Transcription of Standards in Fireproofing - AWCI
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Standardsin FireproofingiaWCC/GDCI s Procedurefor Inspection EnhancesWorkmanshipMeasureby Frank X. Neuwirthn the last seven or eight years, anIincreasing awareness of fire- proofing requirements by code andbuilding officials and specifiers hasbrought to light a definitive needfor proper inspection of materials, unlesslaboratory evaluated, have beenhistorically difficult to evaluate interms of to 1971, the ASTM (E119)fire test procedure guidelines usedby Underwriters Laboratories (Un-derwriters Laboratories, , IL and UnderwritersLaboratories of Canada), allowedextensive structural movement ofbeams and deck systems during afire before considering failure, pro-viding c
E119 guidelines, a beam treated and tested in the same manner, would achieve only a 1 hour rating; if tested under certain conditions, a maximum 2 hour rating can be achieved. Unfortunately, there are still a number of code standards which vary greatly in interpretation and use of known fire technologies. Different criteria are applied to
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