Fire Stop
A seal provided to close an imperfection of fit or design tolerance between elements or components, to restrict the passage of fire and smoke.
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Fire Stop Slab
Cavity fire barrier manufactured from rock fibre mineral wool insulation for masonry construction.
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Fire Stopping (Firestopping) System
Is a fire protection system made of various components used to seal openings, control joints in fire resistant walls, floors, or assemblies.
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Fire Triangle
Also called the Combustion Triangle, this is a simple model for understanding the necessary ingredients for most fires. The triangle illustrates the three elements a fire needs to ignite: heat,...
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Firewalls
Firewalls not only have a rating, but they are also designed to sub-divide buildings such that if collapse occurs on one side, this will not affect the other side.
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Flexible Construction
Drylining horizontal or vertical supporting construction consisting of studs or joists, including linings and optional insulation.
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Flexible Ducting
Flexible ducts (also known as flex) are typically made of flexible plastic over a metal wire coil to shape a tube. They have a variety of configurations. In the United...
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Flexible Partition
A metal stud drylined partition is defined as a flexible partition in a fire test.
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Flexible Wall
Flexible wall is a vertical supporting construction consisting of studs or joists, including linings and optional insulation. The term is commonly used when referring to fire-rated plasterboard partition systems. This...
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Formed Letterbox
A formed letterbox is an aperture that has been physically constructed within a wall construction using stud and boards of the same specification as the wall itself. Otherwise known as...
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Fire Insulation Rating
A fire insulation rating is a measure of time that a specific component or system can withstand the heat generated from a fire and prevent it from breaching the building’s...