of Application Report of a range of steel stud partitions faced

with WINS –MO9 magnesium oxide board

Prepared on behalf of: WINS Consultants Limited Unit 1226, 12.F Star House 3 Salisbury Road Tsim Sha Tsui Kowloon Hong Kong NOTE: This report should not be manipulated, abridged or otherwise presented without

the written consent of International Fire Consultants Ltd Ref: #14223 Original – March 2006 Revision B – June 2014 Valid Until – June 2017

WINS-MO9 magnesium oxide board Field of Application Report IFCA/06134 Revision B

Prepared for: WINS Consultants Limited of 26

International Fire Consultants Ltd

ISSUE RECORD

Issue Date Recipient Comments

Original March 2006 WINS Consultants Ltd In electronic (pdf) and hard copy format

Rev A December

2010 WINS Consultants Ltd In electronic (pdf) and hard copy format

Rev B June 2014 WINS Consultants Ltd In electronic (pdf) and hard copy format

AMENDMENT RECORD

Date Paragraph Amendment

Dec 2010 Clauses 2.2.2, 2.2.3, 2.2.5, 2.3.1 and 2.3.2

Change layout and format to suite IFC new format. Correction of minor typographical errors. Review and revalidation of

report. Change of client address.

June 2014 Various Correction of minor typographical errors. Review and revalidation of report. Change of client address.

Revision IFCA/06134 IFCA/06134

Rev A IFCA/06134

Rev B

Author DJI MB MB

Reviewer DC/PEJ DJI/PEJ DJI




CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................ 4

2. PROPOSAL .................................................................................................................... 4

2.1 5M MAXIMUM PARTITION HEIGHT DESCRIPTIONS ....................................................................... 5 2.2 7.5M MAXIMUM PARTITION HEIGHT DESCRIPTIONS .................................................................. 11 2.3 10M MAXIMUM PARTITION HEIGHT DESCRIPTIONS ................................................................... 16

3. TEST EVIDENCE .......................................................................................................... 20

3.1 TEST NO. I3B04A – PARTITION WITH WINS-MO9 BOARD FACINGS ........................................... 20 3.2 TEST NO. I3E10 – PARTITION WITH WINS-MO9 BOARD FACINGS/FILLETS .................................. 20

4. ANALYSIS ................................................................................................................... 21

5. CONCLUSION .............................................................................................................. 23

6. LIMITATIONS ............................................................................................................. 24

7. VALIDITY .................................................................................................................... 25

APPENDIX A ....................................................................................................................... 26

FIGURES 06134B/01 TO 06134B/16




1. INTRODUCTION This report has been prepared by International Fire Consultants Ltd, (IFC), on the instruction of WINS Consultants Limited to determine the field of application, using existing fire resistance test evidence, of steel stud partition assemblies using WINS-MO9 magnesium oxide boards as facings. Fire resisting assemblies are rarely supplied in an identical form to that which was tested. The specification will invariably require the construction to be supplied at sizes, and in configurations, which are different from that tested. The result of a fire resistance test can apply to variations in configurations/construction as long as they do not reduce the performance to one which is below that specified. The influence of those variations is covered by a judgement, normally made by the approving authority. Where the approving authority does not feel technically able to make such judgements, or does not wish to take responsibility for them then a third party, expert opinion is often sought. Such an opinion is often expressed in the form of an assessment of the performance, which may be supported by numerical/quantifiable methods or may be purely an expert judgement. When establishing the variations in the construction that can achieve the required fire resistance performance, International Fire Consultants Ltd follow the guidance given in BS.ISO/TR12470: 1998, “Fire resistance tests - Guidance on the application and extension of results”. The assessment is based upon the constructional information supplied to us (detailed in Section 2) and upon the fire resistance test evidence for parts of the constructions (detailed in Section 3). A full analysis of the fire resistance performance of these assemblies is presented in Section 4.

2. PROPOSAL It is proposed that this Field of Application Report shall establish the fire resistance performance of a range of steel stud partitions faced with WINS-MO9 board, if they were to be tested to the integrity and insulation criteria of BS476: Part 22: 1987, “Methods for determination of the fire resistance of non-load bearing elements of construction”. Table 1, below, shows the range of partition configurations proposed for assessment in this report, with respect to their relevant heights and fire resisting performance. Detailed descriptions of each partition configuration are given in Sections 2.1 to 2.3.




