aluation of the safety of a partition system?
A.) ASTM E84, Standard Test Method for Surface Burning Characteristics of Building Materials
B.) Steiner tunnel test
C.) room corner test
D.) ASTM E119, Standard Test Methods for Fire Tests of Building Construction and Materials -
answerD is correc...
Exit access corridors in nonsprinklered buildings must have a rating of
A.) 30 minutes
B.) 45 minutes
C.) 1 hour
D.) 2 hours - answer✔C is correct. According to the IBC, exit access corridors must have a 1-
hour rating.
When selecting interior partitions finishes to meet flame-spread standards, the most important
considerations are
A.) the occupancy group, and the location in the building where the finishes will be used
B.) whether or not the building has an automatic sprinkler system, and the construction type
C.) whether or not the partition is a fire barrier, and the ratings of assemblies in the partition
D.) the hourly rating of the partition on which the finish will be installed, and the construction
type - answer✔A is correct. As indicated in Table 27.3, building codes limit flammability of
finishes based on the occupancy of the building and whether the finishes are in an exit or not. A
sprinkler system may allow a reduction in one flame-spread class rating but is not the overriding
variable. Flame-spread requirements are also independent of the rating of the assembly on which
the finishes are placed.
The majority of building codes in the United States are established by
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