Fire Resistance Rated Truss Assemblies
Materials Standard Methods for Fire Tests of Building Construction and Materials (ASTM E119) or Underwriters Laboratories Fire Resistance Ratings (ANSI/UL 263). The primary source documents for documented fire-resistance designs used in the United States are: Fire Resistance Design Manual (GA-600)2, published by the Gypsum Association (GA)
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