Partition Configuration

No.

Fire Resistance

Period (minutes)

Maximum Partition Height

Stud Configuration

Overall Stud

Width

Fillets Behind Studs

Insulation Thickness

#60/5/1 60 5m 2no. 50mm back-to-back channels

50mm No 50mm

#60/5/2 60 5m 70mm channel 70mm No 50mm


50mm Yes 50mm

#180/5/2 180 5m 70mm channel 70mm Yes 50mm

#240/5/1 240 5m 70mm channel 70mm Yes 70mm

#180/7.5/1 180 7.5m 120mm channel 120mm Yes 50mm

#180/7.5/2 180 7.5m 2no. 100mm back-to-back channels with overlap

120mm Yes 50mm

#180/7.5/3 180 7.5m 2no. 70mm back-to-back channels

70mm Yes 50mm

#240/7.5/1 240 7.5m 120mm channel 120mm Yes 70mm

#240/7.5/2 240 7.5m 2no. 100mm back-to-back channels with overlap

120mm Yes 70mm


140mm Yes 70mm

#60/10/2 60 10m 2no. 100mm back-to-back channels with overlap

140mm Yes 70mm

#240/10/1 240 10m 70mm channels in 2no. rows at staggered centres

140mm Yes 70mm

Table 1: Summary of partition configurations

2.1 5m maximum partition height descriptions

Sections 2.1.1 to 2.1.5, below, contain detailed descriptions of the various 5m maximum height partition configurations that are assessed for fire resistance. Figures referenced are included in Appendix A of this report. 2.1.1 Configuration No #60/5/1 Fire resistance – 60mins. Maximum partition height – 5m. 2no. 50mm back-to-back channel studs faced on both sides with 9mm thick WINS-MO9 magnesium oxide Fire Protection board.




Studs Item 1 – Figure No. 06134B/01

2no. steel channels (size 50mm x minimum 32mm x minimum 0.5mm thick) located at maximum 610mm centres. Channels fixed together with M4 x 25mm long steel self-tapping screws at maximum 600mm centres.

Noggings Item 2 – Figure No. 06134B/01

Horizontal board joints to be backed with steel channel noggings, size as above, fixed to vertical studs with M4 x 25mm long steel self-tapping screws.

Base track/Vertical abutment Item 3 – Figure No. 06134B/01

Continuous steel channel (size 50mm x minimum 32mm x minimum 0.5mm thick) mounted on 10mm thick Rockwool quilt and screw fixed to adjacent construction with M4 x 25mm long steel self-tapping screws at maximum 600mm centres.

Head track/Expansion detail Items 4a and 4b – Figure No. 06134B/01

Continuous steel channel (size 50mm x minimum 32mm x minimum 0.5mm thick). (Item 4a) 2no. continuous steel angles (minimum size 45mm x minimum 30mm x minimum 0.5mm thick) overlapping by minimum 20mm with 20 x 2mm unencased graphite intumescent material for full length of overlap. Angles fixed to soffit with M4 x 25mm long steel self-tapping screws at maximum 600mm centres. (Item 4b) 10mm expansion allowance between head track/expansion angles filled with Rockwool quilt.

Insulation Item 5 – Figure No. 06134B/01

50mm thick Rockwool batts. Minimum density 80kg/m³. Batts to be securely fitted, by compression, between studs, noggings, tracks, etc., with tight butt joints between batts. Batts must have straight edges and, where possible, no vertical joints in each bay.

Facing boards Item 6 – Figure No. 06134B/01

9mm thick WINS-MO9 magnesium oxide board screw fixed to channels with M4 x 25mm long steel self-tapping screws at maximum 200mm centres. Board joints to be staggered between partition faces. (See Figure No. 06134B/16). Screws to be inserted through both boards at joints. Boards to be tightly butt-jointed. Gaps between boards to be filled with intumescent mastic.




