Department for Communities and Local Government, (2022) Ventilation ducts and flues passing through fire-separating elements General provisions. In: Approved Document B: Fire Safety - Volume 1: Dwellings. 2022 ed. Section 9: Protection of openings and fire‑stopping, 1 (9.12). RIBA Publishing Publication, London, p. 72. ISBN 9781859469156
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Abstract
If air handling ducts pass through fire-separating elements, the fire performance of the elements should be maintained using one or more of the following four methods. In most ductwork systems, a combination of the four methods is best.
a. Method 1 – thermally activated fire dampers.
b. Method 2 – fire resisting enclosures.
c. Method 3 – protection using fire resisting ductwork.
d. Method 4 – automatically activated fire and smoke dampers triggered by smoke detectors.
| Item Type: | Book Section |
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| Additional Information: | mml-maui-text-analytics-keywords |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | fire-separating element, fire and smoke damper, fire damper, in use, fire protection, separated part |
| Subjects: | Section 09: Protection of openings and fire‑stopping |
| Depositing User: | admin |
| Date Deposited: | 09 Jul 2022 09:25 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Jul 2022 17:25 |
| URI: | https://buildvoc.co.uk/id/eprint/1654 |
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