editis Institute of Building Technique Together to the future Notified body No. 1488 Member of the EOTA Accreditation Certificates of the PCA No. AB 023, AC 020, AC 072, AP 113 FIRE RESEARCH DEPARTMENT PL 02-656 Warszawa ul. Ksawerów 21 phone (48 22) 853 34 27 fax (48 22) 847 23 11 fire@itb.pl www.itb.pl TECHNICAL OPINION on the assessment of the aluminium sub-construction BSP System designed for fixing of ventilated façade claddings with reference to 225 of the Regulation of the Minister of Infrastructure 01045/15/Z00NP Warszawa, June 2015 00-611 Warszawa ul. Filtrowa 1 phone (48 22) 825 04 71 fax (48 22) 825 52 86 Director phone (48 22) (825 28 85 48 22) 825 13 03 fax (48 22) 825 77 30 KRS: 0000158785 Regon: 000063650 NIP: 525 000 93 58 Bank BPH S.A. O/Warszawa Al. Jerozolimskie 27 00-508 Warszawa Acc. No. 87 1060 0076 0000 3210 0016 6236 www.itb.pl instytutifi>itb.pl
Institute of Building Technique Fire Research Department PL 02-656 Warszawa, ul. Ksawerów 21, phone (48 22) 5664284 fax: (48 22) 8472311 Mazowiecki s Division Fire Testing Laboratory PL 26-670 Pionki, ul. Przemysłowa 2, phone (48 22) 3121600, fax: (48 22) 3121601 www.itb.pl e-mail: fire@itb.pl TITLE OF WORK: TECHNICAL OPINION on the assessment of the aluminium sub-construction BSP System designed for fixing of ventilated façade claddings with reference to 225 of the Regulation of the Minister of Infrastructure Code of work to order: Orderer: 01045/15/Z00NP BSP BRACKET SYSTEM POLSKA Sp. z o.o., ul. Stanisława Augusta 73 03-846 Warszawa Executors: Team Manager: mgr inż. Jacek Kinowski Verification: Dept. Manager: Work started: Work completed: PhD eng. Paweł Sulik PhD eng. Paweł Sulik May 2015 June 2015 Number of copies Number of attachments 3 0
1 SCOPE OF THE OPINION... 4 2 FORMAL BASES... 4 3 FACTUAL BASES... 4 4 TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION... 4 5 ASSESSEMENT OF THE FACADE FIXING... 5 6. FINAL REMARKS... 6 ATTACHMENTS (FIG)
1. Scope of the opinion According to 216 of the Regulation of the Minister of Infrastructure [3.1], the requirement imposed fixing of façade cladding elements - described in 225 of the Regulation of the Minister of Infrastructure [3.1] - in the event of a fire, must be met for at least 60 minutes for buildings with a fire resistance of class B, and in the case of buildings with class C and D of fire resistance above mentioned requirement must be met for at least 30 minutes. Subject of the opinion is to assess of the aluminium sub-construction BSP System designed for fixing of ventilated façade claddings with reference to the requirements of 225 of the Regulation of the Minister of Infrastructure [3.1]. 2. Formal bases 2.1. Order of the BSP BRACKET SYSTEM POLAND Sp. z o.o 2.2. Contract No. 01045/15/Z00NP. 3. Factual bases 3.1. Regulation of the Minister of Infrastructure of 12 April 2002. on the technical requirements to be met by buildings and their location (Journal of Laws [Dz.U.] No. 75 item 690), with subsequent amendments. 3.2 Technical Approval of Institute of Buidling Technique [ITB] AT-15-9325/2014; Set of products for making of the aluminium sub-construction BSP System for fixing of ventilated façade claddings. 3.3 The testing of external wall, concerning façade elements falling off in case of fire, carried out on 02 June 2015 in the Fire Testing Laboratory of ITB in Pionki, according to internal procedure. 3.4 Technical documentation supplied by the Orderer. Page 4 of 16
4. Technical description Types of aluminium construction and brackets which are the subject of analysis are shown in Fig. 3, and their assembling in the mounting structure is shown in Fig. 1. The choice of a correct aluminium sub-construction BSP System solution and of a fixing bracket depends on the results of the statistical calculations, wherein the bearing capacity and assembly method of the chosen solution must be in line with the conditions stated in the current Technical Approval AT-15-9325/2014 [3.2], Types of the analysed brackets of the BSP System solutions are marked as following (Fig. 1. 3): KW1 (standard system), K1 (floor to floor system), KW PAS (passive system). The brackets fixing the aluminium sub-constructions are located in thermal insulation layer made of mineral wool of a minimum of 150 mm thickness and a minimum of 48 kg/m 3 density. The mineral wool is fixed to the mineral wool by steel or plastic dowel pins, using at least 5 pc. per 1 m 2 of the wool sheet. The fixing construction may be a masonry, concrete or reinforced concrete wall with a minimal thickness depending on the anchor type (according to the regulations of minimal depth of the seating and mounting in line with the Approval [3.2]), but not less than 120 mm thick and with the density of at least 600 kg/m 3. The 500 x 2482 x 8 mm façade claddings of the Rockpanel panels, fibre cement or HPL type (an overview of the types according to Fig. 2) are fixed to a ground with system brackets, aluminium grate and primer/adhesive sets (primer, glue and double-sided tape) suitable for all kinds of panels according to the instructions of the primer/adhesive set manufacturer. Each kind of glue shall be used in an amount prescribed by the manufacturer. 