2.1.2 Configuration No. #60/5/2 Fire resistance – 60mins. Maximum partition height – 5m. 70mm channel studs faced on both sides with 9mm thick WINS-MO9 magnesium oxide Fire Protection board.


Steel channels (size 70mm x minimum 32mm x minimum 0.5mm thick) located at maximum 610mm centres.






Continuous steel channel (size 70mm x minimum 32mm x minimum 0.5mm thick). (Item 4a) 2no. continuous steel angles (minimum size 55mm x minimum 30mm x minimum 0.5mm thick) overlapping by minimum 20mm with 20 x 2mm unencased graphite intumescent material for full length of overlap. Angles fixed to soffit with M4 x 25mm long steel self-tapping screws at maximum 600mm centres. (Item 4b) 10mm expansion allowance between head track/expansion angles filled with Rockwool quilt.



Facing boards Item 6 – Figure No. 06134B/02

9mm thick WINS-MO9 magnesium oxide board screw fixed to channels with M4 x 25mm long steel self-tapping screws at maximum 200mm centres. Board joints to be staggered between partition faces. (See Figure No. 06134B/16). Screws to be inserted through both boards at joints. Boards to be tightly butt-jointed. Gaps between boards to be filled with intumescent mastic.




2.1.3 Configuration No. #180/5/1 Fire resistance – 180mins. Maximum partition height – 5m. 2no. 50mm back-to-back channel studs faced on both sides with 9mm thick WINS-MO9 magnesium oxide Fire Protection board and with fillets at studs/tracks/noggings.








Continuous steel channel (size 50mm x minimum 32mm x minimum 0.5mm thick). (Item 4a) 2no. continuous steel angles (minimum size 55mm x minimum 30mm x 0.5mm thick) overlapping by minimum 20mm with 20 x 2mm unencased graphite intumescent material for full length of overlap. Angles fixed to soffit with M4 x 25mm long steel self-tapping screws at maximum 600mm centres. (Item 4b) 10mm expansion allowance between head track/expansion angles filled with Rockwool quilt.



Facing boards/Fillets Items 6a and 6b – Figure No. 06134B/03

9mm thick WINS-MO9 magnesium oxide board screw fixed to channels with M4 x 25mm long steel self-tapping screws at maximum 200mm centres. (Item 6a) Fillets of 100mm wide x 9mm thick WINS-MO9 magnesium oxide board are included behind facing boards at studs/base track/head track. (Item 6b) Board joints to be staggered between partition faces. (See Figure No. 06134B/16). Screws to be inserted through both boards at joints. Boards to be tightly butt-jointed. Gaps between boards to be filled with intumescent mastic.




2.1.4 Configuration No. #180/5/2 Fire resistance – 180mins. Maximum partition height – 5m. 70mm channel studs faced on both sides with 9mm thick WINS-MO9 magnesium oxide Fire Protection board and with fillets at studs/tracks/noggings.











Facing boards/fillets Items 6a and 6b – Figure No. 06134B/04





2.1.5 Configuration No. #240/5/1 Fire resistance – 240mins. Maximum partition height – 5m. 70mm channel studs faced on both sides with 9mm thick WINS-MO9 magnesium oxide Fire Protection board and with fillets at studs/tracks/noggings.
















2.2 7.5m maximum partition height descriptions

Sections 2.2.1 to 2.2.5, below, contain detailed descriptions of the various 7.5m maximum height partition configurations that are assessed for fire resistance. Figures referenced are included in Appendix A of this report. 2.2.1 Configuration No. #180/7.5/1 Fire resistance – 180mins. Maximum partition height – 7.5m. 120mm channel studs faced on both sides with 9mm thick WINS-MO9 magnesium oxide Fire Protection board and with fillets at studs/tracks/noggings.
















2.2.2 Configuration No. #180/7.5/2 Fire resistance – 180mins. Maximum partition height – 7.5m. 2no. 100mm, back-to-back channel studs, overlapping by 80mm, faced on both sides with 9mm thick WINS-MO9 magnesium oxide Fire Protection board and with fillets at studs/ tracks/noggings.


