AS 1735.

11—1986

Australian Standard

SAA Lift Code

Part 11: Fire-rated landing doors

This Australian standard was prepared by Committee ME/4, Lift Installations. It was
approved on behalf of the Council of the Standards Association of Australia on
12 February 1986 and published on 7 April 1986.

The following interests are represented on Committee ME/4:

Association of Consulting Engineers Australia
Association of independent Lift Companies
Australian Chamber of Commerce
Australian Uniform Building Regulations Co-ordinating Council
Board of Fire Commissioners of New South Wales
Building Owners and Managers Association of Australia Limited
Confederation of Australian Industry
Department of Employment and Industrial Affairs, Qld
Department of Employment and Industrial Affairs, Vic.
Department of Housing and Construction
Department of Industrial Relations, N.S.W.
Department of Labour, S.A.
Department of Labour and Industry, Tas.
Department of Mines and Energy, N.T.
Department of Occupational Health, Safety and Welfare, W.A.
Department of Public Works, N.S.W.
Department of Territories
Institution of Engineers, Australia
Insurance Council of Australia
Lift Manufacturers Association of Australia Limited
Metal Trades Industry Association of Australia
Royal Australian Institute of Architects

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 AS 1735.11—1986

Australian Standard

LIFTS, ESCALATORS, AND

MOVING WALKS
Known as the
SAA Lift Code
Part 11: Fire-rated landing doors

First published (as AS CA3, Part DI) . . . . . . . . 1974

AS 1735, Part II first published . . . . . . . . . . . . 1975
Second edition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1982
Third edition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1986

PUBLISHED BY STANDARDS AUSTRALIA

(STANDARDS ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA)
1 THE CRESCENT, HOMEBUSH, NSW 2140
ISBN 0 7262 4126 1
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PREFACE
This edition of this standard was prepared by the Association’s Committee on Lift
Installations, to supersede AS 1735, Part 11—1982.
Because of the specialized nature of lift landing doors and the additional requirements
associated with such doors when they are fire-rated, fire-rating requirements for lift
landing doors have been specifically excluded from AS 1905.1, SAA Fire Door Code,
Part 1—fire-resistant Doorsets.
This edition includes a technical change to align Clause 3.1 with the revised Clause 7.1
of AS 1905.1—1984. Other changes of an editorial nature have been made to bring the
standard into line with current SAA policy.

CONTENTS
Page
SECTION 1. SCOPE AND GENERAL
1.1 Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.2 Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.3 Referenced Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

SECTION 2. DESIGN
2.1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.2 Fire-resistance Rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.3 Variations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

SECTION 3. VARIATION FROM PROTOTYPE

3.1 Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
3.2 Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
3.3 Frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
3.4 Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
3.5 Vision Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
3.6 Minor Variations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

SECTION 4. INSTALLATION AND LABELLING

4.1 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
4.2 Labelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
4.3 Evidence of Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

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STANDARDS ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA

Australian Standard
for
LIFTS, ESCALATORS, AND MOVING WALKS

PART 11-FIRE-RATED LANDING DOORS

SECTION 1. SCOPE AND GENERAL

1.1 SCOPE. This standard sets out requirements for Part 1— Combustibility Test for
fire-rated landing doors for retarding the passage of Materials
fire through openings in fire-rated liftwells. Part 3— Test for Early Fire Hazard
This standard is complementary to AS 1735.1, but the Properties of Materials
requirements of this standard take precedence over Part 4— Fire-resistance Tests of
corresponding requirements of that standard. Elements of Construction
AS 1735.1 SAA Lift Code, Part 1—General
1.2 APPLICATION. This standard applies where Requirements
doors are required to have a fire-rating certificate. AS 1735.2 SAA Lift Code, Part 2—Passenger
and Goods Lifts—Electric
1.3 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS. The following
standards are referred to in this standard: AS 1735.3 SAA Lift Code, Part 3—Passenger
and Goods Lifts—Electrohydraulic
AS 1530 Methods for Fire Tests on Building
Materials, Components and Structures AS 1735.4 SAA Lift Code, Part 4—Service
Lifts—Power-operated

