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definition: combustible
material that will ignite and burn, as a flme or glow, in a fire.
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definition: fire assembly
an assembly of a fire door, fire window, or fire damper, including all req'd anchorage, frames, sills and hardware
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definition: fire barrier
fire-resistance-rated vertical or horizontal assembly (with protected openings) designed to restrict the spread of fire
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definition: fire partition
- fire-resistive component used to sperate dwelling units in R-2 const, guest rooms in R-1 const, and tenant spaces in covered malls, also used on corridor walls
- generally req'd to have min 1HR rating
- sim to fire barriers, but support reqs aren't as strict
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definition: fire protection rating
- period of time an opening assembly (window, door) can confine a fire or maintain its integrity
- doors: NFPA 252, UL 10B or UL IOC
- windows:NFPA 257
- must withstand fire exposure and thermal shock, not heat transmission (fire-resistance)
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definition: fire-rated
use fire-protection rating
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definition: fire resistance
definition: fire-resistive construction
the property of a material or assembly to withstand or resist the spread of fire or give protection from it
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definition: fire-resistance rating
- the period of time a building component (wall, floor, roof, beam, column) can confine a fire or maintain its structural integrity
- ASTM E119, Standard Test Methods for Fire Tests of Building Construction and Materialsdif from fire-protection rating, which involves protected openings
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definition: fire retardant
- should not be used as a noun
- as an adjective, it should only be used as a modifier with defined compund terms
- ex: fire-retardant-treated wood
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definition: flame resistant
- to withstand flame or give protection from it
- applies to materials as well as combinations of components
- NFPA 701, Standard Methods of Fire Tests for Flame-Resistant Textile and Films
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definition: flame spread
the propagation of flame over a surface
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definition: flame-spread index
- value assigned to a material tested in accordance
- ASTM E84, Standard Test Method for Surface Burning Characteristics of Building Materials
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definition: flammable
capable of burning with a flame and subject to easy ignition and rapid flaming combustion
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definition: non-combustible
- material that will not ignite and burn in a flame or fire
- only classified as such if in accordance with:
- ASTM E136, Standard Test Method for Behavior of Materials in a Vertical Tube Furnace at 750oCor if is has a structural base of non-combustible material with a surfacing not more than 1/8" thick that has a flame-spread index no greater than 50
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definition: trim
picture molds, chair rails, baseboards, handrails, door and window frames, and similar decorative or protective materials used in fixed applications
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agencies & organizations: FHA
Fair Housing Act
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agencies & organizations: NFPA
National Fire Protection Association
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agencies & organizations: ANSI
American Standards Institue
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agencies & organizations: ASTM
American Society for Testing and Materials
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agencies & organizations: ASHRAE
American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air-Conditioning Engineers
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agencies & organizations: UL
Underwriters Laboratories
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ASTM E119
- Standard Test Methods for Fire Tests of Building Construction and Materials
- fire test for construction assemblies
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NFPA 252
- Standard Test Methods for fire Test for Door Assemblies
- fire test for construction assemblies
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NFPA 257
- Standard Test Methods for Fire Test for Window and Glass Block Assemblies
- fire test for construction assemblies
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ASTM E84
- Standar Test Method for Surface Burning Characteristics of Building Materials
- fire test for finish materials
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ASTM E662
- Standard Test Method of Specific Optical Density of Smoke Generated by Solid Materials
- fire test for finish materials
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ASTM E648
- Flooring Radiant Panel Test
- fire test for finish materials
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ASTM D2859
- Standard Test Method for Ignition Characteristics of Finished Textile Floor covering Materials
- Pill Test
- fire test for finish materials
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NFPA 265
- Room Corner Test
- fire test for finish materials
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NFPA 286
- Standard Methods of Fire Test for Evaluating Contribution of Wall and Ceiling Interior Finish to Room Fire Growth
- fire test for finish materials
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NFPA 701
- Standard Method of Fire Test for Flame Propagation of Textiles and Films
- fire test for finish materials
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occupancy group A
Assembly
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occupancy group B
Business
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occupancy group E
Educational
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occupancy group F
Factory and Industrial
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occupancy group H
Hazardous
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occupancy group I
Institutional
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occupancy group M
Merchantile
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occupancy group R
Residential
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occupancy group S
Storage
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occupancy group U
Utility or misc
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Flame-Spread Ratings
- (A) I 0 - 25
- (B) II 26 - 75
- (C)III 76 - 200
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definition: accessory use area
- area used in conjunction with the main occupancy
- does not exceed 10% of the floor area of the main occupancy
- does not need to be seperated form the main occupancy with a fire barrier
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definition: incidental use area
- area that is incidental to the main occupancy and has same classification
- must be sperated from the main occupancy by a fire barrier
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