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floor assembly

  1. rjjh

    Type IB - rated floor assembly required over crawl space?

    Hi! We are proposing a Type IB, type R-1 single story hotel, that is non-separated. The units are prefabricated and placed over an unoccupied crawl space, will the floor assembly need to maintain a 2HR rating per Table 601? or are there any exceptions to being over a crawl space over grade?
  2. Grumble

    Polystyrene floors?

    I have a self supporting building. Steel framing supported by screw piles. So the floor only has to carry the live internal load and the dead load of the fitout. Aiming at 50psf, so it could support a car too. I am wondering whether a damp proof membrane on the cleared and level ground with...
  3. S

    Fire resistance rating of roof assembly in OBC part 3

    In Ontario building code 2012 part 9, table 9.10.8.1. sets out floor assembly and roof assembly fire resistance rating, while in part 3, from 3.2.2.20. to 3.2.2.83., there are some articles which spell out roof assembly fire resistance rating, but most of these articles do not have a requirement...
    • sunyaer
    • Thread
    • fire resistance rating floor assembly roof assembly
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Canada
  4. S

    on which floor is the floor assembly above the floor area / the storey

    This is from Ontario building code 2012: 3.4.4.1. (1) is the counterpart of 9.9.4.2 in part 9. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9.9.4.2. Fire Separation for Exits (1) Except as provided in...
    • sunyaer
    • Thread
    • exit fire separation floor assembly roof assembly
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Canada
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