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SECTION 2. DESIGN

2.1 GENERAL. 2.1.4 Clearances.

2.1.1 Additional requirements. In addition to the 2.1.4.1 Horizontally sliding doors. For doors of the
requirements of this Section, the relevant require- horizontally sliding type, the clearances between the
ments of Section 12 of AS 1735.2, Section 12 of finished faces of adjacent door panels and between
AS 1735.3, and Section 22 of AS 1735.4 apply. the finished faces of door panels and jambs shall be
NOTE: Manual doors that are not arranged for self-closing may not more than 6.5 mm; however, in order to allow for
be required under building regulations to be fitted with one of not more than 3.2 mm thickness of facing to be
the following: adhered to the panels, a doorset may be tested with
(a) A fusible (or other approved) heat-sensitive link to the clearance being not more than 9.5 mm.
initiate the closing of a door.
(b) An alarm system to indicate that the door needs to be 2.1.4.2 Vertically sliding doors. The maximum
closed. running clearance between panels of vertically sliding
2.1.2 Side hung doors. doors and jambs shall be not more than the following:
2.1.2.1 Width of door seat rebate. The width of door (a) For openings not more than 2400 mm in height
seat rebate of the frame shall be not less than 19 mm, or width . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.5 mm.
subject to a minimum of 25 mm where the doors have
combustible edge-strips. (b) For openings more than 2400 mm in height or
width . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 mm.
NOTE: Timber edge-strips are combustible even when
chemically impregnated. 2.1.5 Overlaps. The minimum overlaps for door
2.1.2.2 Clearances (smoke path). Clearances heads, panels, and jambs shall be as follows:
between the door and its frame shall be kept to a Clearance,
minimum, to prevent the passage of smoke, subject to Minimum overlap
as in Clause 2.1.3
a maximum of 12 mm at the bottom and 6.5 mm at
the top and at the sides of the door. 6.5 mm 13 mm
Combustible material shall not be superimposed on 9.5 mm 19 mm
top of the sill between the sill and the underside of 13 mm 26 mm
the door. Door panels shall not enter striker jambs more than
2.1.3 Finger pulls and grips on horizontally 20 mm, with a tolerance of ±3 mm.
sliding doors. Where a finger pull or grip is 2.2 FIRE-RESISTANCE RATING.
recessed into the face of a horizontally sliding door 2.2.1 General. A fire-resistance rating shall be
and does not provide for a retractable ‘D’ handle, the established according to the performance of a proto-
recess shall measure not less than 25 mm wide by type doorset when subjected to a standard fire
70 mm high and shall offer not less than 19 mm resistance test in accordance with AS 1530, Part 4.
depth of finger purchase in a plane normal to the (Where a prototype doorset passed a relevant test
direction of door movement; however, where a recess complying with an earlier edition of the standard
is undercut by not less than 5 degrees to the plane which was current at the time of the test, see also
normal to the direction of door movement, the depth Clause 1.2 of AS 1735.1.)
of finger purchase may be reduced to not less than
11 mm. 2.2.2 Test mounting. Fire-rated landing doors
intended for the protection of openings in brick,
Where finger pulls or grips are recessed into both concrete block, and reinforced concrete liftwell walls
faces of a horizontally sliding door, they shall be shall be mounted in any one of such types of walling
staggered in their location so as to give a clear for the test.
distance not less than 75 mm between any of their
parts and they shall be located vertically so as to be Fire-rated landing doors intended for use in any other
not less than 900 mm nor more than 1200 mm above liftwell wall material, shall be mounted in that
the finished floor on the side from which they are walling for the test.
visible. 2.3 VARIATIONS. No variation in the require-
NOTE: Clauses 12.19 and 12.20 of AS 1735.2 include ments for size or material shall be permitted, other
requirements for door latches and handholds. than that compatible with the provisions of Section 3.

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SECTION 3. VARIATION FROM PROTOTYPE

