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Fire Protection of Construction Joints

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Answe :BecauseJoints Move andmay present a

weakness in firecontainment

Quest on:Why So Much Concern Aout

Fire!"esistive Construction Joints#

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Where $o % Find &hese App'ications#

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Construction Joint &ermino'o(y

A

A Overall depth of concrete floor assembly

B Flute depth

C Joint width

D Minimum concrete depth

E !alley

B

C

D

E

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Assembly Rating

Movement

Nominal Joint Width

Extension

Compression

Percent (! Extension " Compression

Mineral Wool Compression

#ealant $epth

Construction Joint &ermino'o(y

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&ests for Fire "esistance ofBui'din( Joint Systems

#tandards% A#&M E '))*+ ,-.

&est /tems% 01ilding Joint #ystems /ncl1ding% 2loor3to32loor

2loor3to34all

head3o234all

4all3to34all

Report% 5ire rating in ho1rs6 i7e76 '6 ,6 8 or9 ho1rs

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&ests for Fire "esistance ofBui'din( Joint Systems

A#&M E ')) : *+ ,-.

All Model 01ilding Codes No4 Re;1ire

Cycling per A#&M E '8 &ime temperat1re c1rve (A#&M E ''!

M1st meet Assembly Rating (& Rating! criteria

< ,=-> 5 ? ambient average (A#&M E '))!

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Bui'din( Construction and

Materia's Fire &ests:Joint "ystems #A"$M E%&''( )* +,-&. A"$M E %%&

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AS&M ) *+,,

Rate

Joint &ype No7 o2 Cycles (Cycles"Min7!

&hermal Expansion"Contraction =-- '

#eismic '-- 8-

Wind #4ay =-- '-

Combination '-- 8-9-- '-

Cyclic Movement and Meas1ring the Minim1m andMaxim1m Joint Widths o2 Architect1ral Joint #ystems

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Joints in Action

Minimum Joint 8idth5

"ealant Compressed thic9est

Mineral wool Compressed most dense

0ominal Joint 8idth5

"ealant As installed

Mineral wool As installed

Ma:imum Joint 8idth5

"ealant "tretched thinnest

Mineral wool "tretchedleast dense

Floor;wall assembly

Bac9er #Mineral 8ool.

Firestop

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*etters

FF Floor to Floor

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.isted

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For proper insta''ation

practices/ a'ways refer to

manufacturer0sinsta''ation instructions

and test 'aoratory

'istin(1

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F'uted $eck with Sprayed!2n Fireproofin(

ConcreteFireproofin4

Firestop

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to Flutes

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8all 1erpendicular

to Flutes

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Aout the %FC$he 3nternational Firestop Council is a notforprofit association of manufacturers(

distributors and installers of fire protective materials and systems?

3FCs mission is to promote the technolo4y of fire containment in modern buildin4

construction throu4h research( education and development of safety standards and

code provisions?

8ebsite www?firestop?or4

Email 3nfofirestop?or4

!otin4 Members

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