Recent developments in prescriptive fire resistance design resulted in the introduction and advancement of UL Design D982. A principal advantage of this UL design is that it provides the same fire protection thickness requirements for 2-hour assembly ratings regardless of whether the classification is restrained or unrestrained. …
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About the author ⁄ Charles J. Carter, Ph.D., S.E., P.E.
Charles J. Carter, Ph.D., S.E., P.E. is Vice President and Chief Structural Engineer at the American Institute of Steel Construction in Chicago, IL. He serves as Secretary of the AISC Committee on the Code of Standard Practice.
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