Will FRTW Burn?
ò If a fuel source is present, FRTW will burn.
ò The important fact to remember is that
FRTW
á will not support a fire.
Flame Spread Vs. Fire Resistance:
ò What is the difference?
á Flame spread is how quickly a
fire travels across
á the surface and fire resistance
is how fast a fire
á burns through the cross
section.
ò For calculating the fire resistance rating
for a wall assembly,
á please refer to the Component
Additive Method (CAM).
á This method entails adding the
resistance rating of individual
á components to quality the
resistance rating for the assembly