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    The key takeaways are that BeamClad boards provide fire protection for structural steelwork through dry fix and glue fix systems, and can offer up to 4 hours of fire resistance when installed correctly.

    BeamClad boards are manufactured primarily from volcanic rock and limestone that is melted and spun into wool, which is then compressed and formed into boards sized 2000x1200mm and ranging from 25mm to 60mm thick.

    BeamClad boards have been tested to provide up to 4 hours of fire resistance for structural steelwork when installed correctly. They also achieve Euro Class A1 fire rating and have low moisture absorption.

    CI/SfB

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    November 2006 (replaces July 2005 issue)

    Construction type

    Structural Steelwork

    BeamClad Systems (previously Conlit 150)

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    As part of the comprehensive FirePro range of fire


    protection products, the BeamClad systems embody
    a complete tool-box of options to offer contractors
    simple and economical fire protection solutions to
    the very real diversity of modern steel constructions.

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    Fire protection solutions for structural steel and soft protection

    Proven in service over many years, these versatile


    dry fix Rockwool systems have been widely used to
    combat the extremes of site, mixed trade and
    climatic conditions.
    Configuration options
    BeamClad boards can be fitted to provide dry joint
    solutions offering up to 2 hours fire protection or
    glued solutions where extended protection up to 4
    hours is required.
    Advantages

    No maintenance
    Moisture-repellent
    Choice of three finishes
    Easy to repair

    The unique Rockwool BeamClad (previously named Conlit 150) dry fix clip
    system (International Patent Application No PCT/GB 00/01955)

    Dry fix solutions


    Unique clip fix system
    Quick and simple to apply
    Up to 2 hours fire protection
    Dry process, no masked off areas required
    Glue fix solutions
    Traditional noggin and stud welded pin systems
    Up to 4 hours fire protection
    High resilience

    Project references
    Project

    Architect

    1 125 Colmore Row, Birmingham

    Sidell Gibson Partnership

    2 Scottish Exhibition Conference Centre, Glasgow

    Foster and Partners

    3 Eland House, London

    EPR Architects

    4 Ocean Terminal, Leith, Edinburgh

    Conran and Partners

    5 The Bentall Centre, Kingston, Surrey

    Building Design Partnership

    Fire resistances of BeamClad systems


    Fire resistance (mins)
    System

    30

    60

    90

    120

    Clip Fixed, dry application, dry board joints

    180

    240

    Glued noggins, dry application, dry board joints

    Welded noggins, dry application, dry board joints

    Glued noggins, glued application, glued board joints

    Welded pins, dry application, glued board joints

    for Hp/A up to 200m-1

    Cert. No. 022d

    Rockwool supports FIRAS


    accredited installers

    The following NBS Plus clauses include


    BeamClad systems: K11 890
    1

    Description, performance and properties

    BeamClad P
    A plain product with a natural green finish.
    For concealed areas.

    BeamClad A/F
    With Class O reinforced aluminium foil, factoryapplied to the outer face.
    For limited view areas.

    BeamClad T
    With a white glass tissue factory-applied to the
    outer face.
    For limited view areas.

    Composition and manufacture

    Performance and properties

    BeamClad is manufactured primarily from a melt of volcanic rock and


    limestone. The molten rock is spun into a wool and immediately
    impregnated with special resins for handling and shaping. The
    material is then compressed, cured and formed into boards.

    Fire performance
    Up to 4 hours fire resistance for structural steelwork, assessed at
    550C and 620C failure criteria. Thicknesses to suit other steel fail
    temperatures available on request. The unfaced, foil and tissue faced
    products achieve reaction to fire Euro Class A1 in accordance with
    BSEN13501-1.

    BeamClad boards are sized 2000 1200mm, in a range of thicknesses


    from 25mm up to 60mm.
    Board density
    Nominally 167 180 kg/m3.
    For high impact protection systems on beams and columns please
    refer to ColumnClad data sheet.

    Standards
    Rockwool BeamClad fire protection materials have been assessed to
    BS 476: Part 21: 1987 for the fire protection of loadbearing steelwork
    for up to 4 hours protection, based on tests carried out to BS 476: Part
    8: 1972 and BS 476: Part 21: 1987.
    High air flow situations
    Unfaced BeamClad systems have been evaluated for use in return air
    plenums, by the Institute of Occupational Medicine to World Health
    Organisation test standards and for use in subways, for train speeds
    up to 150 km per hour.

    Moisture
    The rock wool fibres of BeamClad boards are randomly oriented,
    avoiding any tendency to promote capillary action or hygroscopic
    moisture absorption.
    Moisture content
    0% in air-dried state.
    Moisture absorption
    0.004% by volume at 20C and 90% relative humidity.
    Water absorption
    Maximum 60 g/m2 after 24 hour total water immersion testing (i.e.
    approximately 1.5% by weight for 25mm plain board).

