NATIONAL BUILDING CODE OF INDIA PART 4 FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDSCONTENTS FOREWORD 3 1 SCOPE 2 TERMINOLOGY 3. FIRE PREVENTION 4 LIFE SAFETY 26 5 FIRE PROTECTION 32 6 ADDITIONAL OCCUPANCY-WISE REQUIREMENTS 49 ANNEX A CALORIFIC VALUES OF COMMON MATERIALS AND . 2 ‘TYPICAL VALUES OF FIRE LOAD DENSITY ANNEX B_ BROAD CLASSIFICATION OF INDUSTRIAL AND. 6 NON-INDUSTRIAL OCCUPANCIES INTO DIFFERENT DEGREE OF HAZARD . ANNEX C FIRE PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS FOR HIGH RISE. 65 BUILDINGS — 15 m IN HEIGHT OR ABOVE ANNEX D__ FIRE PROTECTION CONSIDERATIONS FOR VENTING IN n INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS ANNEX E GUIDELINES FOR FIRE DRILL AND EVACUATION a TT PROCEDURES FOR HIGH RISE BUILDINGS (ABOVE 15 m IN HEIGHT) LIST OF STANDARDS 83 [NATIONAL BUILDING CODE OF INDIA.National Building Code Sectional Committee, CED 46 FOREWORD This Part of the Code deals with safety from fire. It specifies the demarcation of fire zones, restrictions on construction of buildings in each fire zone, classification of buildings based on occupancy, types of building ‘construction according to fire resistance of the structural and non-structural components and other restrictions and requirements necessary to minimize danger to life from fire, smoke, fumes or panic before the buildings can be evacuated. The Code recognizes that safety of life is more than a matter of means of exits and accordingly deals with various matters which are considered essential to the safety of life. Fire protection techniques have to be based on the fie behaviour characteristics of different materials and structural ) With 13 mom ligheweight aggre 90 90901001) 7S 88 100 appear pater 1) Baie of und le: 8) Without finish 0 1) 1190 1907S] LDA IT 5) With 13 "tom liphewoight aggregae 90-9090) 1) 17S 91D sypsum plaster i) Bloke of concrete 4) Without fish % 10 = S150 iy Wath 13 mm lightweight aggregse 99%) 30D DSSS MD ypsum plaster ©) With 13 mm cementsand o gypsum 799 9% 100140 sand i) Blocks of lightweight concrete: 4) Without ash 90 1) 004030882 1) Wit 3 mm lightweight aggregate 90 90-99 100 1D 503 gypsum plaster co) Win 13 mam cemenvsand or gypauny - = 8 8 9100 sind ti) Bleks of aerated concrete 2) Without ish % 1 040 nD 100 D) With 13 mm lghiweight aggregate 90 90100100150, aypsum plaster Walls containing at east | percent of vertical enforcement Minimum thickness of acl cover to reinforcement, ‘Table 3 Masonry Walls: Hollow (Required to Resist Fire from One Side at a Time) (Clause 3.3.2) st ‘Nature of Construction ‘Mlimum Thickness (um), Excluding any Finish for @ No, ‘and Materials Fire Resistance (Hours) of Tad Bearing ‘Now load Bebring Soo 7% 2 3 8 Tm 2 3 4 0 o ® © © © ® ® & oo a oD OD 1 Bieks of cay a) Without finish i 170170 200-200-7578 100 170-170 1) With 13 mm ligheweight aggreente 10D 100 170-1) 17075759 BO. 90100 sypsum plaster 1) Blocks of connote 2) Withoat nish 9 25 2s oo 150 1) With 13 mmcemenvsander gypsumsand 190 200 200 — — 9 125 125 140 140140 ©) With 13 mam lightweight aggregate 7% 9 9 10 1 1s ypsom plaster ii) Blocks of ighweight cone: 2) Without rsh, 10 100 1 S| 1 140150 ) Wit 13 mm cemenvsand or gypsuniiand — — 5 7% 75 10 140 0 ©} With 13 "mm ighiweight aggregate 5 & 6 & 7% «0 1% aypsum plaster PART 4 FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY 15‘Table 4 Framed Construction, Load Bearing (Required to