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Article: Fire protection without a fire test.(all things GYPSUM)
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- Walls & Ceilings
- Article date:
- April 1, 2009
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We use a significant amount of space in this column to hammer home the axiom that fire-rated systems must be constructed in accordance with an appropriate fire test. In so doing, we have conveniently ignored discussing a handful of related applications where gypsum board is being installed, but no fire test is available. The lack of a fire test in these specific instances typically occurs because the gypsum is not being incorporated into a fire-rated system but is being used to provide a certain measure of fire protection. Specific examples occur throughout the model building codes.
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A primary example is in the International ...