3.1 SIZE. Where necessary to protect an opening Variation may be made to the tested jamb and head
smaller than that of the prototype tested, the height, within the area A plus B shown in Fig. 3.3.3,
width, or both of the door frame and door panel taken as provided that within the area B the general form as
a unit may be reduced, provided that— tested is only changed in angle, subject to a
(a) the ratio of height/width or width/height shall be not maximum angle of 10 degrees.
more than twice the ratio of the prototype; and
(b) the ratio of height/width or width/height shall be not
more than 6:1.
Alterations shall not be made to the normal thickness of
the panel, to other dimensions of the frame or component
parts attached to the door panel, or to clearances
specified in Clause 2.1.5.
Increases in dimensions beyond those of the prototype
are not permitted, except where the prototype was the
largest size which could be accommodated by the
furnace available for testing (see AS 1530, Part 4). In Fig. 3.3.3. SPLAYING OF DOOR JAMB
such a case, a statement shall be appended to the test
report nominating the limits to which the dimensions (c) The material from which the frame is manufactured
could be increased before, in the opinion of the testing shall not be varied, but with metal frames a metallic
laboratory, doubt would exist that the unit would coating may be added and stainless steel may be
continue to serve as an effective barrier if exposed to the replaced by carbon steel.
conditions of the standard fire-resistance test. This (d) The method of frame construction shall not be
appears to be related more to AS 1530, Part 4 than to varied, but with steel there may be a variation of
this standard. two gauge thicknesses in the gauge of material
3.2 PANEL. Variations may not be made in the used.
construction or materials of the panel, unless written 3.3.4 Combination frames. Where the architectural
evidence can be produced of the testing authority’s frame also provides the structural support for the landing
having expressed the opinion that the variation would not door, no variations shall be permitted other than that in
be expected to adversely affect its performances as a Clause 3.3.3(b).
fire-rated door.
3.3.5 Extended door heads. Door heads may be
However, metal or other facings having a spread of extended vertically, provided that—
flame index of zero as defined in AS 1530, Part 3 and
being not more than 0.8 mm thick may be adhered in a (a) thermal insulation equivalent to the fire-rating of the
manner agreed to by the testing authority (which may surrounding walls is located behind the panel to
form part of the test report). Facings of greater thickness prevent thermal distortion of the rider plate;
but still having a spread of flame index of zero may be (b) the insulation, if of friable material, is suitably
submitted to the testing authority for consideration as a reinforced to prevent disintegration; and
material alteration.
(c) when the prototype was fire-tested, the masonry
The clearances specified in Clause 2.1.4 shall apply to above the header did not afford support to the
the door as tested, before the additional facing is header over the width of the opening.
attached.
3.3 FRAMES. 3.4 HARDWARE. Variations in hardware shall be
subject to the following:
3.3.1 General. Frames may be interchanged in
openings in liftwell walls of brick, concrete, and (a) Where a door is tested with locks, catches, or
reinforced concrete, provided that the variation has been closers fitted, any change in these items would
submitted to and accepted by the testing authority. necessitate further testing, unless in the opinion of
Variations shall be permitted only in accordance with the testing authority such change would not affect
Clauses 3.3.2 to 3.3.4. the fire-rating.
3.3.2 Structural frames. Where a separate structural (b) Where a door is tested without locks, catches, or
frame is used to support the door and hanging gear, closers, such items may subsequently be fitted,
variations in size or material are not permitted, except as subject to the testing authority agreeing that these
provided in Clause 3.1. items would not structurally weaken the door and
affect the fire-rating.
3.3.3 Architectural frames. The following
requirements shall apply to architectural frames:
3.5 VISION PANELS. Vision panels shall comply
(a) There shall be no change in the shape or length of with the following requirements:
the flame path (or cover) between the door panel
and the frame. (a) Vision panels shall not be allowed in any fire door
unless a prototype incorporating such feature has
(b) The profile of the jamb and head sections adjacent demonstrated satisfactory behaviour in a full scale
to the door and extending 140 mm from the face of fire test conducted in accordance with Clause 2.2.
the landing door shall be as tested.

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(b) Increases in area of the vision panel over the area panel, beyond the arrangement in the tested
used in the fire-tested prototype door are not prototype.
permitted. NOTE: Clause 12.17.3 of AS 1735.2 and Clause 22.9 of AS 1735.4
(c) The length of any side of the vision panel shall be specify size limitations for vision panels in lift landing doors.
not more than 25 percent of the length of the
parallel side of the door or door panel. 3.6 MINOR VARIATIONS. Minor variations not
likely to affect the fire-resistance rating may be permit-
(d) The vision panel opening shall not interrupt the ted, subject to the agreement of the testing authority
continuity of any structural member of the door which fire-tested the prototype landing door.

