1. Floor Topping (optional, not shown): Gypsum
concrete, lightweight or normal concrete topping.
2. Floor Sheathing: Minimum 23/32 inch thick tongue-and-groove
wood sheathing (Exposure 1). Installed per code requirements with minimum
8d common nails, and glued to joist top flanges with AFG-01 construction
adhesive.
3. Insulation: Minimum 1-1/2 inch thick mineral
wool insulation batts – 2.5 pcf (nominal), supported by resilient channels.
4. Structural Members: Wood I-joists spaced a maximum
of 24 inches on center.
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Minimum I-joist flange depth: 1-1/2 inches |
Minimum I-joist flange area: 5.25 inches2 |
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Minimum I-joist web thickness: 7/16 inch |
Minimum I-joist depth: 9-1/4 inches |
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| See ASTM D 5055-07 for qualification requirements. |
5. Resilient Channels: Minimum 0.019 inch thick galvanized
steel resilient channels, attached perpendicular to I-joists using 1-5/8
inch long drywall screws. Resilient channels spaced 16 inches on center
and doubled at each wallboard end joint extending to the next joist.
6. Gypsum Wallboard: Minimum 5/8 inch thick Type
C gypsum wallboard installed with long dimension perpendicular to resilient
channels and fastened to each channel with minimum 1 inch long Type S drywall
screws. Fasteners spaced 12 inches on center in the field of the wallboard, 8 inches on center at wallboard end joints, and 3/4 inches from panel edges and ends. End joints of wallboard staggered.
7. Finish System (not shown): Face layer joints
covered with tape and coated with joint compound. Screw heads
covered with joint compound.
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Fire Test conducted at Gold Bond Building Products Research Center |
June 19, 1984 |
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Third Party Witness: Warnock Hersey International, Inc. |
Report No: WHI-694-0159 |
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STC and IIC Sound Ratings for Listed Assembly |
| Without Gypsum Concrete |
With Gypsum Concrete |
| Cushioned Vinyl |
Carpet & Pad |
Cushioned Vinyl |
Carpet & Pad |
| STC |
IIC |
STC |
IIC |
STC |
IIC |
STC |
IIC |
| 51 b |
46 b |
51 b |
64 b |
60 b |
50 b |
60 b |
65 b |
| a This assembly may also be used in a fire-rated roof/ceiling application, but only when constructed exactly as described. |
| b STC and IIC values estimated by David L. Adams Associates, Inc |
Copyright © 2002, 2007, 2009
AMERICAN WOOD COUNCIL
AMERICAN FOREST & PAPER ASSOCIATION, INC
January 2009
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