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One hour wall under steel beam

Vlab20

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I have a UL U423 wall assembly hitting the underside of a beam that runs parallel over my wall. The wall is a required one hour occupancy separation. I have found plenty of UL assemblies to fire treat the beam but I am looking for a drywall wrap of the beam that would maintain the required one hour rating. My wall is a 3-5/8" metal stud wall with 5/8" Type X drywall on both sides. There is steel stud framing around both sides of the beam with 5/8" Type X drywall. Inspector is looking for a UL. I am trying to argue that my U423 wall meets the requirement that the inspector seeks. Anyone have any UL or other back-up info that I can use to assure inspector that the 1-hour is being met.Thanks

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wall beam detail.pdf

wall beam detail.pdf
 
What about Figure 704.3? Isn't that what you are basically doing?
 
Figure 704.3??? I have no Fig 704.3 Can you point me in the right direction?

Thanks
 
Here ya go! This is from the 2009 Commentary

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Builder Bob: I thought about the calculated method, too, but when I checked, the IBC does not provide a calculated method for beams and girders using gypsum board...just SFRM. Only the steel column section provides a gypsum board method.

Check out UL N501 and N502. These are 2-hour assemblies. UL doesn't have any 1-hour assemblies that I could find.
 
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