Reasons why gypsum is strong against fire |
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Fire resistance regulations in the Building Standards Act |
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Structural part | Fire resistant structure (Article 2 clause 7 of the Act) | ||||
Floors where the number of floors counted from the top floor is more than 2 and less than 4, including the top floor itself (Article 107 of the Ordinance) A |
Floors where the number of floors counted from the top floor is more than 5 and less than 14 (Article 107 of the Ordinance) B |
Where the number of floors counted from the top floor is more than 15 (Article 107 of the Ordinance) C |
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Partition Walls | (Non-loadbearing wall) | 1 hour | 1 hour | 1 hour | |
(Limited to shear wall) | 1 hour | 2 hour | 2 hour | ||
Outer wall | Shear walls | 1 hour | 2 hour | 2 hour | |
Non-loadbearing wall |
Parts where there are risk of fire spreading | 1 hour | 1 hour | 1 hour | |
Parts other than the above | 30 minutes | 30 minutes | 30 minutes | ||
Column | 1 hour | 2 hour | 3 hour | ||
Floor | 1 hour | 2 hour | 2 hour | ||
Beam | 1 hour | 2 hour | 3 hour | ||
Roof | 30 minutes | ||||
Staircase | 30 minutes | ||||
Related designated structure | Ministry of Construction Public Notice No. 1399 Year 200 |
Fire partition |
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Regarding certification of fire resistance by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism |
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Damage resistance | Performance that does not cause deformation, melting, destruction or other damage |
Heat insulation | Performance to prevent the temperature on the non-heated side rising above the ignition temperature of combustible matter |
Flame retardancy | Prevents occurrence of cracks or other damage that will cause the fire to spread from the indoor side to the outdoors |
For music studios, cinemas and machinery rooms
For partition walls in hotels, condos and apartments