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FEMA 453 Design Guidance for Shelters and Safe Rooms

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construction did not provide <strong>for</strong> rein<strong>for</strong>ced masonry or rein<strong>for</strong>ced<br />

concrete enclosures. To achieve the greatest st<strong>and</strong>-off<br />

distance <strong>and</strong> isolate the safe room from a vehicle-borne explosive<br />

threat, the stairwell should be interior to the structure. This will<br />

provide the maximum level of protection from an undefined<br />

explosive threat. Although it is common to place emergency<br />

stairs within the building core, one can only reasonably expect a<br />

rein<strong>for</strong>ced concrete or rein<strong>for</strong>ced masonry stair enclosure <strong>for</strong> a<br />

shearwall lateral resisting structural system. Due to the large difference<br />

in weight <strong>and</strong> constructability, a stud wall with gypsum<br />

board stair enclosure will be routinely used in lieu of rein<strong>for</strong>ced<br />

masonry or concrete <strong>for</strong> framed construction. The stair enclosures<br />

may there<strong>for</strong>e be designed or upgraded to include 16-gauge<br />

sheet metal supported by 18-gauge steel studs that are attached<br />

web to web (back to back). These walls must be adequately anchored<br />

to the existing floor slabs to develop the plastic capacity of<br />

the studs acting both in flexure <strong>and</strong> in tension. Alternatively, fully<br />

grouted rein<strong>for</strong>ced masonry stairwell enclosures, #4 bars in each<br />

cell, may be specified. The masonry walls must be adequately anchored<br />

to the existing floor slabs to develop the ultimate lateral<br />

resistance of the wall in order to transfer the reaction loads into<br />

the lateral resisting system of the building. Doors to the stairway<br />

enclosures are to be hollow steel or steel clad, such as 14-gauge<br />

steel doors with 20-gauge ribs, with pressed steel frames; double<br />

doors should utilize a center stile. Doors should open away from<br />

the safe room <strong>and</strong> be securely anchored to the wall construction,<br />

locally rein<strong>for</strong>ced around the door.<br />

Any windows within the stairwell enclosures are to contain<br />

laminated glass, utilizing 0.060 PVB, that is adhered within the<br />

mullions with a ½-inch bead of structural silicone. The mullions<br />

are to be anchored into the surrounding walls to develop<br />

the full capacity of the glazing materials. Alternatively, a 7-mil<br />

anti-shatter film may be applied to existing windows <strong>and</strong> mechanically<br />

attached to the surrounding mullions to develop the<br />

full capacity of the film. A wet glazed attachment of the film may<br />

alternatively be applied; however, this provides a less reliable<br />

bond to the existing mullions.<br />

2- 0 Structural deSign criteria

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