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2. Wall products and materials
2.1 Wall products and materials (AM2)
A wall's reaction to fire depends on the products or materials of which it is made.
The reaction-to-fire requirement concerns the finished wall, with the exposed face receiving the heat flow.
All finishes are tested on a typical substrate or on a standard substrate representative of the wall for which they are intended. Standards NF EN 13238 and NF P92-507 specify the conventional supports or substrates. Depending on the type of wall considered, the test specimens are either a wall element in its entire thickness, or the finish presented on a typical support...
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Standards
- Bases for building calculations – Building operating expenses (classification index: P06-001) [Cancelled July 15, 2016] - NF P06-001 - Juin 1986
- Railing dimensions – Safety rules relating to the dimensions of stair railings and banisters (classification index: P01-012) - NF P01-012 - Juillet 1988
- Guardrail testing – Methods and criteria (classification index: P01-013) - NF P01-013 - Août 1988
- Fire classification...
Regulations
Arrêté du 25 juin 1980 portant approbation du règlement de sécurité contre les risques d'incendie et de panique dans les établissements recevant du public. Since then, this decree has been amended many times, and in view of all these changes, the text in force is that published after the latest amendment on 1 er January 2018 by Légifrance.
Modified decree...
Establishments
CECMI: Comité d'études et de classification des matériaux et éléments de construction par rapport au danger d'incendie (Committee for the study and classification of building materials and elements in relation to fire hazard)
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