Does your house have a passive fire protection system? The existence of this protection system indicates that you are quite aware of the potential dangers that may occur in or around your home. Passive fire protection systems are prepared from the very beginning of home builders. You, together with the interior designer and chief of builders, are already planning to build a fireproof building.
Besides, you also want all equipment and surfaces in the house to be coated with a certain substance to increase the resistance of the item to fire. When the builders arrange the use of materials, building structural components to construct the partition of the buildings, they will calculate the appropriate fire-resistance rating based on conditions in the field.
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Building Fire Protection
Before we talk about fire-resistance rating, it’s better to discuss a little about the building’s fire protection system. The building fire protection system consists of equipment and facilities for an active and passive protection system.
The difference between the two protection systems is very clear. Active protection systems generally use water and chemicals for their fire suppression systems. You may often see fire extinguishers in offices or homes, right? This is one example of an active protection system.
Active Fire Protection Means
An active fire protection system is installed to detect and extinguish fires that occur in an area. Among the active fire protection means that are often used in various buildings are:
- Smoke detector. This detector can find out where there is fire or heat.
- Fire alarm that can work automatically or manually. Once the smoke or fire detector sends a signal, this alarm will then go off.
- Hydrant system. This system is for large-scale fire protection. Buildings that have hydrants usually have trained personnel who are always on standby to deal with fires in the building.
- Fire extinguisher (Light Fire Extinguisher). it contains chemicals to extinguish small fires.
- Sprinkler system. This system uses water to handle fire.
Passive Fire Protection System
This protection system refers to the surface coating of the entire building using fire and heat resistant materials as well as methods of controlling smoke, heat, and fire. This system also regulates the use of building materials and building interiors to minimize the intensity of fires to the provision of safe exit facilities for the evacuation process in the event of a fire.
Among the existing facilities in this protection system include:
- Smoke and fire controlling facilities in the form of smoke damper, fire damper, and fire stopping.
- Compartment system. This is a building separation system with high fire risk and low fire risk.
- Fire retardant means using materials such as wool, fireproof blanket, fiberglass cloth, and others.
- Evacuation aids and evacuation facilities.
Passive Protection Fire Resistance Test Standard
The fire-resistance rating measures the ability of a passive fire protection material or system to withstand standard fire resistance tests. The fire-resistant rating is usually measured by the length of time a passive fire protection system resists a single fire. The duration measurement consists of the time (in minutes) when the element is exposed to the temperature, pressure, and load applied in the test procedure.
Insulation Rating
The fire-resistance rating also refers to the insulation level at which a passive fire protection system can limit the temperature rise on a surface that is not exposed to fire. You will always come across the term ‘insulation level’, which will always be associated with ‘insulating material’. Insulating materials are materials that are usually used in passive fire protection systems, such as fiberglass cloth, fire retardant fabric, fireproof blanket, and others.
Structural Adequacy
All structural materials used in construction must have the ability to support vertical axial loads in the event of a fire. Structural materials are also known as structural retaining elements. Let’s take the example of a load-bearing wall that may have a fire-resistance rating of 60/60/60 or a beam that may have a fire-resistance rating of 120/-/-.
Integrity Level
The fire-resistance rating also includes integrity which can prevent the passage of flames and hot gases. This fire-resistance rating is carried out by creating a gap on a surface that is not exposed to fire.
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