Question

Discuss the physical properties, usage, durability, application features, advantage & restriction of the following one material of a specific construction material, works/ project:

1) Fire-Rated Timber Door

General Guidelines:

 Individual submission.

 Write an essay.

 The length of each essay should not less than 1500 words.

 The report shall be typeset.

 Formal report format is required.

 Photos are appreciated in the report.

 Reference should be provided

Answer 1

• Fire Rated Timber Door is door to resist fire few hours that gives sufficient time to evacuate emergency services. It is not only to resist fire spreading but also reduces the toxic smoke as in most of cases smoke also causes death cases due to suffocation.
• Usually fire rated doors are made of glasses, steels, timber, aluminum and gypsum as interior fill. They have some special arrangements such as seal and windows.
• Fire rated doors are not purely non combustible but they reduce the spreading of toxic gases as well as fire.
• They are usually rated as 20 minutes to 90minutes as during specific condition of test they withstand the fire for 20 minutes to 90 minutes as durability.
• They can not only resist fire and smoke but also antitheft along with nice looking.
• USAGE-
• Hospitals and Research Institution require fire rated doors as corridor and exits.
• Schools and colleges also require fire safety doors.
• Commercial and residential building require special attention to the fire protection, so they require both external fire rated doors for fire safety.
• High rise building also needs fire protection for their live and assets.
• DURABILITY
• It's durability is quite good as it reduces fire spreading, quite good toughness and hardness.
• They also have good abrasion and decay rate is significantly low.
• They look nice as .
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• Application feature and advantages
• As stated above they can be used as exit as well as entry doors based on their location and usages.
• They can minimize the damage to properties and assets.
• Fire rated doors help to quick and efficient evacuation of occupants in fire.
• Fire rated doors will be quite tough and durable.
• Restrictions
• They require proper and skilled installations as it becomes very serious and fatal to life and assets.
• Sometimes gaps left at foot of door will cause spreading of toxic gases.
• Annual inspection is also required in order to get required safety from fire.
• during fire spreading if door remains open then it becomes a big problem to health and life.
• It is quite expensive than normal doors.