GA 600 - 2006 FIRE RESISTANCE DESIGN MANUAL GYPSUM ASSOCIATION RESISTANCE DESIGN MANUAL SOUND CONTROL GYPSUM SYSTEMS sonereae OEbaunsn sso(GA-€00-2006 FIRE RESISTANCE DESIGN MANUAL FOREWORD ‘Tho Gypsum Association FIRE RESISTANGE DESIGN MANUAL is referenced by the following code and standards wring organizations: INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE, published by: Intemational Code Council, Inc. 5203 Leesburg Pike, Suite 600 Fells Church, Virginia 22041 (Tables 720.1(1), 720.1(2), and 720.1(3)) BOCA NATIONAL BUILDING CODE, published by: Building Officials and Code Administrators Intemational, nc. 405% West Flossmoor Road Country Club Hill, Minois 60478-5795 (See Chaplars 7, 12, and 25, Commentary to die BOCA Nalional Building Code) UNIFORM BUILDING CODE, published by: Intemational Genference of Building Officials 5360 Workman Mill Road ‘Whiter, California 90601 {Sve footnole 2, Tables No, 7-A, - |. and -C, and Appendix Section 1209) STANDARD BUILDING CODE, published by: ‘Southem Building Code Congress Inlerationa. Inc. 900 Montclair Road Birmingham, Alabama 35213-1208 (See Section 701.5.2) ‘THE NATIONAL FIRE CODES, published by: National Fire Protection Association 1 Batterymarch Park PO, Box 9101 Quincy, Massachuselts 02269.9101 (Gee NFPA 908, NFPA 101, NFPA 221, NFPA 5000, and the Life Safety Code Handbook) ‘The FIRE RESISTANCE DESIGN MANUAL is also referenced in the code documents of ‘major jurisdictions in the United States such as Florida, Chicago, Los Angeles, and New ‘York Cily. In adsition, the Manual has been recognized in major jurisdictions in Canada.4 (GA-800-2006 FIRE RESISTANCE DESIGN MANUAL, TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD .......0..00--2--- TABLE OF CONTENTS ........- INTRODUCTION . SECTION | -USE OF THIS MANUAL AND D GENERAL EXPLANATORY NOTES Overviow «2... ++ vee Description of Terms... General Explanatory Nates . . Testing Agencies . . Product identification Abbreviations... SECTION ll - REQUIREMENTS FOR FIRE PROTECTION Fire Resistive Properties of Gypsum .-... + ‘Type X Gypsum Board... : Parformance of Gypsum Plaster Fire Resistance Tesis : Wall and Partin Systems... ‘Area Separation Walls (PartyiFire Walls) Fioor-Celling and RooFCaiing Systems . Ceiling Openings... Boar, Girdsr, and Truss Protection Systems - Continuous Ceiling Protection ..... Individual Encasement Protect ‘Golumn Protection Systems Fire Blocking .. Smoke Barriers Perimalar Relief and Control Joints. Surface Burning Characteristics . SECTION Ill - SOUND CONTROL .... ‘Sound Insulation... ‘Sound Transmission Loss Tests impact Noise Test .. SECTION IV -FIRE RESISTANCE AND SOUND RATED SYSTEMS INDEX TO SYSTEMS BY STC RATING . : LISTING OF DELETED SYSTEMS LISTING OF NEW SYSTEMS «0.00... WALL AND PARTITION SYSTEMS . |. : Walls and Interior Partitions, Noncombustibla, 1-HOUR - Walls and Interior Partitions, Noncombustibie, 2-HOUR . Walls and Interior Partitions, Noncombustible, 3-HOUR Walls and Interior Partitions, Noncombustible, 4-HOUR Waits and Interior Partitions, Wood-Framed, 1-HOUR . Walls and Interior Partiions, Wood-Framed, 2-HOUR ..... Chase Walls, Nonzambustible, +HOUR . ‘Chase Walls, Noncombustible, 2-HOUR -.-- Chase Walls, Wood-Framed, 1-HOUR ‘Chase Walls, Wood-Framed, 2-HOUR . ‘Movable and Office Pariitions, HOUR. Movabio and Office Partitions, 2-HOUR ‘Shaft Walls, 1-ROUR, ‘Shafl Walls, 2-HOUR ‘Shaft Walls, SHOUR — ‘Shaft Walls, 4-HOUR