- Author
- Kodur, V. K. R. | Sultan, M. A.
- Title
- Factors Governing Fire Resistance of Loadbearing Steel Stud Walls.
- Coporate
- National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
- Report
- NRCC 45211
- Distribution
- FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: National Research Council of Canada, Institute for Research in Construction, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0R6, Telephone (613) 993-2607, Fax: (613) 952-7673, Email: [email protected] Full Document in PDF - Website: http://irc.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/fulltext/nrcc45211/
- Book or Conf
- AOSFST International Conference, 5th. Proceedings. December 3-6, 2001, Newcastle, Australia, 1-2 p., 2001
- Keywords
- walls | fire resistance | load bearing elements | gypsum board | large scale fire tests | steels
- Identifiers
- steel stud wall assembly parameters and fire resistance test results
- Abstract
- This paper presents the effect of various factors on the fire resistance of loadbearing, gypsum board protected, steel stud wall assemblies. A detailed experimental study was conducted to evaluate the fire resistance of 14 full-scale steel stud wall assemblies. Both single row and double row steel stud configurations with installation of gypsum board on each of the exposed and unexposed sides, and with and without insulation in the cavity, were considered in the experimental program. The insulation used were glass, rock and dry blown cellulose fibers. Data from the experimental program is used to determine the effects of stud-spacing, shear membrane, load intensity, resilient channel installation, insulation type and gauge thickness of studs on the fire resistance of gypsum board protected, steel stud wall assemblies. Details of the results, including the temperatures and deflections, measured during the fire resistance tests, are presented.