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    The document provides guidelines for basement design with respect to fire safety. It states that basements should have enclosed staircases with 2 hours of fire resistance. Compartmentation of basement spaces below 500 sqm is required through fire curtains and partition walls. Proper ventilation of basements is also needed along with smoke outlets and sprinklers to control fire.

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    The document provides guidelines for basement design with respect to fire safety. It states that basements should have enclosed staircases with 2 hours of fire resistance. Compartmentation of basement spaces below 500 sqm is required through fire curtains and partition walls. Proper ventilation of basements is also needed along with smoke outlets and sprinklers to control fire.

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    The document provides guidelines for basement design with respect to fire safety. It states that basements should have enclosed staircases with 2 hours of fire resistance. Compartmentation of basement spaces below 500 sqm is required through fire curtains and partition walls. Proper ventilation of basements is also needed along with smoke outlets and sprinklers to control fire.

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    BASEMENT DESIGN

    (WITH RESPECT TO FIRE)

    SAKSHI KHANDELWAL
    A1904015134
    DESIGN PARAMETERS
     The access to the basement shall be either from the main or
    alternate staircase providing access and exit from higher floors.
     Where the staircase is in continuation with the upper floors, it
    should be enclosed, serving as a fire separation from the basement
    floor and higher floors.
    • The staircase of basement should be of
    enclosed type having fire resistance of not
    less than two hours.
    • In case of basement being used as car
    parking only, the travel distance between
    the stairs should not exceed 45 m.
     The basement should have
    compartmetation of spaces, and
    each compartment should not be of
    more than 500 sq m and less than 50
    sq m. area (except parking.)
    Compartmentation through
    Fire curtains

    • If the basement storeys are


    more than 10m below the
    ground level, then fire
    fighting shafts should be
    Through partition wall provided.
    and fire doors
     The first basement (immediately below ground level) can be used for
    services/parking/other permissible services. Lower basement, if provided, shall
    exclusively be used for car parking only.
     Basements should be properly ventilated. area.
     The windows or the vents should be spread evenly round the perimeter of the
    basement. Or a system of air inlets shall be provided at basement floor level and
    smoke outlets at basement ceiling level.
     Each basement shall be separately ventilated. A system of air inlets shall be
    provided at basement floor and smoke outlets at basement ceiling level.
     In car parks jet fans are used to
    replace the ductwork and to drive
    the fumes or smoke towards the
    extract fans to keep pollution
    within
    acceptable levels and to clear
    smoke.
    Each jet, or induction fan has a
    characteristic thrust which
    designers use to position fans in a
    car park to ensure relatively even
    distribution of air.
    Smoke outlet ducts
    • In multi-storeyed basements, each basement and basement compartment
    should have separate smoke outlet ducts.
    • Mechanical extractors for smoke venting system from lower basement levels
    shall also be provided.
     Automatic sprinklers shall be installed in basements used as car
    parks and if area exceeds 200sqm any room or other compartment
    of building exceeding 1125 sqm in area on all floors of building if
    height of building exceeds 15m.
     Heat sensitive detectors/sprinklers should be installed.
     Kitchens working on gas fuel shall not be permitted in
    basement/subbasement.
     If cutouts are provided from basement to the upper floors or to
    the outside, all side cutout openings in the basements shall be
    protected by sprinkler heads at closed spacing so as to form a
    water curtain in the event of a fire.
     Sprinkles should be placed at 3m of distance.

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