A GUIDE TO FIRE & ACOUSTIC DATA FOR STEEL FLOOR, WALL & ROOF ASSEMBLIES

The material in this guide has been prepared as a reference of fire and sound rated lightweight steel framed assemblies. While every effort has been taken to ensure that the material is technically correct, it only offers a brief description of the tested assemblies. It must not be used without first reviewing the source documents of the testing agencies for a full description of the assembly. The Steel Framing Alliance, nor their organization’s members, warrant or assume liability for the suitability of the material for any general or particular use.
Please note that some assemblies are constructed with proprietary products that may not be available in all geographical areas. Please consult the source documents of the testing agencies for these details. Where fire rated designs utilize a proprietary steel joist, fluted unit, light gauge steel truss or steel stud, the source column appears shaded and the word proprietary is in bold font to allow ease of identification for an assembly built with a proprietary cold formed steel product.

The purpose of this guide is to amalgamate fire and sound data for steel floor, wall and roof assemblies that are relevant to residential and light commercial construction.

Hybrid Wood and Steel Details– Builder’s Guide

The provisions of this publication apply to the construction of detached one- and two-family dwellings, townhouses, and other attached single-family dwellings in compliance with the general limitations of Table 2.1. The limitations are intended to define the appropriate use of this publication for most one- and two-family dwellings. The provisions of this document can be used for framing elements or components that meet the applicability limits of Table 2.1 but located in buildings that do not meet all the requirements of Table 2.1 provided that the nonconforming limits do not impact such framing element or component. The provisions of this document can also be extended to buildings and components of buildings that do not meet the applicability of Table 2.1 and for other types of buildings (other than residential buildings) provided that each provision is carefully reviewed by competent individual(s) to ensure its applicability. Using cold-formed steel and wood components with other construction materials in a single structure shall be in accordance with the applicable building code requirements for that material, the general limitations of Table 2.1, and the relevant provisions of this publication. An approved design shall be required for applications that do not meet the limitations of Table 2.1.

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SCI P101: Curtain wall connections to steel frames

The correct design of connections between cladding panels and steel frames is of critical importance to the performance of the cladding and to the building programme. Since cladding is a critical path operation, cladding connections have to be developed such that they not only have sound structural and physical properties, but also permit efficient and rapid erection. A characteristic of many of the most successful cladding systems is that much preparatory work (lining and levelling etc.) is done in advance of the erection operation, and therefore off the critical path. Section 1 of this publication details the advantages of such practice and Section 2 appraises six generic cladding systems in relation to the optimised practices set out in Section 1.

SCI P080: Fire resistant design of steel structures - A handbook to BS 5950: Part 8

This publication covers the means of achieving the required fire resistance of steel structures used in building. It follows BS 5950: Part 8 ‘Code of Practice for Fire Resistant Design’ (1990), and describes the background to the Code Clauses. The publication is presented as a Handbook and is intended to be read as a narrative. Cross-references to the Code Clauses are included adjacent to the text.
The main Sections in the Handbook deal with the performance of steel at elevated temperatures, and the means of determining threis e in temperature of steel sectionsi n the standard fire. The evaluatiofn fire resistancei s treated in two ways: by performance based on tests, or alternatively, by calculation methods. The basis of the test approach is presented in terms of ‘limiting temperatures’ that have been determined for beams supporting floors and columns, as functions of the loads applied to them in fire conditions. The calculation approach used for flexural members, such as beams or floors, is called the ‘moment capacity’ method. The method of determining the required thicknesosf fire protection is new to the UK and is largely based on that put forward in the ‘European Recommendations for Fire Safety of Steel Structures’. It permits the calculation of thickness of protection as a functioonf the thermal properties at elevated temperatures of the materials used.
The other parts of the Handbook deal with particular structural forms, such as: shelf angle floors, composite floors, portal frames, and concrete-filled hollow sections. The concept of ‘natural fires’is also reviewed, although this is not strictly included in BS 5950: Part 8. Finally, a number of worked examples is provided.

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