5. Assessment of the façade fixing On 02-nd June 2015 in the Fire Testing Laboratory of the Institute of Building Technique in Pionki a survey was conducted in terms of the façade elements falling off in case of fire [3.4], Fig. 4 + 12. The configuration and dimensions of the tested element is presented in Fig. 2 and list of materials used and their fixing is shown in Fig. 1. 3. Page 65of 16
During the test, cracking and falling off the Rockpanel and fibre cement panels were noticed. The HPL type panel, being placed in the area of less intense heating, did not fall off or crack wherein burnout of the panel adhesive fixing materials in the area up to 500 mm height was noticed after the test. The panels placed in the middle part fell off complete or in pieces, wherein the indirect reason was the adhesive layer burnout. It was stated, that during the test, the aluminium sub-construction (grate) gradually burns out and falls off. After complete 60 minutes of the test, destruction of the aluminium sub-construction (grate) was observed up to 700 mm (Fig. 9. 11), whereas the brackets placed in the thermal insulation layer were practically untouched, Fig. 12. After analysis of the test results obtained and based on the presented technical documentation, it can be evaluated that the BSP System bracket of the KW1, K1 and KW PAS types, manufactured and fixed to a building structure, according to the technical description stated in the paragraph 4, maintain their durability in case of fire for over at least 60 minutes. The aluminium grate may gradually melt and fall down in form of small elements or drops, but it should not directly affect the evacuation of people or activity of the emergency rescue teams. In order to accept the aluminium grate as safe - according to the paragraph 4 of the 225 of the Regulation of the Minister of Infrastructure - a possibility of burnout of the grate part up to 700 mm from the window opening/ordinary glazing, in case of fire lasting 60 minutes, should be taken under consideration by the Designer. 6. Final remarks The technical evaluation is valid indefinitely, provided that none material or structural changes are introduced in the technical solutions of the sub-construction BSP System and in the bracket KW1, K1 and KW PAS fixing façade claddings. Attachments: Fig. 1 - M2 The assessment was prepared by: /manual signature/ MSc. eng. Jacek Kinowski /manual signature/. PhD eng. Paweł Sulik Stamp: Manager of the Fire Testing Department Page 6 of 16
Rys. 1 System solutions of the BSP system - Page 7 of 16
PL Konsola aluminiowa Śruba mocująca Profil aluminiowy Wkręt samowiercący Konsola pasywna Profil aluminiowy GB aluminium bracket fixing scre aluminium profile self-drilling screw passive bracket aluminium profile 500 10 500 10 500 10 500 10 500 / CHARACTERISTIC OF PANELS Panel No. Dimensions [mm] height width thickness No. of pcs. REMARKS A1 2482 500 8 1 A2 2482 500 8 2 A3 2482 500 8 2 A4 2540 192 8 1 HPL Panel Fibre-cement sheet Rockpanel sheet Fibre-cement sheet Fig. 2. Configuration of the tested element - dimensions, types of claddings Page 8 of 16
405 510 510 510 405 COMPARISON OF ALUMINIUM BRACKETS Cataloque data No. of pcs. Type of Type of bracket node W1 KWI /170 150 2 W2 KWI/170-90 4 W3 K1/120-150 2 W4 K1/120-80 4 W5 KW PAS/170-150 2 W6 KW PAS/170-90 2 W7 KW PAS/170-60 2 Notices Standard system Standard system System Floor to Floor System Floor to Floor Passive system Passive system Passive system Page 9 of 16
Comparison of ALUMINIUM GRATE PROFILES Profile No Dimensions of profiles [mm] LENGTH type dimension PI Ż492 KWR2 50x70 R1 2492 KWR1 120x70 2 F1 2492 KWR6 120x90 2 Pcs NOTICES Standard/passive System Standard/passive System System Floor to Floor Fig. 3. Configuration of the tested element detailes of fixing Page 10 of 16
Fig. 4.View of the tested element prior to investigation Fig. 5. View of the tested element prior to investigation details of the fixing Page 11 of 16
Fig. 6. View of the tested element at 7 minute of investigation Fig. 7. View of the tested element at 13 minute of investigation Page 12 of 16
Fig. 8. View of the tested element at 35 minute of investigation Page 13 of 16
Fig. 9. View of the tested element after the investigation Page 14 of 16
Fig. 11. View of the tested element after breaking of the claddings remaining after test is finished. Page 15 of 16
Fig. 12. View of the tested element after test is complete detail of the passive bracket after testing