The method for testing smoke control doors and walls

Przytoczono wymagania dotyczące dymoszczelności wprowadzone w polskich przepisach. Omówiono metodę badania dymoszczelności drzwi i ścianek zamieszczoną w projekcie normy europejskiej prEN 1634 - część 3. Przedstawiono kryteria oceny dymoszczelności i klasy przyjęte w Polsce oraz klasy dymoszczelności wprowadzone w projekcie normy europejskiej prEN 13501-2:2000.The paper presents several aspects of smoke control door tests and evaluation method. The legal Polish requirements for smoke control doors are given. The assumptions for testing procedure and main steps of this procedure are presented. This testing procedure is based on the draft of European Standard for this kind of test. This draft is almost final version of the standard. The performance criteria for smoke control doors according to Polish regulation and according to the draft of European Standard for classification of construction products and building elements are compared. On the basis of this draft European Commission took the decision implementing Council Directive 89/106/EEC as regards classification of the resistance to fire performance of construction products, construction works and parts thereof. The classification of smoke control doors is included to this Commision decision