BSI 16/30324104 DC:2016 Edition
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BS EN 1364-6. Fire resistance tests for non-loadbearing elements. Part 6. Cavity Barriers
| Published By | Publication Date | Number of Pages |
| BSI | 2016 | 32 |
PDF Catalog
| PDF Pages | PDF Title |
|---|---|
| 4 | Contents Page |
| 6 | European foreword |
| 7 | Introduction |
| 8 | 1 Scope 2 Normative references 3 Terms and definitions |
| 9 | 4 Test equipment — Additional requirements for open cavity barriers Table 1 — Open cavity barriers 5 Test conditions 5.1 Heating conditions 5.2 Pressure conditions 5.2.1 General 5.2.2 Cavity Barriers mounted within leaves of walls or in roof voids 5.2.3 Cavity barriers mounted underneath raised access floors |
| 10 | 5.2.4 Open cavity barriers 6 Test specimen 6.1 General 6.2 Size 6.3 Number |
| 11 | 6.4 Design 6.4.1 General 6.4.2 Test configuration 6.4.3 Boundary/restraint conditions 6.4.4 Penetrating services 6.5 Construction 6.6 Verification |
| 12 | 7 Installation of test specimen 7.1 General 7.2 Standard supporting construction 7.2.1 General 7.2.2 Vertically oriented test specimens 7.2.3 Horizontal test specimens 7.2.4 Open cavity barrier specimens 7.3 Splice locations for open cavity barriers 7.4 Non-standard supporting construction 8 Conditioning |
| 13 | 9 Application of instrumentation 9.1 Thermocouples 9.1.1 Furnace thermocouples (plate thermometers) 9.1.2 Unexposed surface thermocouples 9.1.2.1 General 9.1.2.2 Thermocouples for measuring the average temperature rise 9.1.2.3 Thermocouples for measuring the maximum temperature rise |
| 14 | 9.1.2.4 Roving thermocouple 9.2 Pressure 9.3 Deflection 10 Test procedure 10.1 General 10.2 Furnace control |
| 15 | 10.3 Evaluation of integrity criteria 10.4 Observations during the test 10.5 Termination of test 11 Performance criteria 11.1 General 11.2 Cavity barriers used as fire stopping 11.3 Open Cavity Barriers 11.3.1 Insulation 11.3.2 Integrity |
| 16 | 11.4 Expression of results 12 Test report 12.1 General 12.2 Reports of tests undertaken on Open cavity barriers 13 Field of direct application of the test results 13.1 closed cavity barriers 13.1.1 General 13.1.2 Extension of width |
| 17 | 13.1.3 Extension of height 13.1.4 Supporting constructions 13.1.4.1 Standard supporting constructions – vertical test specimens 13.1.4.2 Standard supporting constructions – horizontal test specimens 13.2 Open cavity barriers |
| 18 | Figure 1 — Test configuration for cavity barriers, e.g. in roof voids |
| 19 | Annex A (normative) Cavity barriers in under floor voids A.1 Introduction A.2 Configuration |
| 20 | Figure A.1 — Test configuration for cavity barriers under raised floors A.3 Thermocouples for measuring the maximum temperature rise |
| 21 | A.4 Field of direct application A.4.1 General A.4.2 Extension of width |
| 22 | Annex B (normative) Cavity barriers within walls (e.g. masonry leaves) B.1 Introduction B.2 Configuration |
| 23 | Figure B.1 — Test configuration for cavity barriers within walls (plan) Figure B.2 — Test configuration for cavity barriers within walls (elevation) |
| 24 | B.3 Thermocouples for measuring the maximum temperature rise Figure B.3 — Unexposed face thermocouples for cavity barriers within walls (elevation) B.4 Field of direct application B.4.1 General |
| 25 | B.4.2 Extension of height B.4.3 Supporting construction |
| 26 | Annex C (normative) Open cavity barriers C.1 Principle of test/configuration C.2 Unexposed surface thermocouples C.2.1 General C.2.2 Roving thermocouple |
| 27 | Figure C.1 — Unexposed surface thermocouples for open cavity barriers |
| 28 | Annex D (normative) Test configuration for immediate heat exposure using removable shield D.1 Use of this annex D.2 Principle of removable test configuration D.3 Removable shield D.4 Test procedure amendments for this test configuration |
| 29 | Figure D.1 — Configuration of removable shield in a horizontal furnace. Drop design in preheat position Figure D.2 — Configuration of removable shield on a horizontal furnace. Top sliding design in preheat position |
| 30 | Annex E (informative) Background and testing philosophy of cavity barriers E.1 Introduction E.2 Reference scenarios Table E.1 — Fire resistance scenarios |
| 31 | E.3 Use of tests for classification |
| 32 | Bibliography |
