DCD Sandwich Panels
DCD Sandwich Panels
Sandwich Panels
4.9.1. Sandwich Panels shall comply with general requirements of Section 4.5, where used
on façade and exterior wall and the specific requirements of Section 4.9.
4.9.2. Sandwich Panels used in other applications such as internal partitions, cold storage
or roofing shall comply with the specific requirements of Section 4.9.
4.9.3. Sandwich panels shall be tested for the intended applications such as external, inter-
nal, roofing or cold storages and shall not be interchanged in their end applications.
4.9.4. Definition
4.9.4.1. Sandwich panels are foam plastic insulated sandwich panels (FISP) or mineral
core insulated panels or self supporting double skin metal faced insulating
panels.
4.9.4.3. Sandwich panels are generally used as external wall systems in low rise
building such as warehouses and roofing. As internal partitions and ceiling
applications, sandwich panels are used in, cold storages, food industries,
warehouses and industries.
4.9.5.1. Where Sandwich panels are installed on the exterior walls, they shall not
reduce the fire resistance rating of the wall.
4.9.5.4. Thermal barrier shall not be required in masonry or concrete wall, floor or
roof constructions where the sandwich panel is covered on each face by
concrete or masonry with a minimum thickness of 25 mm.
4.9.5.5. Thermal barrier shall not be required in fully Sprinkler protected cooler or
freezer or cold rooms and the rooms they are located in, when sandwich
panel is minimum 4 inch thick and has Class A rating as per UL 723 or ASTM
E 84 (FSI-25, SDI-450 or less), when tested both core and panel. Moreover,
sandwich panel shall have self ignition temperature, not less than 4270C in
accordance with ASTM D 1929.
4.9.5.6. Thermal barrier shall not be required in roof assemblies where sandwich
panels are separated from the interior of the building by wood structural
sheathing not less than 12 mm in thickness. And the sandwich panel is part
of roof covering assembly tested and passes with FM 4450 or UL 1256 or
FM 4471.
4.9.5.7. Foam plastic insulation, exterior facings an coatings shall be tested sepa-
rately in the thickness of intended use as per Table 1.17.c.
4.9.6.2. Sandwich panels as fire resistance rated exterior wall assembly coverings
shall comply with both Table 1.17.a. and Table 1.17.b.
4.9.6.3. Sandwich panels used in applications other than as exterior walls shall com-
ply with test requirements in accordance with Table 1.17.c.
4.9.7. Application
4.9.7.1. The occupancies and type of buildings that are allowed to have sandwich
panels in their exterior wall facades shall be in accordance with Table
1.17.a. and Table 1.17.b.
OR viii. FM 4881
With pass criteria
iv. FM 4880 “Class 1”
With pass criteria
“Non-combustible core” OR
iv. FM 4880 OR
With pass criteria
“Non-combustible core” viii. EN 1362-3
With pass criteria
AND “1 Hr or 2 Hr OR 3 Hr as
per required fire rating of
v. ASTM D1929 the wall.
Shall have self ignition
temperature of not less OR
than 3430C.
ix. EN 1362-4
With pass criteria
“1 Hr or 2 Hr OR 3 Hr as
per required fire rating of
the wall.
i. BS 476 Part 7
With pass criteria
“Class 1”
OR
i. FM 4880
With pass criteria
“Non-combustible core”
AND
i. ASTM D1929
Shall have self ignition
temperature of not less
than 3430C.
ii. FM 4880
With pass criteria
“Non-combustible core”
AND
v. UL 790
With pass criteria
“Class B”
OR
OR
v. UL 790
With pass criteria
“Class A”
OR
7.1.1. All the Materials, Components, Systems, Assemblies, equipment, Products and Ac-
cessories, referred to in this chapter with respect to construction and Life Safety,
Fire Safety and Emergency Services shall be Listed, Approved and Registered by the
Civil Defence Material Approval Department.
