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348 800 ..... TERRACE FLOOR LEVEL
3. Design of the structure ..... 300 ..... TERRACE FLOOR LEVEL

3000 ..... 1259
a. Architectural details 1259 800 ..... SECOND FLOOR LEVEL
..... 300
The test facility for glass façade assembly testing under fire developed by Underwriters 1259 ACP CLADING SECOND FLOOR LEVEL
Laboratories and IIT Gandhinagar is a composite steel and concrete structure designed 3000 ..... 1259
and constructed to resemble a typical modern city center office development. The test FIRST FLOOR LEVEL
building consists of G+2 story with three fire compartments at each level. The plan ..... 800 ..... 300
.....
dimensions at each story is about 10’ x 20’ with a story height of 10’. Masonry partition 1067 6MM THK REGULAR GLASS FIRST FLOOR LEVEL
wallsare provided between the compartments. Roof is constructed is the form of 3000 ..... STRUCTURAL GLAZING 6MM THK SAINT GOBAIN REFLECTIVE
composite deck slab at all three levels.Fire doors of 1.5 hour fire rating are used to separate 1067 GLASS STRUCTURAL GLAZING
the three compartments along with masonry partition walls. Access to higher floor level is 600 FFL + 0,00 M
through steel chequered staircase provided at the rear end of the facility. GROUND LEVEL FEL + 0.00M
The test facility consists of three faces with different glass assemblies to be tested. In the GROUND LEVEL
test programme four major full scale fire tests on glass façade assemblies were carried out Figure 3: Elevation view of local/standard glass + ACP test assembly
to investigate different aspects of façade fire. Figure 4: Elevation view of standard glass + MDF test assembly

1. Local market glass + Aluminium composite panel (ACP)

2. Standard glass + ACP TERRACE FLOOR LEVEL
800 PLASTER PLAIN FINISH PLASTER
3. Standard glass + Medium density fiber board (MDF) .......
3000 1200 VENT STAIR LANDING LEVEL
4. Standard glass (Internal spread) .......
1000 PLASTER
SECOND FLOOR LEVEL
Image 1 shows the UL – IITGN glass façade testing facility.
800 ALUMINIUM SLIDING WINDOW
.......
3000 1200 VENT STAIR LANDING LEVEL
.......
1000 PLASTER
FIRST FLOOR LEVEL
800
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.......
2-6 STAIR LANDING LEVEL
3000 1200 VENT ................
.......
5-2
1000 PLASTER
FFL +0.00 M
GROUND LEVEL

Figure 5: Elevation view of standard glass assembly Figure 6: Typical plan of a floor in the test structure
subjected to internal fire spread