Fire Resistance Bulletin 2

1 fire Resistance Bulletin 2. fire Resistance Ratings for Exterior Walls U. L. Tested and Classified For 1 and 2 Hours Insurance Bulletin No. 5 explains how insurance The same requirement is in the Standard Building rates for metal buildings are affected by exterior Code published by the Southern Building Code wall construction. fire Resistive Bulletin #1 (for- Congress International, Inc. (Table 600, note i). merly listed as Insurance Bulletin #6) explains Design No. U425 details the wall construction how insurance rates can be improved by using and gypsum wallboard protection. Design tested and classified 1, 1 and 2-hour fire protect- U425 is also included in this Bulletin .

2 Ed columns. As with the fire rated columns, MBMA considers Through meetings and discussions with Insurance this a breakthrough in fire protection research of Services Office headquarters and through field great importance to the designers and users of eco- experience it was determined that although the pro- nomical light steel frame buildings. tected columns were providing an improved insur- ance rate, they were still not producing rates that Design No. U489. would be directly competitive with buildings with Bearing Wall Rating - 1, 1 and 2 Hr. concrete block exterior walls. Therefore, the MBMA Committee on fire Protection and Related Insurance Matters undertook an engineering analy- sis and testing program to establish fire resistant rated exterior walls.

3 These walls are listed by Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. in the 1996 fire Resistance Directory as Design No. U489. In addition to improving fire insurance rates, fire resistant exterior rated walls are helpful in meeting building code requirements, including lot line sep- aration and set-back requirements. The BOCA. National Building Code published by the Building Officials and Code Administrators International, Inc. require that exterior walls having a 5 foot or less fire separation to the closest interior lot line, to the centerline of a street or public way or to an imaginary line between two buildings on the same property, be rated for exposure to fire from both sides.

4 Where the fire separation distance is greater than 5 feet, the exterior wall needs only be rated from the inside (Section ). Continued on next page Note: This Bulletin was previously released as Insurance Bulletin #16. Metal Building Manufacturers Association fire Resistance Bulletin 2. 1. Column Protection - See Design Nos. X524 Design No. U425. and X530 for column protection. (For Exterior Walls, Ratings Applicable For Exposure To fire On Interior Face Only). 2. Girts - "Z" or "C" shape girts fabricated from (See Items 4 and 5). to in. thick steel. Girts shall be 6 to Bearing Wall Rating - 45 Min., 1, 1 or 2 HR.

5 10 in. deep with 2 to 3 in. flanges. 3. Girt Clips - Fabricated from min. in. thick steel, angles may be bolted to columns with by 1 in. bolts and nuts or may be plates shop-welded to columns. 4. Steel Wall Panels - No. 26 MSG min. coated steel. 5. Wall Construction - See Design No. U425 for details. a. Top of the wall shall be against the underside of roof deck. b. All openings between top of wall and roof deck are to be filled with UL Classified miner- al wool or glass fiber insulation. c. Steel studs in accordance with the specifica- tions in Design No. U425. HORIZONTAL SECTION. 6. Subgirts - Min. in. (25 gauge) thick gal- vanized steel, 1 5/16 in.

6 Wide on top and 1. Steel Floor and Ceiling Tracks (Not Shown). 2 in. wide at bottom by 7/8 in. deep (hat sec- - Top and bottom tracks of wall assemblies tion), spaced 48 in. max. shall consist of steel members, min. No. 20. GSG ( in. thick) galvanized steel or No. 20 MSG ( in. thick) primed steel, that *Bearing the UL Classification Marking provide a sound structural connection between steel studs, and to adjacent assemblies such as a floor, ceiling, and/or other walls. Attached to floor and ceiling assemblies with steel fasten- ers spaced not greater than 24 in. Continued on next page Metal Building Manufacturers Association fire Resistance Bulletin 2.

7 2. Steel Studs - Corrosion-protected steel studs, both sides of studs or by welded or bolted con- min. 3 in. wide, min. No. 20 GSG ( in. nections designed in accordance with the AISI. thick) galvanized steel or No. 20 MSG ( specifications. in. thick) primed steel, cold-formed, shall be designed in accordance with the current edition Lateral Support Members (Not shown) - of the Specification for the Design of Cold- Where required for lateral support of studs, Formed Steel Structural Members by the support may be provided by means of steel American Iron and Steel Institute. All design straps, channels or other similar means as spec- details enhancing the structural integrity of the ified in the design of a particular steel stud wall wall assembly, including the axial design load system.

8 Of the studs, shall be as specified by the steel stud designer and/or producer, and shall meet Wallboard, Gypsum* - Gypsum wallboard the requirements of all applicable local code bearing the UL Classification Marking as to agencies. The max. stud spacing of wall assem- fire Resistance . Applied vertically with joints blies shall not exceed 24 in. (or 16 in. between layers staggered. Outer layer of 3. - See Item 5c). Studs attached to floor and layer construction may be applied horizontally. ceiling tracks with in. long Type S-12 pan The thickness and number of layers and per- head, self-drilling, self-tapping steel screws on cent of design load for the 45 min.

9 , 1 hr., 1 . hr and 2 hr ratings are as follows: Interior Walls (Wallboard Protection Both Sides of Wall). Number of Layers and Rating Thickness of Boards in Each Layer Percent of Design Load 45 min. * 1 layer, in. thick 100. 1 hour * 1 layer, 5/8 in. thick 100. 1 hr. * 2 layers, in. thick 100. 2 hours * 2 layers, 5/8 in. thick 80. * 3 layers, in. thick or 100. * 2 layers, in. thick 100. *Ratings applicable to assemblies serving as exterior walls where Classified fire resistive gypsum sheathing type wallboard is substituted on the exterior face. Exterior Walls (Wallboard Protection On Interior Side of Wall).

10 Number of Layers and Rating Thickness of Boards in Each Layer Percent of Design Load 45 min. * 1 layer, 5/8 in. thick 100. 1 hour * 2 layers, 1/2 in. thick 100. 1 hr. * 2 layers, 5/8 in. thick 100. 2 hours * 3 layers, 1/2 in. thick or 100. * 2 layers, 3/4 in. thick 100. *Bearing the UL Classification Marking Continued on next page Metal Building Manufacturers Association fire Resistance Bulletin 2. See Wallboard Gypsum (CKNX) Category for C. Cementitious Backer Units* - or 5/8 in. names of Classified Companies of in. or 5/8 in thick, square edge boards, attached to steel thick wallboard. See below for Classified company studs over gypsum sheathing with 1 5/8 in.