PE Problem #77

9/19/2018

A new healthcare building is being designed with a suite with no sleeping areas and full smoke detection. What is the required construction for the corridor walls?
a. smoke partition only
b. smoke barrier only
c. 1-hour fire resistance and smoke barrier
d. none of the above

Solution | Posted 09/20/18

8 Comments

Mark

9/19/2018 09:11:22 am

Healthcare Suites themselves do not have corridors.
(B)
Per NFPA 101 18.2.5.7.1.2* Suite Separation. Suites shall be separated from the remainder of the building, and from other suites, by walls and doors meeting the requirements of 18.3.6.2 through 18.3.6.5.
18.3.6.2.3* Corridor walls shall form a barrier to limit the transfer
of smoke.

Mark

9/19/2018 09:45:18 am

Ack. Hit B instead of A.

Barrett Boone

9/19/2018 09:18:44 am

D) none of the above
NFPA 101 18.2.5.7.3.1 > A.18.3.6.2.3

Walls are required to limit the transfer of smoke, but is not required to be a smoke barrier or a smoke partition.

9/19/2018 09:40:58 am

B.
18.2.5.7.3.1, then
18.3.6.3.1

9/19/2018 09:45:58 am

I went back and read the appendix.
D.

9/19/2018 09:38:47 pm

Agree. d

Pari

9/19/2018 10:48:57 am

B Smoke barrier only

FPE

9/19/2018 11:14:45 pm

b. smoke barrier only

This is just a guess.
I could not come to a solution even after spending more than 15 mins,

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