Resist Fire from One Side at a Time) (Clause 3.3.2) a "Nature of Gonna wu Materials Timber Stade wt Contes wt ‘Minin Thicke (nm) of Protection No. Exceeding 600 mm, Faced on Each Side with fora Fire Resstance of Ih o 2 o 1) Plasterboard ayers with joints Staggered, joints in utr layer taped and iled — Tota 25 thikess foreach fae 10) One layer of 12:7 mm plasterboard wath a finsh of ugheweigm aggregate gypsum 13 Pleser 4) Meal ath and plaster, thickness of plaster: 2) Sanded gypsum plaster (metal lating grade) 2 >) Lightweight ageregate gypsum plaster 1B Table § Framed Construction, Non-Load Bearing (Required to Resist Fire from One Side at a Time) (Clause 3.3.2) ‘Nature of Construction and MateralsSteel or Timber Frame at Stud Minimum Thickoess (mm) of Protection ‘Centres not Exceeding 600 mm, Facings on Both Sides of Construction fora Fire Resistance “eth hh o ® o ® ©» © ‘A) Diy lining with mateals Fed direct © studs (tout plaster fish) 1. One layer of plasterboard with taped and fled joints Timberorstell 127 2. Two layers of plasterboard with jim staggered, joins in Timberorstel 19,8, outer layer ape und filed — Total thickness foreach face 3. One layer of asbestos insulating boar with wansverse Joints Timber or sel ° 2 tacked hy fille of asbestorinulatng board not eve than © mmm thik, or by timber 44 One layer of wood woo lbs Timber 2s 5. One layer of chipboard or of plywood Timberorstel 18 Lining with materia Sted directo sods, with plaster Sinih Psterboard of thickness: Timber o steel 2) With not tee han S mm ey plaster finish os 1) With not les than 1 mm gyi plaster finish nt ) We finish Meu lah and psc, dickens of pliner: 9) Sande gypsum plaster Tuber vested 13 b) Lightweight ageegate gypsum plaster Timber Bo pos Sit 8 ‘Table 6 Framed External Walls Load Bearing (Required to Resist Fire from One Side at a Time) (Clause 3.3.2) s ‘Nature of Construction and Materials “Minimum Thickness (mm) of Protection Ne. fora Fire Resitance of Th w @ ° ‘Timber studs at ceters no exceeding 600 mam with interaal nings of ') Plasterboard layers with Joins in outer layer taped. and filed. toa thickness of 2s laserboaed ol 16 NATIONAL BUILDING CODE OF INDIA‘Table 7 Framed External Walls Non-Load Bearing Required to Resist Fire only from Inside the Building (Clause 3.3.2) (a) ‘Nature of Construction and Materials ‘Minimum Thickness (mm) of Protection fora Fire Reltance eth th 2h 3h oh © 2 ® @ o_o ‘Stel frame with an extemal cladding of non-combusible shes (excluding set ste), with ste! supporting framework al internal ining of 1, Metal ath and plaster, thickness of plaster 2) Sande gypsum plaster (etl ating grade) Boo by Lightweight ageregate gypsum plaster o 9 1s 9 Two layer of plasterboard with joins staggered joints im outer yer 2132 taped and filled — Total thickness 3. Plasterboard of thickness 8) With not es than $ mam gypsum plaster finish nt by With not es than 13 mu gypsum plaster ins 9s ©) With notes than 10 mm ightweight aggregate gypsum plaster 95 4 One lyer of asbestos insulating boar with wansverse joints backed by 9 = 9 fillers of asbestos insulating board nt less than 9 mm hek, or by tnber 5. One layer of woodool slabs withowt nish 0 6. One ayer of compressed straw bling slabs: 2) Without nih 50 by With not ess than $ mm gypsum plaster fish 0 7. Aerated concrete blocks 0 0 68 Sm 3. Bricks of oy: 2) Without fish 15 9 = 9% 1010 )_ With not ess than 13 mm