40113
Accession Number
19599
Title Of Journal Book
Glazing in Fire-Resistant Wall Assemblies
Collation
4 p. : ills., 1 fig., 1 table
Reference Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references
Publisher
Institute for Research in Construction. National Research Council Canada
Publisher City
Ottawa
Language Of Text
English
Literature Type
Monograph
Literature Level
Monographic
Abstract
Increase in the use of glazing in buildings combined with building code requirements for fire-resistant wall assemblies has led to the development and full-scale testing of a system of fire-resistant glazing protected by automatic sprinklers. The test results and the system requirements, benefits and limitaitons are described.
Keywords
fire;protection;compartmentation;barriers;tempered glass; glazing; sprinkler;window assemblies
pub_id
40113