Hollow Concrete Block Wall Fire Rating

A 200 mm hollow masonry wall is constructed of type n or s concrete units reported to be 56 solid.
Hollow concrete block wall fire rating. Single wythe concrete masonry wall. Identifying the fire resistance of concrete masonry walls the national construction code requires walls to meet certain fire resistance levels frl to protect properties from the risk of fire. 13 mm a 1 in. Tests have been performed to determine the fire resistance of load bearing and non loadbearing walls of concrete blocks both solid and hollow made with two types of aggregate.
The information from the tests has made it possible to make a more complete assessment of the fire resistance of concrete block walls but some further work is still. For example for an 8 in. Mm for fi re resistance rating hoursa b concrete masonry unitc 4 33 4 31 2 31 4 3 23 4 21 2 21 4 2 13 4 11 2 11 4 1 3 4 1 2. Single wythe walls multi wythe walls and wall with surface treatments depend on the influence of grouting and the effect of filling the cores of hollow units with fill materials.
Calculating estimated fire resistance example. Where the required frl does not include a value for structural adequacy e g 60 30 clause 7 5 of as 3700 requires. The fire resistant rating of masonry walls namely. Table 1 fire resistance rating period of concrete masonry assemblies refs.
1 hour fire rating hollow. The material density of the block would be below 1800 kg m so according. 115mm block narrowest block offering. Austral bricks technical manual 1 fire and sound resistance of block masonry page 4 of 14 design of besser wall system for fire step 1 establish requirements establish the required fire resistance level frl for the wall.
Equivalent thickness 56 x 190mm 106 mm which gives a 1 5 hour fire rating. 1 2 3 aggregate type in the minimum required equivalent thickness in. 140 hollow 2 et 3 80 80 60 60 140 hollow 2 et 3 88. 51 mm thickness can be used.
203 mm limestone aggregate concrete masonry wall with a maximum control joint width of in.