Basic Fire Door Requirements

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TECHNICAL DATA SERIESS D ISTEEL DOOR INSTITUTE30200 DETROIT ROAD - CLEVELAND, OHIO 44145118 - 01Basic fire DoorRequirements 2001 Steel Door Institute2Technical Data SeriesSDI 118-2001Basic fire Door RequirementsOpeningWallRatingDoor andFrame RatingDescription and Use4 Hour3 Hour(180 minutes)These openings are in walls that separate buildings or dividea single building into designated fire Hour1-1/2 Hour(90 minute)Openings of this type are used in enclosures of verticalcommunication or egress through buildings. Examples ofthese types of openings include stairwells and elevator Hour1 Hour(60 minute)These door and frame assemblies divide occupancies in Hour3/4 Hour(45 minute)For use where there are openings in corridors or room Hour1-1/2 Hour(90 minute)This opening is in a wall where there is the potential for severefire exposure from the exterior of the Hour3/4 Hour(45 minute)This opening is in an exterior wall that has the potential to beexposed to moderate to light fire from the exterior of Hour1/3 Hour(20 minut)

2 Technical Data Series SDI 118-2001 Basic Fire Door Requirements Opening Wall Rating Door and Frame Rating Description and Use 4 Hour 3 Hour (180 minutes)

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