Standard for Fire Safety in Rapid Transit Systems - Singapore Civil ...
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2.3.6.2 A separat<strong>in</strong>g wall shall have no open<strong>in</strong>gs except <strong>for</strong>:<br />
(a) A door required to provide a means of escape <strong>in</strong> the<br />
event of a fire, hav<strong>in</strong>g the same fire resistance as that<br />
required <strong>for</strong> the wall and comply<strong>in</strong>g with Cl. 2.3.9.2,<br />
or<br />
(b) A door provided <strong>for</strong> the purpose of public circulation,<br />
hav<strong>in</strong>g the same fire resistance as that required <strong>for</strong> the<br />
wall and comply<strong>in</strong>g with Cl. 2.3.9.2, or<br />
(c) Open<strong>in</strong>g <strong>for</strong> the passage of a pipe comply<strong>in</strong>g with the<br />
relevant provisions of Cl. 2.3.9.3.<br />
2.3.6.3 A separat<strong>in</strong>g wall shall be either carried up to <strong>for</strong>m a close<br />
jo<strong>in</strong>t with the underside of a pitched roof of non-combustible<br />
cover<strong>in</strong>g or carried up above the level of such roof cover<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
The junctions between such separat<strong>in</strong>g wall and roof shall be<br />
properly fire-stopped so as not to render <strong>in</strong>effective the<br />
resistance of such separat<strong>in</strong>g wall to the effects of the spread<br />
of fire.<br />
2.3.6.4 If any external wall is carried across the end of a separat<strong>in</strong>g<br />
wall, such external wall and separat<strong>in</strong>g wall shall be bonded<br />
together or the junction of such walls shall be fire-stopped to<br />
comply with the requirements of Cl. 2.3.12.<br />
2.3.6.5 No combustible material shall be built <strong>in</strong>to, carried through<br />
or carried across the ends of or carried over the top of<br />
separat<strong>in</strong>g walls <strong>in</strong> such a way as to render <strong>in</strong>effective such<br />
separat<strong>in</strong>g walls to the effects of the spread of fire.<br />
2.3.7 COMPARTMENT WALLS AND<br />
COMPARTMENT FLOORS<br />
2.3.7.1 Every compartment wall or compartment floor shall be<br />
required to:<br />
(a) Form a complete barrier to fire between the<br />
compartments it separates, and<br />
(b) Have the appropriate fire resistance to comply with the<br />
requirements of Cl. 2.3.3, and<br />
(c) Be constructed of non-combustible materials (together<br />
with any beam or column which <strong>for</strong>ms part of the wall<br />
or floor and any structure which it carries).<br />
Open<strong>in</strong>gs <strong>in</strong><br />
separat<strong>in</strong>g<br />
walls<br />
Separat<strong>in</strong>g<br />
wall - roof<br />
junction<br />
Separat<strong>in</strong>g<br />
wall - external<br />
wall junction<br />
Prohibition of<br />
combustible<br />
materials <strong>in</strong><br />
separat<strong>in</strong>g wall<br />
Requirements<br />
of compartment<br />
walls or<br />
compartment<br />
floors<br />
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