    Construction and installation guidance


    A comprehensive range of practical systems is available to meet a
    variety of site requirements.
    BeamClad dry joint systems
    These use either purpose-made clips, glued mineral wool noggins or
    stud welded pins to secure the insulation to structural steel sections. All
    board-to-board joints are straight butt joints, without the need for glue.
    Pigtail screws (minimum twice the insulation thickness, less 5mm) are
    used to secure the insulation boards to each other and/or to the noggins.

    BeamClad clip fix clip

    BeamClad glued joint systems


    These use an inorganic and non-toxic glue to bind board-to-board joints
    and/or to the noggins. Standard flat head nails, twice the thickness of
    the insulation, are used as initial supports.

    Noggins glued between steelwork flanges

    Fixing stud welded pins

    Installation options
    Dry board joint systems:
    a) Clip fix application
    A quick and user-friendly dry joint board system featuring Rockwools
    push-fit clips.
    The spring action of the clip creates a vice-like grip on the steelwork
    flange. The BeamClad board is impaled on to the clip pins and held in
    place with spring steel non-return washers. Supplementary pigtail
    screws fixed through the side boards into the soffit boards complete
    this system.
    The clips are located at max. 600mm centres to top flange and max.
    900mm centres to bottom flange, with pigtail screws for board to
    board joints at 150mm centres.

    1 Clip fix dry joint board system


    (up to 2 hours fire protection)

    1 Clip and stud welded pin dry joint


    system (up to 2 hours fire protection)

    2 Glued noggins dry joint board


    system (up to 2 hours fire protection)

    2 Alternative Tee-noggin arrangement


    (up to 2 hours fire protection)

    3 Stud welded pin dry joint board


    system (up to 2 hours fire protection)

    3 Two-sided protection with stud


    welded pins
    (up to 2 hours fire protection)

    4 Glue-fixed noggins and board-toboard glued joints


    (up to 4 hours fire protection)

    4 Stud welded pins and board-toboard glued joints


    (up to 4 hours fire protection)

    Combined clip and stud welded pin dry joint system


    Where it is not possible to clip fix, eg beneath concrete soffits, stud
    welded pins (at the same fixing centres) are used in lieu of the clip fixing.
    Hp/A limit for 2 hours = 200

    b) Glued noggins application


    A fast, easy to apply, dry joint board system where noggins are glued
    into position between the steelwork flanges using FirePro Glue
    (previously Conlit Glue). Noggins are fixed at 1000mm nominal
    centres. The BeamClad boards are then retained by means of pigtail
    screws, fixed at 100mm nominal centres to the noggins and 200mm
    centres for board-to-board joints.
    For beam depths over 500mm a Tee-noggin or full depth solid noggin
    is used to provide the support for the cover boards.

    C) Stud welded pin application


    A dry joint system employing steel welded pins.
    The steelwork is cleaned in the area where the welded pin is to be
    positioned. The pin is then welded to the steel flange.
    The BeamClad board is then impaled on to the stud welded pins and
    held in place with spring steel non-return washers.
    The stud welded pins are fixed at max. 600mm centres to top flange
    and max. 900mm centres to bottom flange. The BeamClad board-toboard joints are then secured by means of pigtail screws fixed at
    nominal 150mm centres.

    Glued board systems:


    a) Glue-fixed noggins and board-to-board glued joints
    BeamClad noggins (at 1000mm nominal centres) are glued between
    the steelwork flanges, and the BeamClad side boards are glued to the
    noggins. The BeamClad side boards are also glued at all vertical joints
    and horizontal board-to-board joints.
    Round head nails (length 2 thickness of board) are fixed through
    the side boards into the noggins (min 2) and soffit boards (at 400mm
    nominal centres) to consolidate the glued joints.
    b) Stud welded pins and board-to-board glued joints
    Pins are stud welded at max. 600mm centres to top flange and max.
    900mm centres to bottom flange. All board-to-board joints are glued
    and nailed.

    Board jointing
    Butted corner joints
    Butted corner joints are made with square edge boards using either a
    dry joint with pigtail screws as below, or FirePro Glue and nails at
    400mm centres.
    Pigtail screws at
    150 or 200mm
    nominal centres
    (see system options,
    page 3)

    Dry joint

    Welded pins and sprung steel non-return washers are available from
    Cutlas Fasteners Ltd. tel: 01942 712387, or Taylor Stud Welding
    Systems Ltd. tel: 01942 452132

    References
    This is one of a series of Data Sheets covering the complete range of
    Rockwool products in the FirePro fire protection range, available from
    Marketing Services Department.
    ColumnClad is also available where high impact column protection
    is required.
    Fire Tube is also available for circular steel sections.
    Fire Duct dry fix ductwork solutions are also available for steel duct
    protection.

