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(b) Fire load setup, Ventilation conditions Average Total Calorific Fire On first floor level, fire load consists of a manager table, wooden crib, two wooden almirahs and a
Value
and Ignition: Sr. Item Material Qty. unit Weight Weight (MJ/kg) Load sofa. Standard wooden crib for 3-A fire rating similar to ground floor was used at first floor level.

Table 6 shows calculation of fire load for compartment 1 at first floor level.
No
(MJ)
(kg)
(kg)
Fire Load: 1 Crib Pine Wood 1 90.1 90.1 19.1 1720.91 Average Total Calorific Fire
The test compartment at all three levels were 2 5 person sofa Wood 60 60 17.6 1056 Sr. Item Material Qty. unit Weight Weight Value Lo ad

furnished with real office furniture in accordance with Upholstery 1 90 90 48.4 4356 No (kg) (kg) (MJ/kg) (MJ)
the National building Code of India. Polyester curtains (polypropylene) 1 Curtains (Pair) Polyester 1 2 2 22 44
were used for covering the façade face at all three Wood 40 40 17.6 704 2 Sheets / shawls Cotton 2 0.25 0.5 15.8 7.9
levels. Different fire load was placed at various levels of 3 3 person sofa Upholstery 1 60 60 48.4 2904 3 Crib Pine Wood 1 90.1 90.1 19.1 1720.91

the facility. (Polypropylene) Wood 20 20 17.6 352
Ground floor fire load comprised of a wooden reception 4 Reception Desk Wood 1 75 75 17.6 1320 4 Sofa Upholster y 1
table, two sofa sets, 13 sofa cushions, two wooden office 5 Cushions Polyester filler 13 2.5 32.5 22 715 (Polypropylene) 40 40 48.4 1936

study tables and a chair. Standard wooden crib as used 6 Curtains (Pair) Polyester 1 2 2 22 44
in Test 1 was placed at the center of the compartment. 7 Sheets/ shawls Cotton 4 0.25 1 15.8 15.8 5 Bedside Cupboard Wood 1 15 15 17.6 264
Table 5 shows fire load calculations for ground floor 8 Coffee table Wood 1 25 25 17.6 440 (with 2 drawers)

level. Files/Newspaper/
9 Cellulose 13 0.25 3.25 16.5 53.625 6 Cupboard 1 Wood 1 80 80 17.6 1408
Magazines 7 Cupboard 2 Wood 1 60 60 17.6 1056
10 Bench Wood 1 15 15 17.6 264 Office table
Wood 7 14 17.6 246.4 8 (wood and steel) Wood 1 36 36 17.6 633.6

11 Chairs Upholstery 2 Wood 7 7 17.6 123.2

(Polyurethane) 3 6 35.2 211.2 9 Chair Upholstery 1

Total 14050.94 (Polypropylene) 3 3 35.2 105.6

10 Files/Newspaper/ Cellulose 2 2 16.5 33
Table 5: Fire load calculation at ground floor level for Test 2 Magazines

Total 7684.21
Floor area of the compartment is 23.04m2 (Compartment size 6m x 3.84m). Fire load energy density
(FLED) at ground level for this compartment was 610 MJ/m2 (35 kg wood equivalent) Table 6: Fire load calculation at first floor level for Test 2
FLED at first floor level was 334 MJ/m2 (19 kg wood equivalent).