Structural Requirements

DOE-STD-1088-95

5. STRUCTURAL REQUIREMENTS

5.1 General

Relocatable structures should be constructed to conform with the applicable requirements of the

Uniform Building Code, as amended by DOE 6430.1A, "General Design Criteria" (or the local

building code, if the local code is enforced onsite).

Exception 1:

Corridors should meet the requirements of the current edition of the Life Safety Code,

NFPA Standard 101.

Exception 2:

Tents or other membrane-type structures should be constructed of tentage material

that has been tested and approved by a nationally recognized independent fire test

authority for the anticipated end use. Approval should be based on the performance

of large scale tests.

Exception 3:

This criteria does not apply to semi-trailers and cargo containers.

5.2 Compartmentation

Relocatable structures should be separated such that the largest fire area does not exceed the

limits imposed by the Uniform Building Code.

Exception: Relocatable structures over 16,000 square feet (1,487 square meters) in floor area

that are protected by an automatic fire suppression system should be divided into

separate fire areas by 2-hour fire-rated barriers so that no single area exceeds

16,000 square feet (1,487 square meters) in floor area. Such barriers should extend

throughout the entire height and breadth of the structure, so designed as to prevent

fire propagation through and around the barrier.

No fire area in a relocatable structure should have a MPFL exceeding limits imposed by the DOE

AHJ.