FIRE/SAFETY RATED GLASS (CONT.)

4. Form designations are: Form 1 - Wired polished

both sides; Form 2 - Patterned and wired, Form 3 -

Patterned.

5. Quality designations including intended uses for

ASTM C 1036 transparent flat glass are:

a) Quality q1 - Mirror Select Quality:

Coated for

premium mirrors.

c) Quality q3 - Glazing Select: For architectural

fenestrations or other applications where distant

objects are viewed through the glass by the observer.

d) Quality q4 - Intended for greenhouses or other

applications where restrictions on aesthetic

conditions are not required.

e) Quality q5 - Intended for general glazing

applications that have lesser aesthetic demands than

q3 or q4 quality grade.

f) Quality q6 - Intended for greenhouses or other

applications where restrictions on aesthetic

conditions are not required.

6. Quality designations and intended uses for

Patterned and Wired Flat Glasses:

a) Quality q7 - Decorative: For use where design

and aesthetic characteristics are major

considerations.

b) Quality q8 - Glazing: For general glazing where

functional or aesthetic characteristics are a

consideration and where surface blemishes are not a

major concern.

c) Wired Glass: For skylights and general glazing

where fire retardation or glass retention in a frame

are a consideration.

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NOTE: It is critical that skylights be maintainable.

Designer must include skylight access devices as a

part of the design package where skylights are large

or at great heights above floor.

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NOTE: Use the following bracketed statement for Army

projects only.

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[For interior glazing (i.e., pass and observation windows), 6 mm 1/4 inch

thick glass should be used.]

Type I, Class 1 (clear), Quality [q4 (A)] [q5 (B)].

Provide for glazing

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