• 2 Parts: 21 & 23 April
• 10:00 - 12:00
• On-line Course

This course will demonstrate how light steel framed buildings should be designed and detailed to provide fire resistance in accordance with UK Building Regulations. 

It includes the testing and design requirements for loadbearing light steel framed walls and floors, constructed using cold formed steel sections and sheathed with gypsum-based boards to provide the necessary fire resistance. In some cases it is necessary to design loadbearing walls exposed to fire on two sides, design methods for this scenario will be included as there are no standardised fire tests available for this configuration.  All delegates will be given PDF copies of SCI publications P424 - Fire resistance of light steel framing , P438 - Cavity barriers in light steel framed buildings and P442 - Design of loadbearing light steel walls exposed to fire on two sides.

It will provide example calculations which are used to extend the application of fire test data beyond the scope of the test. Examples of how numerical thermal modelling can be used to demonstrate the performance of aspects of construction which are not conducive for physical fire tests. 

Indicative floor and wall constructions for common cases of fire resistance up to 120 minutes will be provided and explained.

PLEASE NOTE: Booking for this course will close 2 working days prior to the start date.

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