2no. steel channels (size 100mm x minimum 32mm x minimum 0.5mm thick) located at maximum 610mm centres. Channels to overlap by 80mm. Channels fixed together with M4 x 25mm long steel self-tapping screws in two lines at maximum 375mm centres.


Horizontal board joints to be backed with steel channel noggings, (size 120 x minimum 32mm x minimum 0.5mm thick), fixed to vertical studs with M4 x 25mm long steel self-tapping screws. If the overlapping layout prevents the use of a channel, a 32mm wide flat steel plate may be used.


Continuous steel channel (size 120 x minimum 32mm x minimum 0.5mm thick) mounted on 10mm thick Rockwool quilt and screw fixed to adjacent construction with M4 x 25mm long steel self-tapping screws at maximum 600mm centres.










2.2.3 Configuration No. #180/7.5/3 Fire resistance – 180mins. Maximum partition height – 7.5m.

2no. 70mm back-to-back channel studs faced on both sides with 9mm thick WINS-MO9 magnesium oxide Fire Protection board and with fillets at studs/tracks/noggings.








Continuous steel channel (size 70mm x minimum 32mm x minimum 0.5mm thick). (Item 4a) 2no. continuous steel angles (size 65mm x minimum 50mm x 0.5mm thick) overlapping by minimum 20mm with 20 x 2mm unencased graphite intumescent material for full length of overlap. Angles fixed to soffit with M4 x 25mm long steel self-tapping screws at maximum 600mm centres. (Item 4b) 30mm expansion allowance between head track/expansion angles filled with Rockwool quilt.








2.2.4 Configuration No. #240/7.5/1 Fire resistance – 240mins. Maximum partition height – 7.5m. 120mm channel studs faced on both sides with 9mm thick WINS-MO9 Fire Protection board and with fillets at studs/tracks/noggings.
















2.2.5 Configuration No. #240/7.5/2 Fire resistance – 240mins. Maximum partition height – 7.5m. 2no. 100mm, back-to-back, channel studs, overlapping by 80mm, faced on both sides with 9mm thick WINS-MO9 magnesium oxide Fire Protection board and with fillets at studs/tracks/noggings.


Steel channels (size 100mm x minimum 32mm x minimum 0.5mm thick) located at maximum 610mm centres. Channels to overlap by 80mm. Channels fixed together with M4 x 25mm long steel self-tapping screws in two lines at maximum 375mm centres.


Horizontal board joints to be backed with steel channel noggings, (size 120mm x minimum 32mm x minimum 0.5mm thick), fixed to vertical studs with M4 x 25mm long steel self-tapping screws. If the overlapping layout prevents the use of a channel, a 32mm wide flat steel plate may be used.












2.3 10m maximum partition height descriptions

Sections 2.3.1 to 2.3.3, below, contain detailed descriptions of the various 10m maximum height partition configurations that are assessed for fire resistance. Figures referenced are included in Appendix A of this report. 2.3.1 Configuration No. #60/10/1 Fire resistance – 60mins. Maximum partition height – 10m. 2no. 140mm back-to-back channel studs faced on both sides with 9mm thick WINS-MO9 magnesium oxide Fire Protection board and with fillets at studs/tracks/noggings.


2no. steel channels (size 140mm x minimum 32mm x minimum 0.5mm thick) located at maximum 610mm centres. Channels fixed together with M4 x 25mm long steel self-tapping screws in two lines at maximum 375mm centres.














2.3.2 Configuration No. #60/10/2 Fire resistance – 60mins. Maximum partition height – 10m. 2no. 100mm, back-to-back, channel studs, overlapping by 60mm, faced on both sides with 9mm thick WINS-MO9 magnesium oxide Fire Protection board and with fillets at studs/tracks/noggings.





Steel channels (size 100mm x minimum 32mm x minimum 0.5mm thick) located at maximum 610mm centres. Channels to overlap by 60mm. Channels fixed together with M4 x 25mm long steel self-tapping screws in two lines at maximum 375mm centres.


Horizontal board joints to be backed with steel channel noggings, (size 140mm x minimum 32mm x minimum 0.5mm thick), fixed to vertical studs with M4 x 25mm long steel self-tapping screws. If the overlapping layout prevents the use of a channel, a 32mm wide flat steel plate may be used.












