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Building And Construction Assignment

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Question 3. Fire Resisting Construction3.1 According to the general provisions of Australia’s National Construction Code Series(2015) Volume 1,Section A, Part A1 Subsection A1.1, a Fire Source Feature is defined simply as the area where a fire may originate from or spread to. The exterior wall of a structure within the same lot or the boundary of a road adjacent to the given property may represent it. From the drawings provided, the distances of the nearest Fire Source Feature are as follows;North is 2460 mmEast is 3031 mmSouth is 1153 mmWest is 6015 mm3.2 Fire Resisting Level Fire resistance is applicable to an element of a building. Every element of a bulding has a Fire Resisting Level that is suitable for that specific element. According to the general provisions of Australia’s NationalConstruction Code Series(2015) Volume 1,Section A, Part A1 Subsection A1.1, Fire Resisting Level(FRL) is defined as the resistance offered by an element of a building to the passage of fire and is usuly measured in minutes.For a wall made up concrete blocks with the density of concrete and with a thickness of 135mm will havean insulation rating of 180 minutes while that with a thickness of 160mm will have an insulation rating of240 minutes[CITATION Aus15 \l 1033 ]. From the above, we can see that the minimum requirement is awall with material thickness 135mm that would provide an insulation rating of 180 mm. From thegeneral provisions of Australia’s National Construction Code Series(2015) Volume 1,Section A, Part A2
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