User Guide

Turncraft Poly-Classic

Columns

Pass Flame Spread and Smoke

Density Test

(Patent Applied For)

OVERVIEW

 Turncraft Poly-Classic Columns now pass the ASTM E, 84-01, “Standard

Test Method for Surface Burning Characteristics of Building Materials”

(NFPA 255, ANSI/UL 723 and UBC 8-1).

FEATURES & BENEFITS

 Poly-Classic Columns now have a Flame Spread Index (FSI): of 15. This

index puts the Poly-Classic Column in a Class I Flame-Spread

classification under the 1997 uniform fire code. This is an industry first for

FRP columns.

 Poly-Classic Columns also have a Smoke Developed Index (SDI) of 335.

This index is well below the allowable SDI index of 450. This is also an

industry first for FRP Columns.

 Industry standard FRP columns have a typical Flame Spread Index (FSI)

of 70-85 and a Smoke Developed Index (SDI) of 900-1025.

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Turncraft Poly-Classic® Columns Pass Flame Spread and Smoke Density Test (Patent Applied For) OVERVIEW Turncraft Poly-Classic Columns now pass the ASTM E, 84-01, “Standard Test Method for Surface Burning Characteristics of Building Materials” (NFPA 255, ANSI/UL 723 and UBC 8-1). FEATURES & BENEFITS Poly-Classic Columns now have a Flame Spread Index (FSI): of 15. This index puts the Poly-Classic Column in a Class I Flame-Spread classification under the 1997 uniform fire code.
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APPLICATIONS Poly-Classic Columns now pass the ASTM E, 84-01 test for interior applications in markets where the building code officials have started to enforce Section 318 of the 1995 CABO One and Two Family Dwelling Code or Section 803.3.2 of the 1996 BOCA National Building Code. SPECIFICATIONS Test Data UNROUNDED FSI UNROUNDED SDI FS*TIME AREA (Ft*Min) SMOKE AREA (%*Min) 15.5 335.8 30.2 273.