lgheweightagargate gyprum plaster % 15 9% 90 ‘Table 8 Framed External Walls Non-Load Bearing Required to Resist Fire only from Inside the Building (Clause 3.3.2) B) ‘Nature of Construction and Materials ‘Minimum Thickness (mm) of Protection to ‘Provide Sufficient Insulation to Achieve ® ‘Modified Fire Reitance of Upto 4h o ® ‘Stel frame with an extra cladding of sheet sel fllylpped, sel boled ad ‘xed to see sheeting ral, with imber of tel supporting framework and internal lining of 1. Metal ah and plaster thickness of plaster: 2) Sanded gypsum plaster (metal lating grade) B 1b) Lightweight aggregate gypsum plaster 10 2. One layer ofplaserboard with joints ape and filled 27 3, Plasterboard of thickness with nt ess than S me gypsum plaster fish 9s 44. One Iayer of asbestos insulating board with wansverse joints backed by 9 filles of asbestos insulating board not est than 9mm thick, orby timber 5. One ayer of wood! woo slabs 2 6. One ayer of compressed straw building labs 0 7. One layer of chipboard or of plywood 18 8. Aerated concrete blocks 2 9. Bricks of ly 1% 10. Any imernal decorative tning witha cavity fill independently supported 50 tnd retained in poston of mineral fe Insulating material (extoding las) ata deny of 48 gin? PART 4 FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY 7Table 9 Framed Walls Non-Load Bearing Required to Resist Fire only from Inside the Building (C) (Clause 3.3.2) "Nature of Construction and Materials “Minimum Thickness (mm) of Protection for a Fire Resistance of 13h, © @ Timber frame with exeralclding of weather boarding oF extemal plywood, on with an intemal ing of 1, Plasterboard aot les han 9.5 mm tic, finshed with 2), Gypsum plaser B by Lighnweight aggregate gypsum plaster 10 2, Plasterboard ot less than 12:7 mm thick, finshed wit: 8) Gypaum plaster 0 ‘by Lighrweight asaregatesypsum plaster 10 3. One layer of asbestos insulating board with transverse joints backed by filles 9 ‘of ashes inslating board no les than 9 thick, oy inber 2 Table 10 Reinforced Concrete Columns (Clause 3.3.2) ‘Sl Nature of Construction and Materials “Minimom Dimensions (mim) Excluding any Finish, No. fora Fire Redistance of — ie Tk ih Th 3 a o 2 ° ® o © © o 1) Fly exposed ‘with 150 2050 SC«MSSCOSSC Cover 0 ‘40 40 40 40 0 ii) Soperceat exposed ‘width Bs 160 200200 300 350 Cover 40 0 ‘40 40 40 40 ii) One face exposed Thickness 100 0 0 1 20 240 Cover 40 40 40 40 0 40 Table 11 Concrete Beams (Clause 33.2) ‘Sl Nature of Construction and Materials ‘Mintnem Dimensions (mm) Excading any Finish, No. fora Fire Reastance of — —_— on Wh ah Ra w 2 o Oo © 7 © 3) Reinforced concrete simply supported) With 200 2020S Cover 20 2% 40 70 1) Reinforesd concrete (continuous) Wiath 200 20 08D Cover 2 2 080 1) Presuessed concrete (simply supported) Width 1 02002 Cover 4S 1x), Prestressed concrete (continous) wit ® mt) am 2a Cover mo 3% 4 55D Require attention wo the additonal meatures necessary to reduce the risk of paling. Table 12 Concrete Floors (Clause 3.3.2) SI Nature of Construction and Materials ‘Minimum Dimensions (mm) Excluding any Faish, Ne. fora Fire Resistance af ae wh 2h 3h 4h © 2 oe © © © ® 1) Reinforced concrete (imply supponed) Thickness 8S nosis 70 Gover ar) 2535 as) 55 i) Reinforced concrete continoous) Thickness % 9s 103310170 Cover 2% 2353S " Reqire tention othe ational measures necessary to ede te risk of spalling. 18 NATIONAL BUILDING CODE OF INDIA