Technical Booklet E Fire Safety·Page 17·0.12
Fire-stopping
Every joint, imperfection of fit, opening, and penetration in fire-separating elements must be adequately sealed or protected to maintain the effectiveness of the fire-resisting construction.
Fire-stopping – the objective of fire-stopping is to adequately seal or protect every joint, imperfection of fit, opening and penetration in an element of structure intended to provide fire separation, so that its effectiveness is not impaired.
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