To BS 7346: Part 3: 1990. EN1363-1 : 1999, Fire Resistance Test. EN12101-1 : 2006, Specification for Smoke Barriers.
Glass smoke screens have become an alternative system to automatic smoke curtains offering a suspended unframed clear glazed smoke screen as part of the fire protection strategy of the building.
The glass screens are aesthetically pleasing and can be designed into the construction of the ceiling.
THERMAX glass smoke screens at Meadowhall and White Rose Centre shopping malls
Restrict the movement of smoke with glass screens
The screens are intended to restrict the movement of the smoke below the ceiling layer and create a smoke reservoir effect, the significance of this being predominantly related to the provisions for means of escape.
Specifications of THERMAX smoke control screens
- The glass used in the smoke control screen is a 6mm or 10mm tempered fire-resisting safety glass.
- The glass has been developed for fire resistance applications (as defined in BS. 7346: Part 20 et seq) in varying thickness and pane size for in excess of ½ hour compliance with integrity.
- Significant pane sizes have been evaluated for 1 hour integrity.
- The glass is drilled along the upper edge and bushed to take a support bolt and bracket that is attached to a steelwork support frame.
- The glass screens are made up from equal panels with minimal expansion gaps left between the individual panels.
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