BS EN 1364-3:2014
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Fire resistance tests for non-loadbearing elements – Curtain walling. Full configuration (complete assembly)
| Published By | Publication Date | Number of Pages |
| BSI | 2014 | 68 |
This European Standard specifies a method for determining the fire resistance of curtain walling – full configuration.
This European Standard is used in conjunction with EN 1363-1.
NOTE Annex B gives further information on the test method.
The test method is applicable to curtain walling type B (for definition see 3.4). The test is not appropriate for testing curtain walling type A (for definition see 3.3).
The fire resistance of curtain walling may be determined under internal or external exposure conditions. In the latter case the external fire exposure curve given in EN 1363-2 may be used, subject to deviating national regulations.
Tests on individual parts of a curtain wall ing (e.g. perimeter seal, infill panel or fixing of the framing system (anchoring) used to attach the curtain walling to the floor element) or systems with fire resistance requirements only to the spandrel area may be performed using EN 1364-4. For vertical linear gap seals, this part of the standard applies.
This European Standard does not cover double skin façades, over -cladding systems and ventilated façade systems on external walls. It does not deal with the reaction to fire behaviour of curtain walling .
This standard is intended to be read in conjunction with EN 1363-1 and EN 1363-2.
PDF Catalog
| PDF Pages | PDF Title |
|---|---|
| 9 | 1 Scope 2 Normative references |
| 10 | 3 Terms and definitions |
| 11 | 4 Test equipment 5 Test conditions 6 Test specimen 6.1 Size 6.1.1 General 6.1.2 Internal fire exposure |
| 12 | 6.1.3 External fire exposure 6.2 Number of specimens 6.3 Design 6.3.1 General 6.3.2 Standard configuration |
| 13 | 6.3.3 Restraint 6.3.3.1 Internal exposure 6.3.3.2 External exposure 6.3.4 Surfaces 6.3.5 Perimeter seal 6.4 Construction 6.5 Verification |
| 14 | 7 Installation of the test specimen 7.1 General 7.2 Supporting floors 7.2.1 Standard supporting floor 7.2.2 Non-standard supporting floor 7.3 Simulated wall construction 7.3.1 Standard construction 7.3.2 Non-standard construction 7.4 Furnace closure |
| 15 | 8 Conditioning 9 Application of instrumentation 9.1 Thermocouples 9.1.1 Furnace thermocouples (plate thermometers) 9.1.2 Unexposed face thermocouples 9.1.2.1 General 9.1.2.2 Mean temperature rise 9.1.2.3 Maximum temperature rise |
| 18 | 9.1.2.4 Roving thermocouple 9.1.2.5 Additional thermocouples 9.1.2.6 Thermocouples on the fixing of the framing system 9.2 Pressure |
| 19 | 9.3 Deflection 9.4 Radiation 10 Test procedure 11 Performance criteria |
| 20 | 12 Test report 13 Field of direct application of test results 13.1 General rules 13.1.1 General |
| 21 | 13.1.2 Exposure conditions 13.1.3 Overrun time 13.2 Rules for the complete construction 13.2.1 Width of the curtain walling 13.2.2 Height of the curtain walling |
| 22 | 13.2.3 Span length 13.2.4 Installation angle (vertical/sloped) 13.2.5 Facet angles of horizontally faceted curtain walling 13.2.5.1 Installation tolerance |
| 23 | 13.2.5.2 Small facet angles 13.3 Framing system 13.3.1 Distance between mullions and transoms 13.3.2 Geometry/dimension of mullions and transoms |
| 24 | 13.3.3 Connection between mullions and transoms 13.3.3.1 Connection geometry 13.3.3.2 Connection system between framing members 13.3.4 Framing material 13.3.4.1 Metal framing |
| 25 | 13.3.4.2 Timber framing 13.3.5 Decorative frame surface treatments/coverings/coatings 13.3.6 Fixing of the framing system (anchoring) |
| 27 | 13.3.7 Pressure plate system 13.3.7.1 Edge cover / overlap of pressure plate |
| 28 | 13.3.7.2 Size of pressure plate 13.3.7.3 Material of pressure plate 13.3.7.4 Screws 13.3.7.5 Mullion and transom cover cap 13.3.8 Other fixing systems than pressure plate 13.4 Infill panels 13.4.1 Opaque (non-translucent/non-transparent) infill panels 13.4.1.1 Type / construction 13.4.1.2 Dimensions |
| 29 | 13.4.1.3 Aspect ratio of individual infill panels 13.4.1.4 Geometrical shapes 13.4.1.5 Materials 13.4.1.6 Back panel metal sheeting 13.4.2 Sandwich panels |
| 30 | 13.4.3 Translucent or transparent infill panels 13.4.3.1 Type of fire resistant translucent or transparent infill panel |
| 31 | 13.4.3.2 Dimensions of individual rectangular fire resistant translucent or transparent infill panels 13.4.3.3 Aspect ratio of individual rectangular fire resistant translucent or transparent infill panels 13.4.3.4 Geometrical shapes 13.4.3.5 Asymmetry in thickness |
| 32 | 13.4.4 Glazing materials 13.4.4.1 Gaskets 13.5 Perimeter seals / Vertical linear joint seals 13.5.1 General 13.5.2 Orientation 13.5.3 Material |
| 33 | 13.5.4 Width/depth 13.5.5 Fixing of the perimeter seal 13.5.6 Covering 13.6 Supporting floor |
| 34 | 13.7 Walls abutting the curtain walling |
| 57 | Annex A (normative)Field of direct application of test results for unitised construction A.1 General A.2 Rules for the complete construction A.2.1 Width of the curtain walling A.2.2 Height of the curtain wall A.2.3 Span length A.3 Infill panels A.3.1 Opaque (non-translucent/non-transparent) infill panels A.3.2 Sandwich panels A.3.3 Translucent or transparent infill panels |
| 58 | Annex B (informative)Explanatory notes B.1 Notes to Clause 1 “Scope” B.1.1 Test principles and requirements B.1.2 Fire from the outside of the building (e.g. E, EW and EI (o → i)) B.2 Notes to Clause 3 “Terms and definitions” |
| 59 | B.3 Notes to Clause 5 “Test conditions” B.4 Notes to Clause 6 “Test specimen” B.5 Notes to 7.2.1 “Standard supporting floor” B.6 Notes to Clause 9 “Application of instrumentation” B.6.1 Thermocouples B.6.2 Deflection measurement |
| 60 | B.7 Notes to Clause 13 “Field of direct application of test results” B.7.1 Overrun time B.7.2 Width of the curtain walling B.7.3 Installation angle (vertical/sloped) B.7.4 Horizontally faceted curtain walling B.7.5 Height of the curtain walling / span length B.7.6 Framing system B.7.6.1 Geometry/dimensions of mullions and transoms B.7.6.2 Framing material B.7.6.3 Fixing of the framing system / Anchoring |
| 61 | B.7.6.4 Pressure plate system B.7.7 Infill panels / spandrel panels B.7.7.1 Area of individual rectangular fire resistant translucent or transparent infill panels B.7.7.2 Exchange of glazing materials B.7.8 Perimeter seal B.7.8.1 Material B.7.8.2 Covering B.7.8.3 Movement capability |