7.1.2. There is no year of edition mentioned against any test standards. It is the intent of
Civil Defence to convey to the customers seeking material tests and the test labor-
atories to follow the “LATEST EDITION OF THE TEST STANDARD, AS AND WHEN
THEY ARE UPGRADED/REVISED/AMENDED, TO THE DATE.”
i. ASTM E 119, Standard Test Methods for Fire Tests of Building Construction and
Materials
ii. UL 723, Standard for Test of Surface Burning Characteristics of Building Materi-
als
iii. FM 4880, Approval Standard for Class 1 Insulated Wall or Wall and Roof/
Ceiling Panels; Plastic Interior Finish Materials; Plastic Exterior Building Panels;
Wall/Ceiling Coating Systems; Interior or Exterior Finish Systems.
iv. NFPA 286, Standard Methods of Fire Tests for Evaluating Contribution of Wall
and Ceiling Interior Finish to Room Fire Growth.
v. EN 13823: Reaction to fire tests for building products - Building products ex-
cluding floorings exposed to the thermal attack by a single burning item.
vi. EN-ISO 11925-2: Reaction to fire tests - Ignitability of products subjected to
direct impingement of flame - Part 2: Single-flame source test.
vii. EN-ISO 1182: Reaction to fire tests for products - Non-combustibility test
viii. EN-ISO 1716: Reaction to fire tests for products - Determination of the gross
heat of combustion (calorific value)
ix. EN 13501-1: Fire classification of construction products and building elements -
Part 1: Classification using data from reaction to fire tests.
x. BS 476 Part 7: Fire Tests on Building materials and structures; method of test
to determine the classification of the surface spread of flame of products
xi. BS 476 Part 6: Fire Tests on Building materials and structures; method of test
for fire propagation for products
xii. EN 1364-2, Fire resistance tests for non-loadbearing elements. Ceilings.
xiii. UL 1715, Standard for Fire Test of Interior Finish Material.
i. NFPA 286, Standard methods of fire tests for evaluating contribution of wall
and ceiling interior finish to room fire growth
ii. ASTM E 84, Standard Test Method of Surface Burning Characteristics of Build-
ing Materials
iii. UL 723, Standard for Test of Surface Burning Characteristics of Building Materi-
als.
iv. EN 1364-2: Fire resistance tests for non loadbearing elements. Ceilings.
v. EN 13823: Reaction to fire tests for building products - Building products ex-
cluding floorings exposed to the thermal attack by a single burning item.
vi. EN-ISO 11925-2: Reaction to fire tests - Ignitability of products subjected to
direct impingement of flame - Part 2: Single-flame source test.
vii. EN-ISO 1182: Reaction to fire tests for products - Non-combustibility test
viii. EN-ISO 1716: Reaction to fire tests for products - Determination of the gross
heat of combustion (calorific value)
ix. EN 13501-1: Fire classification of construction products and building elements -
Part 1: Classification using data from reaction to fire tests.
ix. BS 476 Part 7: Fire Tests on Building materials and structures; method of test
to determine the classification of the surface spread of flame of products
x. BS 476 Part 6: Fire Tests on Building materials and structures; method of test
for fire propagation for products
7.1.11. Thermal Barriers (Temperature rise shall not exceed 2500 C on unexposed surface)
i. The average temperature rise of the unexposed surface shall not rise more
than 250°C after 15 minutes of fire exposure as per ASTM E 119 or UL 263.
The thermal barrier shall remain in place for not less than 15 minutes as per
UL 1040 or UL 1715.
ii. NFPA 275, Standard Method of Fire Tests for the Evaluation of Thermal Barriers
Used Over Foam Plastic Insulation
iii. EN 1364-1 Fire resistance tests for non-loadbearing elements. Walls
i. ASTM E 814, Standard Test Method for Fire Tests of Through-Penetration Fire
Stops
ii. UL 1479, Standard for Safety for Fire Tests of Through-Penetration Fire Stop
iii. EN 1366-3: Fire resistance tests for penetration seals
iv. UL 263, Standard for Fire Tests of Building Construction and Materials.
v. FM 4990, Approval standard for firestopping.