2.3.3 Configuration No. #240/10/1 Fire resistance – 240mins. Maximum partition height – 10m. 70mm staggered channel studs in a double line, faced with 9mm thick WINS-MO9 magnesium oxide Fire Protection board and with fillets at studs/tracks/noggings.


Steel channels (size 70mm x minimum 32mm x minimum 0.5mm thick) located at maximum 610mm centres. (305mm staggered)




2no. continuous steel channels (size 70mm x minimum 32mm x minimum 0.5mm thick) mounted on 10mm thick Rockwool quilt and screw fixed to adjacent construction with M4 x 25mm long steel self-tapping screws at maximum 600mm centres.


2no. continuous steel channels (size 70mm x minimum 32mm x minimum 0.5mm thick). (Item 4a) 2no. continuous steel angles (minimum size 100mm x minimum 80mm x 0.5mm thick) overlapping by minimum 20mm with 20 x 2mm unencased graphite intumescent material for full length of overlap. Angles fixed to soffit with M4 x 25mm long steel self-tapping screws at maximum 600mm centres. (Item 4b) 60mm expansion allowance between head track/expansion angles filled with Rockwool quilt.

Insulation Item 5 – Figure Nos. 06134B/13 to 15


Facing boards/Fillets Items 6a and 6b – Figure Nos. 06134B/13 to 15





3. TEST EVIDENCE Applicable fire resistance test evidence does exist for elements of the proposed partition constructions, and this has been used to form the basis of the technical evaluation. Test evidence is available to support the use of partitions with WINS-MO9 board facings and partitions with WINS-MO9 board facings/fillets for 88 minutes and 243 minutes fire resistance, respectively, and this is summarised in Sections 3.1 and 3.2, below;

3.1 Test No. I3B04A – Partition with WINS-MO9 board facings

The fire resistance test was performed at Research Engineering Development Façade Consultants Limited (RED), Hong Kong, on 17 February 2003. The test specimen comprised a vertical partition of overall size 3050mm wide x 3050mm high mounted within the concrete frame of the furnace. The partition was constructed with 50mm wide galvanised mild steel channels as studs, tracks, etc. Vertical studs comprised channels screw fixed back to back, located at 610mm centres. Partition facings on both sides comprised sheets of 9mm thick WINS-MO9 magnesium oxide board (sheet size 2440mm high x 1220mm wide) screw fixed to the studs/ tracks. The void between the partition facings included 50mm thick Rockwool type insulation (measured density 88kg/m³). Intumescent acrylic mastic was applied to the screw fixings and meeting edges of the boards. Board joints were staggered between the partition faces. When tested to the conditions of BS476: Part 22: 1987 the specimen achieved the following fire resisting performance; Integrity : 88 minutes Insulation : 88 minutes

3.2 Test No. I3E10 – Partition with WINS-MO9 board facings/fillets

The fire resistance test was performed at Research Engineering Development Façade Consultants Limited (RED), Hong Kong, on 3 June 2003. The test specimen comprised a vertical partition of overall size 3050mm wide x 3050mm high mounted within the concrete frame of the furnace.




The partition was constructed with 50mm wide galvanised mild steel channels as studs, tracks, etc. Vertical studs comprised channels screw fixed back to back, located at 610mm centres. Partition facings on both sides comprised sheets of 9mm thick WINS-MO9 magnesium oxide board (sheet size 2440mm high x 1220mm wide) screw fixed to the studs/ tracks. At each stud/track position the facing boards were backed with fillets of WINS-MO9 board, size 100mm x 9mm. The void between the partition facings included 50mm thick Rockwool type insulation (measured density 88kg/m³). Intumescent acrylic mastic was applied to the screw fixings and meeting edges of the boards. Board joints were staggered between the partition faces. Horizontal and vertical joints were backed by studs/noggings and fillets. When tested to the conditions of BS476: Part 22: 1987 the specimen achieved the following fire resisting performance; Integrity : 243 minutes* Insulation : 185 minutes * The test was terminated at 243 minutes, at which point integrity failure had not occurred.