    Screw length = minimum 2


    thickness of cover board - 5mm

    Typical specification clauses


    Axial joints
    All axial joints are made with square butt edges, without nails. Glue is
    only required for glued board systems.

    Firepro glue

    For Foil faced products, joints can be finished with Class O foil tape.
    Noggins
    BeamClad boards can be fixed to noggins, cut from BeamClad offcuts
    of at least the same thickness as the facia and soffit boards.
    The edges of the noggins are glued where they contact the steelwork,
    then, once the glue has set firmly, the cover boards are fixed in
    position with either pigtail screws or FirePro Glue and nails.

    (to be read in conjunction with System Options on previous page)


    1 The structural steel is to be fire protected using Rockwool
    BeamClad ..........s system, with a ..........f facing, to provide ..........h fire
    resistance.
    2 The main fixing system will be one of:
    a) BeamClad clip system fixed at max. 600mm centres to top
    flange, and max. 900mm centres to bottom flange,
    b) BeamClad noggin system fixed at 1000mm centres,
    c) BeamClad stud welded pin system fixed at max. 600mm centres
    to top flange, and max. 900mm centres to bottom flange.
    3 Board-to-board joints should be dry fixed using pigtail screws or
    glued and nailed in accordance with the data sheet.
    s
    f

    Welded steel pins


    Boards are impaled onto stud welded pins and secured with nonreturn washers.

    Joints and glue


    FirePro Glue is an inorganic, non-toxic product with a pH of 11.
    FirePro Glue is supplied pre-mixed in 17 kg tubs. A variety of joint
    types can be used (see previous page).
    Coverage rate will depend on the linear length of the joints, width of
    joint (board thickness) and joint depth. Assuming total, effective
    useage of the glue on site, the following table provides an
    approximate weight (kg) of glue per linear metre of joint, based on a
    glue depth of 1mm.
    BeamClad thickness (mm)

    Square butt joint

    45 mitre joint

    25

    0.09

    0.13

    30

    0.11

    0.16

    35

    0.13

    0.19

    40

    0.15

    0.21

    50

    0.19

    0.27

    60

    0.22

    0.33

    In practice, a degree of wastage would be expected and as such, it


    would be prudent to make an allowance for this when placing an
    order. As a very approximate guide, the coverage rate of a 17kg tub of
    FirePro glue would be 35m2 of applied board

    Supply
    BeamClad slabs are supplied on pallets, shrink-wrapped in
    polyethylene, 26 pallets per 40 ft container.
    Pigtail screws are available from Rockwool stockists.

    insert system type


    insert facing option
    insert period of fire resistance

    Health and Safety


    Current HSE CHIP Regulations and EU directive 97/69/EC confirm the
    safety of Rockwool mineral wool; Rockwool fibres are not classified as
    a possible human carcinogen.
    The maximum exposure limit for mineral wool is 5mg/m3, 8 hour
    time-weighted average.
    A Material Safety Data Sheet is available from the Rockwool
    Marketing Services Department to assist in the preparation of risk
    assessments, as required by the Control of Substances Hazardous to
    Health Regulations (COSHH).

    Environment
    Rockwool insulation relies on entrapped air for its thermal
    properties; air is not a VOC and it does not have Global Warming
    Potential (GWP) or Ozone Depleting Potential (ODP).
    ZERO
    GWP

    ZERO
    ODP

    GLOBAL
    WARMING
    POTENTIAL

    OZONE
    DEPLETING
    POTENTIAL

    More information
    For further details visit our website at
    www.rockwool-firepro.co.uk

    BeamClad clips are available in 2 sizes from Rockwool in boxes of 1000


    small for 25mm and 30mm, large for 25mm and 40mm.
    Washers are available from Rockwool in boxes of 2000.

    Rockwool Limited Pencoed. Bridgend. CF35 6NY


    Email: info@rockwool.co.uk Web: www.rockwool-firepro.co.uk

    Rockwool Limited reserves the right to alter or amend the specification of products without notice as our policy is one of constant improvement.
    The information contained in this data sheet is believed to be correct at the date of publication. Whilst Rockwool will endeavour to keep its publications up to date, readers will appreciate that
    between publications there may be pertinent changes in the law, or other developments affecting the accuracy of the information contained in this data sheet.
    The above applications do not necessarily represent an exhaustive list of applications for BeamClad. Rockwool Limited does not accept responsibility for the consequences of using BeamClad in
    applications different from those described above. Expert advice should be sought where such different applications are contemplated, or where the extent of any listed application is in doubt.

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