i. ASTM E 814, Standard Test Method for Fire Tests of Through-Penetration Fire
Stops
ii. UL 1479, Standard for Safety for Fire Tests of Through-Penetration Fire Stop
iii. EN 1366-3: Fire resistance tests for penetration seals
iv. UL 263, Standard for Fire Tests of Building Construction and Materials.
v. FM 4990, Approval standard for firestopping.
vi. EN 1366-4: Fire resistance tests for service installations. Linear joint seals
i. ASTM E 119, Standard Test Methods for Fire Tests of Building Construction and
Materials
ii. UL 263, Standard for Fire Tests of Building Construction and Materials.
iii. EN 1364-1, Fire resistance tests for non-loadbearing elements - Part 1: Walls;
iv. EN 1634 - 1, Fire resistance test for door and shutter assemblies and openable
windows
v. EN 15254-4: Extended application of results from fire resistance tests - Non-
loadbearing walls - Part 4: Glazed constructions
vi. BS 476-22: Fire tests on building materials and structures - part 22: Methods
for the determination of the fire resistance of non-loadbearing elements of
construction.
vii. UL 10B, Standard for Fire Tests of Door Assemblies
i. ASTM E 276, Standard Test Method for Extended Duration Surface Burning
Characteristics of Building Materials.
ii. EN 13381-4, Test methods for determining the contribution to the fire re-
sistance of structural members - Part 4: Applied passive protection to steel
members
iii. EN 13381-8, Test methods for determining the contribution to the fire re-
sistance of structural members - Part 8: Applied reactive protection to steel
members
i. ASTM E 2307, Standard Test Method for Determining Fire Resistance of Perim-
eter Fire Barriers Using Intermediate-Scale, Multi-story Test Apparatus
ii. UL 2079, Standard Test Method for Determining Fire Resistance of Perimeter
Fire Barrier Systems Using Intermediate-Scale, Multi-Story Test Apparatus,
iii. EN 1364-4 Fire resistance tests for non-loadbearing elements. Curtain walling.
Part configuration
iv. EN 1364-3, Fire resistance tests for non-loadbearing elements. Curtain walling.
Full configuration (complete assembly)
7.1.20. Roof Assemblies (Exterior fire exposure, See classification requirements in Table
1.22.)
7.1.21. Roof Assemblies (Interior fire exposure, See classification requirements in Table
1.22.)
i. FM 4450, Approval standard for Class 1 insulated steel roof deck roofs.
ii. UL1256, Standard for Fire Test of Roof Deck Constructions.
iii. FM 4471, Approval standard for Class 1 panel roofs.
i. FM 4470, Approval standard for single ply, polymer modified bitumen sheet,
built-up roof (BUR) and liquid applied roof assemblies for use in Class 1 and
non combustible roof construction.
ii. ANSI/UL 790, Standard Test Methods for Fire Tests of Roof Covering.
iii. ASTM E 108, Standard Test Methods for Fire Tests of Roof Coverings.
iv. UL1256, Standard for Fire Test of Roof Deck Constructions.
v. NFPA 256, Standard methods of fire tests of roof coverings
vi. BS 476-3: Standard Test Methods for Fire Tests of Roof Coverings.
vii. CEN/TS 1187: Test methods for external fire exposure to roofs
viii. EN 13501-5: Fire classification of construction products and building elements -
Part 5: Classification using data from external fire exposure to roofs tests
ix. LPS 1505 Requirements and tests for the LPCB approval and listing of roofing
systems - protection against fire from outside the building.
7.1.24. Factory manufactured or prefabricated panels with foam plastic insulation. (See
Sandwich panels, Table 1.17.a,b,c for specific details)
7.1.27. EIFS/ETICS
i. UL 10B/10C, Standard for Fire Tests of Door Assemblies/ Standard for Positive
Pressure Fire Tests of Door Assemblies
ii. NFPA 252, Standard methods of fire tests of door assemblies
iii. EN 1634-1: Fire resistance and smoke control tests for door, shutter and, open-
able window assemblies and elements of building hardware. Fire resistance
tests for doors, shutters and openable windows
iv. BS 476: Part 22, Methods of determination of fire resistance of non load bear-
ing elements of construction.