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SECTION 4. INSTALLATION AND LABELLING

4.1 INSTALLATION. (c) The citation, ‘AS 1735.11’, e.g.

4.1.1 General. The method of installation of any
fire-rated landing door shall be the same as that of the A.W. JONES PTY LTD
tested prototype, except as permitted by Clauses 2.2.2 1h
and 3.3. AS 1735.11
4.1.2 Openings. Structural frames and architectural
frames of fire doors shall not support any part of build- The metal tag shall measure not less than 50 mm
ing walls, unless such frames have already demonstrated × 25 mm and shall be affixed on the door or frame
their ability to sustain such building support, under the of each door assembly, not less than 600 mm nor
conditions of the standard fire resistance test in more than 2100 mm above floor level, readily
accordance with Clause 2.2. visible, and in the same position on all floors.
4.1.3 Doorsill supports. Doorsill supports and fixings
shall be of material not deemed combustible when tested 4.3 EVIDENCE OF COMPLIANCE.
in accordance with AS 1530, Part 1.
4.1.4 Fixings for frames. Structural frames and 4.3.1 Evidence to be produced to relevant authority.
architectural frames shall be erected in a manner similar When the installation of a fire door or doorset in a
to that employed in the submission for the fire-rating liftwell has been completed, the building owner shall be
test. furnished with evidence to show the statutory or other
regulatory authority concerned that—
Fixings or ties shall be equivalent in strength to those
used in the fire test and spaced not further apart than (a) either the fire door or doorset is identical with the
those in the test. tested prototype or any variations from the proto-
type are in accordance with this standard; and
Surfaces shall be treated for adequate bonding of grout.
(b) as far as can be ascertained, the doorset has been
Grout shall be of suitable concrete. Concrete having correctly installed in accordance with the require-
proportions of 5:2:1 (coarse aggregate, fine aggregate, ments of Clause 4.1.
cement) with coarse aggregate not exceeding 14 mm size
shall be acceptable. Any cement mortar used shall have 4.3.2 Form of evidence. Unless otherwise approved by
a consistence of 3:3:1/10 (fine aggregate, cement, lime). the authority concerned, the evidence referred to in
Clause 4.3.1 shall be in the form of a certificate prepared
4.2 LABELLING. One door panel at least and any by the manufacturer of the fire doorset or his accredited
door frame of every fire-rated landing door installed in representative, which shall certify that an inspection of
a building shall be labelled by a mechanically affixed the installation has been carried out and whether or not
metal tag bearing the following information, which shall the fire doorset installation is in accordance with
be etched, embossed, or stamped thereon, not less than Clause 4.3.1.
0.25 mm below nor less than 0.25 mm above the
exposed surface of the tag in letters not less than 1.5 mm In order that the door manufacturer can comply with
high: Clause 4.3.1, whenever the door frame has been installed
by someone else, the manufacturer shall be furnished
(a) The name of the manufacturer certifying with evidence from the installer that the door frame
compliance. installation is in accordance with the manufacturer’s
(b) The fire-resistance rating of the door. instructions.

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INDEX

application, 1.2 architectural, prototype, 3.3.3 panel, prototype, 3.2

architectural frames, prototype, 3.3.3 combination, prototype, 3.3.4 prototype variations
installation, 4.1.4 frames, 3.3
clearances, 2.1.4 prototype, 3.3 hardware, 3.4
horixontally sliding doors, 2.1.4.1 structural, prototype, 3.4 minor, 3.6
side hung doors, 2.1.2.2 panel, 3.2
vertically sliding doors, 2.1.4.2 hardware, prototype, 3.4 size, 3.1
combination frames, prototype, 3.3.4 horizontally sliding doors, 2.1.3 and vision panels, 3.5
2.1.4.1 referenced documents, 1.3
doors
finger pulls and grips, 2.1.3 installation, 4.1 scope, 1.1
seat rebate widths, 2.1.2.1 doorsill supports, 4.1.3 side hung doors, 2.1.2
doorsill supports, installation, 4.1.3 evidence of compliance, 4.3 size, prototype, 3.1
fixings, 4.1.4 sliding doors, horizontally,
evidence of compliance frames, 4.1.4 2.1.3 and 2.1.4.1
evidence to be produced, 4.3.1 general, 4.1.1 smoke path clearances, 2.1.2.2
form, 4.3.2 openings, 4.1.2 structural frames, prototype, 3.3.2
installation and labelling, 4.3
extended door heads, prototype, 3.3.5 labelling, 4.2 variations
evidence of compliance, 4.3 design, 2.3
fire-resistance rating, 2.2 minor, prototype, 3.6
fixings, installation, 4.1.4 openings, installation, 4.1.2 prototype, 3
frames overlaps, 2.1.5 vision panels, prototype, 3.5

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