1、GYPSUM ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN GYPSUM PABCO GYPSUM A DIVISION OF PACIFIC COAST BUILDING BPB AMERICA, INC.PRODUCTS, INC.BPB GYPSUM, INC. TEMPLE-INLAND FOREST PRODUCTS G-P GYPSUM CORP.CORPORATIONUNITED STATES GYPSUM LAFARGE NORTH COMPANYAMERICA INC.WESTROC INC.NATIONAL GYPSUM COMPANY810 FIRST STREET NE, #
2、 510 WASHINGTON, DC 20002GYPSUM ASSOCIATION810 FIRST STREET NE, # 510 WASHINGTON, DC 20002202-289-5440www.gypsum.orgGYPSUM BOARDAREA SEPARATION WALLSGYPSUM BOARDAREA SEPARATION WALLSGYPSUM BOARDAREA SEPARATION WALLSGA-290FEATURESADVANTAGESConstruction Methods for a New CenturyMEMBER COMPANIES2002Eco
3、nomical and efficient installation; no need for extensive scaffolding; use dry construction, not wet; can be installed in any weather thus eliminating costly winter delays.Gypsum board, lightweight steel framing (studs and tracks), and aluminum clips comprise the system and can be erected at the sam
4、e time as framing by framing crew or drywall installer.Fast installation time; extra bracing not required; preferable to construction of stand-alone 25-30 feet high alternative material walls; large panels speed installation and can be used up to four stories; simplify job scheduling and avoid delay
5、s resulting from multiple trades.Labor and materials costs are more economical than alternative types of construction; area separation walls are at least 50 percent lighter; heavy footings are typically not required.Fire resistive as tested in accordance with ASTM E 119 or CAN/ULC-S101-M.Eliminate d
6、elays for curing of cementitious materials and work stoppages during freezing conditions.Aluminum breakaway clips allow fire-engulfed unit to fall away leaving area separation wall in place to protect occupants in adjacent areas.Provide STC ratings up to 60-64 when tested in accordance with ASTM E 9
7、0.Meet model code requirements for area separation walls, fire walls, party walls, and townhouse separation walls.Provide multi-family housing units with essential and economical fire -wall (party-wall) separation.Adaptable for use in commercial construction as fire walls, fire separation walls, fir
8、e partitions, shaft enclosures, and similar systems.Three basic components designed for fast, easy installation by carpenter or drywall installer.Install one floor at a time as the building is constructed; divide the building into separate fire-protected units.Weight of eight to nine pounds per squa
9、re foot.Provide up to a three-hour fire rating; all components are consid-ered noncombustible by the codes. (Gypsum board meets NFPA limited combustible definition requirements.)Provide superior sound attenuation.Provide choice of cavity or solid systems.Code Acceptance. Model code documents that ad
10、dress area-separation-type walls typically identify such assemblies as a fire wall, party wall, or townhouse separation wall. This language is found in the Building Officials (2) metal framing; and (3) break away aluminum clips that soften at relatively low tempera-tures. Gypsum liner panels and met
11、al components are easily stacked to allow progressive construction of the separation wall during the framing stages of the building. The aluminum clips attach the area separation walls to the adjacent structural framing at each floor or roof/ceiling intersection providing lateral support for the wal
12、l. If one side of the assembly is exposed to a fire, the clips yield from the heat of the fire and break away as the floor or roof system deterio-rates, thus allowing the structure on the fire side to collapse while the area separation walls remain intact and in place to protect the adjacent spaces.
13、 Proprietary cavity shaftwall systems may also be used as area separation walls.The current edition of the Gypsum Association s Fire Resistance Design Manual (GA-600) contains a section devoted specifically to area separation walls which are very appropriate for use where one-, two-, or three-hour n
14、oncombustible construction is required by the codes.Code Acceptance. Model code documents that address area-separation-type walls typically identify such assemblies as a fire wall, party wall, or townhouse separation wall. This language is found in the Building Officials (2) metal framing; and (3) b
15、reak away aluminum clips that soften at relatively low tempera-tures. Gypsum liner panels and metal components are easily stacked to allow progressive construction of the separation wall during the framing stages of the building. The aluminum clips attach the area separation walls to the adjacent st
16、ructural framing at each floor or roof/ceiling intersection providing lateral support for the wall. If one side of the assembly is exposed to a fire, the clips yield from the heat of the fire and break away as the floor or roof system deterio-rates, thus allowing the structure on the fire side to co
17、llapse while the area separation walls remain intact and in place to protect the adjacent spaces. Proprietary cavity shaftwall systems may also be used as area separation walls.The current edition of the Gypsum Association s Fire Resistance Design Manual (GA-600) contains a section devoted specifica
18、lly to area separation walls which are very appropriate for use where one-, two-, or three-hour noncombustible construction is required by the codes.Code Acceptance. Model code documents that address area-separation-type walls typically identify such assemblies as a fire wall, party wall, or townhou
19、se separation wall. This language is found in the Building Officials (2) metal framing; and (3) break away aluminum clips that soften at relatively low tempera-tures. Gypsum liner panels and metal components are easily stacked to allow progressive construction of the separation wall during the frami
20、ng stages of the building. The aluminum clips attach the area separation walls to the adjacent structural framing at each floor or roof/ceiling intersection providing lateral support for the wall. If one side of the assembly is exposed to a fire, the clips yield from the heat of the fire and break a
21、way as the floor or roof system deterio-rates, thus allowing the structure on the fire side to collapse while the area separation walls remain intact and in place to protect the adjacent spaces. Proprietary cavity shaftwall systems may also be used as area separation walls.The current edition of the
22、 Gypsum Association s Fire Resistance Design Manual (GA-600) contains a section devoted specifically to area separation walls which are very appropriate for use where one-, two-, or three-hour noncombustible construction is required by the codes.GYPSUM ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN GYPSUM PABCO GYPSUM A DIVIS
23、ION OF PACIFIC COAST BUILDING BPB AMERICA, INC.PRODUCTS, INC.BPB GYPSUM, INC. TEMPLE-INLAND FOREST PRODUCTS G-P GYPSUM CORP.CORPORATIONUNITED STATES GYPSUM LAFARGE NORTH COMPANYAMERICA INC.WESTROC INC.NATIONAL GYPSUM COMPANY810 FIRST STREET NE, # 510 WASHINGTON, DC 20002GYPSUM ASSOCIATION810 FIRST S
24、TREET NE, # 510 WASHINGTON, DC 20002202-289-5440www.gypsum.orgGYPSUM BOARDAREA SEPARATION WALLSGYPSUM BOARDAREA SEPARATION WALLSGYPSUM BOARDAREA SEPARATION WALLSGA-290FEATURESADVANTAGESConstruction Methods for a New CenturyMEMBER COMPANIES2002Economical and efficient installation; no need for extensive scaffolding; use dry construction, not wet; can be installed in any weather thus eliminating costly winter delays.Gypsum board, lightweight steel framing (studs and tracks), an