v. EN 1364-1: Fire resistance tests for non-loadbearing elements: Part 1 - Walls
7.1.34. Combination (Fire/Smoke) Damper (90 minutes and 3 hour fire rated )
i. ANSI/UL 555, Standard for Fire Dampers, and ANSI/UL 555S, Standard for
Smoke Dampers.
ii. EN 1366-10 Fire resistance tests for service installations. Smoke control damp-
ers.
iii. EN 13501-3: Fire classification of construction products and building elements -
Part 3: Classification using data from fire resistance tests on products and ele-
ments used in building service installations: fire resisting ducts and fire dampers
i. ASTM E 119, Standard Test Methods for Fire Tests of Building Construction and
Materials.
ii. EN 1364-3, Fire resistance tests for non-loadbearing elements. Curtain walling.
Full configuration (complete assembly)
iii. UL 263, Standard for Fire Tests of Building Construction and Materials.
iv. NFPA 251, Standard methods of tests of fire resistance of building construction
and materials.
v. EN 1364-1: fire resistance tests for non-loadbearing elements. part 1: walls.
vi. BS 476: Part 22, Methods of determination of fire resistance of non load
bearing elements of construction.
7.1.36. Glazing System on load bearing floor/roof shall satisfy any of the following
i. ASTM E 119, Standard Test Methods for Fire Tests of Building Construction and
Materials.
ii. UL 263, Standard for Fire Tests of Building Construction and Materials.
iii. NFPA 251, Standard methods of tests of fire resistance of building construction
and materials.
iv. EN 1365-2: Fire resistance tests for loadbearing floor/roof.
v. BS 476-21: Fire tests on building materials and structures - part 21:
Methods for the determination of the fire resistance of loadbearing elements of
construction
i. EN 12600, Glass in building - Pendulum test - Impact test method and classifica-
tion for flat glass.
ii. ANSI Z97, American National Standard for Safety Glazing Materials Used in
Buildings -Safety Performance Specifications and Methods of Test
iii. CPSC 16 CR 1202
iv. For shower enclosures: EN 14428, Shower enclosures - Functional requirements
and test methods
i. Particleboard conforming to Type PBU of ANSI A208.1., not less than 6.4 mm
thick.
ii. Foamed plastics having a maximum heat release rate not greater than 100 kW
when tested in accordance with UL1975 or in accordance with NFPA289,
Standard Method of Fire Test for Individual Fuel Packages, using the 20 kW
ignition source.
iii. Textile confirming to NFPA 701, Standard Methods of Fire Tests for Flame
Propagation of Textiles and Films or section 7.1.10. of this chapter.
iv. Metal Composite Panels confirming to Section 7.1.24. of this chapter.
i. NFPA 701, Standard Methods of Fire Tests for Flame Propagation of Textiles
and Films.
ii. EN 13501-1 Fire classification of construction products and building elements.
Classification using test data from reaction to fire tests
iii. ASTM E 84, Standard Test Method of Surface Burning Characteristics of Build-
ing Materials
iv. UL 723, Standard for Test of Surface Burning Characteristics of Building Materi-
als.
iv. BS 476 Part 7: Fire Tests on Building materials and structures; method of test
to determine the classification of the surface spread of flame of products
i. Shall be designed and operated in accordance with ASCE/SEI 17, Air Supported
Structures.
i. NFPA 701, Standard Methods of Fire Tests for Flame Propagation of Textiles
and Films.
i. ASTM E 84, Standard Test Method of Surface Burning Characteristics of Build-
ing Materials
ii. UL 723, Standard for Test of Surface Burning Characteristics of Building Materi-
als
iii. NFPA 265., Standard methods of fire tests for evaluating room fire growth con-
tribution of textile or expanded vinyl wall coverings on full height panels and
walls.
7.1.45. Non-Combustible Material for Cavity Fire Barrier (Groove sealants, Gaskets, Back-
er Rod and vapour barrier systems)
i. Class B, with ASTM E-84, Standard Test for Surface Burning Characters
i. Class B with UL 723, Standard Test for Surface Burning Characters
ii. Limited Combustible, with FM 4880, Standard test for insulated wall panels