4. ANALYSIS Evaluation of the fire resistance of the proposed steel stud partition assemblies will address factors that influence their overall fire performance under the fire resistance test conditions of BS476: Part 22: 1987. Analysis of the test evidence in Section 3 has demonstrated that a 3m x 3m steel stud partition faced with a single layer of WINS-MO9 magnesium oxide board (without fillets) is capable of achieving 88 minutes integrity when tested to BS476: Part 22: 1987 (Test No. I3B04A). A similar sized partition sample comprising a steel stud partition with a single layer of WINS-MO-9 magnesium oxide board and 100mm wide fillets of WINS-MO9 magnesium oxide board at studs/tracks and behind facing board joints has achieved an integrity performance of 243 minutes when subjected to the test conditions of BS476: Part 22: 1987 (Test No. I3E10). Both of the test specimens referenced, above, included 50mm thick mineral rock fibre insulation material in the cavity. This contributed to the achievement of 88 minutes and 185 minutes insulation performance, respectively.




Data from test I3B04A can be used to demonstrate that partition configurations #60/5/1 and #60/5/2 (60 minutes fire resistance/maximum 5m high) would achieve at least 60 minutes integrity and insulation, due to their similarity of construction to the test specimen. The configurations are assessed up to a maximum height of 5m, which is more onerous than the tested height of 3m. However, the test specimens achieved an overrun in fire resisting performance of almost 50% (i.e. 88 minutes) and the proposed assemblies include a head detail which will accommodate a limited amount of deflection, factors which have been used to support the increase in height from that tested in I3B04A. The remaining assemblies evaluated in this report are subjected to an engineering analysis against test I3E10, which included fillets of magnesium oxide board behind the facings. These partition configurations are all assessed for increased periods of fire resistance and/or increased heights compared to the tested specimen; aspects which are onerous with respect to fire resistance and, thus, require the inclusion of compensatory measures for a positive assessment. As the height of a steel stud partition is increased, the studs will be subjected to greater levels of expansion, which will be exhibited by deflection of the partition. This mechanism is exacerbated by increased exposure to the fire test conditions, and consequent decrease in stiffness of the steel studs. The resulting deflection will result in the partition losing stability. The assessed partition configurations include expansion details, but the inclusion of further compensatory details are considered necessary in the form of wider (i.e. than those tested), overlapping or staggered studs. Wider and overlapping steel studs have an increased thermal mass and will, thus, take longer to reach the temperature at which they exhibit expansion and lose stability. Consequently, the studs will have a greater inherent stiffness. Staggered studs are included for the most onerous configuration assembly; #240/10/1 (240 minutes fire resistance/10m maximum height). In this configuration the unexposed face studs are insulated from the furnace heat regime by an air gap (and the insulation material). This will, further, delay the heating of these studs and make a positive contribution to the achievement of fire resistance. The insulation performance achieved in tests I3B04A and I3E10 was 88 minutes and 185 minutes, respectively. Specimens in both tests included 50mm thick mineral rock fibre insulation. Some of the partition configurations included in this report are assessed for 240 minutes insulation. These configurations include 70mm thick mineral rock fibre insulation, which will be expected to provide a 40% increase in insulation performance. (Configuration #60/10/1 and #60/10/2 include 70mm thick insulation as a further compensatory measure for the increased height of the partitions). The analysis, above, can be used to demonstrate that the various partition configurations would meet their respective fire resistance performances for integrity and insulation if they were tested to BS476: Part 22: 1987.




5. CONCLUSION It is the opinion of International Fire Consultants Ltd that, if the proposed range of steel stud partitions, faced with WINS-MO9 magnesium oxide board, were manufactured and installed in accordance with the requirements of this Assessment Report, and tested for fire resistance, the partitions would satisfy the integrity and insulation criteria of BS476: Part 22: 1987 for the periods indicated in Table 2, below.

Partition Configuratio

n No.

