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reinforced glass or Pyran glass permit large areas of glazing, meeting the Requirements
for stability and integrity to BS 476: Part 8, to be installed in fire resisting internal
walls and in fire resisting doors. This allows the advantage of borrowed lighting and the
ability to identify a fire from the safe side of a protective screen. Monolux channels are
machined in two sizes (44mm and 50mm wide) from Monolux 40 which is noncombustible to BS
476: Part 4. 1970 and Class 0 to the building regulations. They are profiled and finished
with a white intumescent paint which seals the surface and provides additional protection
when exposed to fire. Channels fixed to suitably dimensioned timber frame members (see
table) will provide 1/2 hour fire resistance when used with panes of wire reinforced glass
up to 1.5m area or Pyran glass up to 2.31m area, and up to 1 hour fire resistance when
used with panes of wire reinforced or Pyran glass up to 1.3m 2 area depending on the ratio of height to width. |
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