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A smoke barrier is constructed to prevent or restrict the spread of smoke and fire within a the building. It is normally tested to meet the requirement of BS 7346: Part 3: 1990 which requires the barrier to withstand a fire temperature of 600°C for a minimum of 30 minutes. A SUPALUX® Smoke Barrier system provides up to 30 minutes fire resistance and is commonly used in projects throughout Asia.

*For more detail, roll your cursor over the individual numerals in the three drawings below.


Concrete slab.
Concrete or masonry wall
9mm thick SUPALUX® board fixed to channel using 25mm long No.8 self-tapping screws at 300mm centres.
50mm x 50mm x 50mm x 0.6mm thick steel channel buting against concrete floor slab or wall and fixed to substrate using M5 anchor bolts at 500mm centres.
50mm x 50mm x 50mm x 0.6mm thick steel channels fixed together at 610mm centres in both horizontal and vertical directions.
Perimeter joints between board and surroundings are filled with intumescent acrylic sealant.
610mm (from A to B)
610mm (from B to C)
610mm (from C to D)
610mm (from D to E)
610mm (from E to F)
Concrete slab.
Curtain wall i.e. an aluminium wall cladding system.
9mm thick SUPALUX® board fixed to channel (1) using screws at nominal 25mm centres, SUPALUX® fixed to underside of concrete slab using M6 anchors at nominal 300mm centres where (2) is included, fix SUPALUX® to steel angle using 25mm screws at nominal 300mm centres.
Galvanised steel channel 25mm x 50mm x 25mm x 0.4mm thick at 610mm centres
For barriers in excess of 250mm wide, include steel angle minimum 30mm x 30mm x 0.6m thick fixed to exterior cladding system.
1 layer of SUPALUX® 9mm thick for 2 hours
2 layers of SUPALUX® 9mm thick for 4 hours fixed with M4 steel self-tapping screws at 200mm centres.
50mm x 25mm x 0.6mm thick vertical channel at 600mm centres.
M6 steel anchors at 600mm centres.
120 minute fire rated SUPALUX® smoke barrier
 

 
120 minute fire rated SUPALUX® horizontal cavity closer fire barrier
 

 
120 and 240 minute fire rated SUPALUX® spandrel wall
 


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