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The following inputs are in the Fire Design data group of Beam view.
Required Duration
The fire exposure duration which determines the extent of charring of the member. You are restricted to the standard durations mandated by design codes and standards: 45 min, 1 hour, 1.5 hours and 2 hrs.
No. of Exposed Sides
Checkboxes surrounding a rectangular representation of the section allow you to enter which of the 4 sides are exposed. For CLT, only the two faces can be exposed.
Fire Protection
This input to allows you to select from the fire protection choices in O86 B.8.1, or no protection at all. The choices for beams and columns are 1- and 2-ply ½" and 1-ply 5/8" Type X gypsum wallboard. For CLT, 2-ply 5/8" wallboard is added.