Significance and Use

This practice is intended to provide a standard set of guidelines that are to be followed when conducting and reporting on inspections of installed fire resistive joint systems.

This practice is intended to provide a means to verify compliance of the installed fire resistive joint systems to the inspection documents.

This practice is not intended to provide a basis for selecting installers or products, or both.

This practice is not intended to establish any performance criteria of the inspected fire resistive joint systems.

1. Scope

1.1 This practice covers the establishment of procedures to inspect fire resistive joint systems, including methods for field verification and inspection.

1.2 This practice addresses all types of fire resistive joint systems and of perimeter joint protection.

Note 1Fire resistive joint system and joint are defined in Test Method E1966 and UL 2079.

Note 2Perimeter joint protection is defined in Test Method E2307 .

Note 3Fire resistive joint systems include joints between two fire resistive assemblies, and perimeter joints between a fire resistive floor assembly and a non-fire-resistive wall assembly. The application of these systems are sometimes extended based on an evaluation to other types of construction.

1.3 This practice provides methods by which qualified inspectors verify that required fire resistive joint systems on a project have been installed and that their installations are in accordance with the inspection documents.

1.4 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.

1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

1.6 The text of this standard references notes and footnotes which provide explanatory material. These notes and footnotes (excluding those in tables and figures) shall not be considered as requirements of the standard.

2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.

Other Documents

Other Standard

ASTM Standards

E176 Terminology of Fire Standards

E631 Terminology of Building Constructions

E699 Practice for Evaluation of Agencies Involved in Testing, Quality Assurance, and Evaluating of Building Components

E1966 Test Method for Fire-Resistive Joint Systems

E2307 Test Method for Determining Fire Resistance of Perimeter Fire Barriers Using Intermediate-Scale, Multi-story Test Apparatus

Keywords

fire resistive joint system; firestopping; inspection; inspector; joint; joint system; Fire barrier; Perimeter fire barrier system; Inspection--buildings; Fire resistance; On-site evaluation/inspection ;

ICS Code

ICS Number Code 13.220.50 (Fire-resistance of building materials and elements)

DOI: 10.1520/E2393-10A

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ASTM E2393