Maximum Partition Height

Fire Resistance Period Integrity Criteria

(minutes)

Fire Resistance Period Insulation Criteria

(minutes)

#60/5/1 5m 60 60

#60/5/2 5m 60 60

#180/5/1 5m 180 180

#180/5/2 5m 180 180

#240/5/1 5m 240 240

#180/7.5/1 7.5m 180 180

#180/7.5/2 7.5m 180 180

#180/7.5/3 7.5m 180 180

#240/7.5/1 7.5m 240 240

#240/7.5/2 7.5m 240 240

#60/10/1 10m 60 60

#60/10/2 10m 60 60

#240/10/1 10m 240 240

Table 2: Assessed fire resistance periods (to BS476: Part 22: 1987)




6. LIMITATIONS This Field of Application Report, which is only valid for the range of steel stud partitions, faced with WINS-MO9 magnesium oxide board, addresses itself solely to the ability of the assemblies described to satisfy the criteria of the fire resistance test. It does not imply any suitability for use with respect to other unspecified criteria. This document only considers the partition assemblies described herein, and assumes that the surrounding construction will provide no less restraint than the tested assembly, and that it will remain in place and be substantially intact for the full fire resistance period. Only linear partitions (i.e. no corner details) without apertures (e.g. doorsets) are considered in this report. Where the constructional information in this report is taken from details provided to International Fire Consultants Ltd (IFC) and/or from fire resistance test reports referenced herein, it is, therefore, limited to the information given in those documents. It is necessarily dependent upon the accuracy and completeness of that information. Where constructional or manufacturing details are not specified, or discussed herein, it should not, therefore, be taken to infer approval of variation in such details from those tested or otherwise approved. Where the assessed constructions have not been subject to an on-site audit by International Fire Consultants Ltd, it is the responsibility of anyone using this report to confirm that all aspects of the assemblies fully comply with the descriptions and limitations herein. Any materials specified in this report have been selected and judged primarily on their fire performance. IFC do not claim expertise in areas other than fire safety. Whilst observing all possible care in the specification of solutions, we would draw the reader’s attention to the fact that during the construction and procurement process, the materials used should be subjected to more general examination regarding the wider Health and Safety, and CoSHH Regulations. This Report is provided to the sponsor on the basis that it is a professional independent engineering opinion as to what the fire performance of the construction/system would be should it to be tested to the named standard. It is IFC’s experience that such an opinion is normally acceptable in support of an application for building approvals, certainly throughout the UK and in many parts of Europe and the rest of the world. However, unless IFC have been commissioned to liaise with the Authorities that have jurisdiction for the building in question for the purpose of obtaining the necessary approvals, IFC cannot assure that the document will satisfy the requirements of the particular building regulations for any building being constructed.




It is, therefore, the responsibility of the sponsor to establish whether this evidence is appropriate for the application for which it is being supplied and IFC cannot take responsibility for any costs incurred as a result of any rejection of the document for reasons outside of our control. Early submittal of the Report to the Authorities will minimise any risks in this respect. The analysis and conclusions within this report are based upon the likely fire resisting performance of a complete assembly that is manufactured and installed in accordance with this document, and offered for fire resistance testing in ‘perfect’ condition. In practice, management procedures must be in place in any building where the partitions are installed, to ensure that no parts of the assembly are damaged or faulty. Any such shortfalls in respect to the condition of the partitions will invalidate the approval by IFC, and may seriously affect the ability of the assembly to provide the required level of fire resistance performance. Determination of what constitutes wear or damage, and any corrective actions in order to return partitions to the required condition, should only be carried out following consultation with the manufacturer and IFC.

7. VALIDITY This assessment has been prepared based on International Fire Consultants Ltd’s present knowledge of the products described, the stated testing regime and the submitted test evidence. For this reason anyone using this document after June 2017 should confirm its ongoing validity. Prepared by: Checked by: Mark Billingham David J Ive AIMMM Senior Fire Safety Engineer Senior Fire safety Engineer International Fire Consultants Ltd. (IFC) International Fire Consultants Ltd. (IFC) Approved for issued: Peter E Jackman MIFireE IEng FBEng FIMMM Technical Director International Fire Consultants Ltd. (IFC)




APPENDIX A

Figures 06134B/01 to 06134B/16

The figures in this Appendix are not included in the sequential page numbering of this report.

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