Extended Application of Test Results for Fire Resistance and/or Smoke Control for Door, Shutter and Openable Window Assemblies, Including Their Elements of Building Hardware - Part 11: Fire Resistance for Operable Fabric Curtains
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The DIN EN 15269-11 standard focuses on the extended application of test results for fire resistance and smoke control for operable fabric curtains used in buildings. Specifically, it addresses vertically mounted types of manual or powered curtains designed to close in a downward motion.
Operable fabric curtains are different from door systems in that they do not have a rigid closure element. Instead, they are typically made of thin-walled materials such as woven or knitted fabrics and foils. Due to their lack of bending stiffness, these curtains cannot support significant loads perpendicular to their surface. They can only handle pulling forces through tensile stress in-plane to their surface, and they cannot withstand pushing forces in the same manner.
The standard sets guidelines and requirements for testing the fire resistance of these operable fabric curtain assemblies. This includes evaluation of their ability to resist flames and the transmission of heat and smoke during a fire.
| Descriptors | Components, Construction, Curtains, Definitions, Doors, Endings, Fabrics, Fire barriers, Fire dampers, Fire doors, Fire proof doors, Fire protection, Fire resistance, Fire safety, Fire tests, Fire-resistant time, Foil, Gates, Ironmongery (buildings), Materials, Smoke-tight, Specification (approval), Structural fire protection, Surface spread of flame, Swing doors, Test results, Test specimens, Testing, Testing conditions, Types, Substances, Cloth, Goals |
| ICS Codes | 13.220.50 - Fire-resistance of building materials and elements 91.060.50 - Doors and windows |
| Language(s) | English |
| File Size | 6.0 MB |
