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SIKA SERVICES AG Vienna City Administration

Municipal Department 39
BUILDING SYSTEMS & INDUSTRY City of Vienna Testing, Monitoring and
Tffenwies 16 Certifying Body
Laboratory for Building Technology
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MA 39 VFA 2016-0588.01 Vienna, July 1, 2016

Test Report
(English translation of original report MA 39 VFA 2016-0588.01)
for
the Flammability Properties of a Non-Bearing, Rear-Ventilated Facade System
with Cladding Panels made of Fiber Cement, Installed by means of the
"SikaTack Panel System" (SikaTack Panel-50 adhesive)
(Testing on April 22, 2016)

Client: SIKA SERVICES AG

Order Date: December 15, 2015
Test Object: Non-bearing, rear-ventilated facade system consisting of the following
components:
Insulation: Rock wool facade insulation panels, 120 mm
Aluminum substructure
Cladding material: Fiber cement panels, thickness 8 mm, installed on
the substructure by means of "SikaTack Panel System" (SikaTack
Panel-50 adhesive)
Fire safeguarding in the lintel and soffit area: folded galvanized sheet
metal with a thickness of 1.5 mm
Testing Program: Testing of the flammability properties of the facade structure via the window
burn-up rate two floors above the primary fire source in a benchmark test
carried out according to NORM B 3800-5:2013
Short Assessment: Under the chosen test conditions, no optical flame propagation could be
observed on or below the surface finish of the facade cladding during the
test. No burning parts or large parts (> 0.4 m2 or > 5 kg) fell away. The non-
bearing rear-ventilated facade system described above has fulfilled the
requirements of NORM B 3800-5:2013.
This report includes 6 pages and 1 appendix (23 pages).
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1 General

The client commissioned MD 39 with the technical fire safety testing of a facade structure on
December 15, 2015.

2 Testing Procedure

The testing procedure complies with the specifications of NORM B 3800-5:2013, according to
which the test specimen is mounted on a weather-independent test center, in a manner similar to
the original mounted state, and is thermally stressed with a specific fire load under natural
ventilation conditions.

The magnitude of the fire load and its arrangement and ventilation, as well as the geometric
arrangement, work together and simulate a scenario demonstrating how the emission of flames
from a window in the area of the fully-developed fire would affect a facade.

Criteria for the assessment of the test specimen are the propagation of fire and the falling off of
large parts of the structure.

3 Test Specimen

The client's technicians mounted the facade structure directly on the test center during the period
between March 21 and March 23, 2016. The test specimen was designed as a corner arrangement
with an opening and is 4.5 m wide, with a 3.0 m rear wall and a 1.5 m corner wall. The height of the
structure was 6.0 m. The structure was attached to a practically designed soffit at the opening of
the fire chamber.

Test Specimen Description:

Non-bearing, rear-ventilated facade system consisting of the following components:

Insulation: Rockwool Facade Insulation Panel, 120 mm

Aluminum substructure
Cladding material: Eternit [fiber cement] panels, 8 mm thick, installed on the substructure
by means of "SikaTack Panel System"
Lintel and soffit area: folded galvanized sheet metal with a thickness of 1.5 mm
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The following materials were used:

Substructure
The "MacFOX" aluminum substructure consisted of:

Thermostop isolator (dimensions: 80/80/5 mm)

MacFOX 120/80-11 wall brackets
Aluminum L-profiles (60/40/1.8N S 3503)
Aluminium T-profiles (60/100/1.8N S4882)

Metal spacer bolts were fixed in the porous concrete subsurface with plastic anchors. The spacer
bolts were attached to the aluminum profiles by means of self-tapping screws.

For the arrangement of the substructure, please refer to the plans on pages 1 and 2 of the
appendix.

Insulation
Rockwool FIXROCK 035 facade insulation panel made of rock wool, material thickness 120 mm,
designation code pursuant to NORM EN 13162: MW-EN 13162-T3-CS(10)0.5-TR1-WL(P)-
AFr15-MU1

Flammability Properties: A1 according to EN 13501-1

Melting Point: > 1000C
No fleece lamination
Secured to the test center by means of metal anchors

Cladding
8 mm thick fiber cement panels in accordance with EN 12467, laminated (color base coat with
back sealing), flammability property class A2-s1, d0 accdg. to EN 13501-1, maximum panel size:
3070 mm x 1250 mm, decorative red

The panels were glued to the substructure with the SikaTack Panel System:

The system consists of

Sika Activator 205: alcoholic solution with adhesive active substance, colorless, density 0.8
kg/l
Sika Tack Panel Primer: 1-component solvent-based, pigmented system primer, density 1.0
kg/l
SikaTack Panel assembly line: closed-cell polyurethane foam tape, thickness 3 mm,
breadth 12 mm, density 0.064 g/cm3
SikaTack Panel 50 Adhesive: 1-component silicone adhesive, moisture curing, density:
1.37 kg/l

The substructure profiles and the fiber cement panels at the back were first sanded and dusted,
then pretreated with the activator (application approx. 50 ml/m2) and then primed with the primer.
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Rear Ventilation
The ventilation gap between the insulation and fiber cement panel was 20 mm.

Fire Safeguarding
In the lintel and soffit area, a folded galvanized sheet metal with a thickness of 1.5 mm was built
over the entire breadth (see details in the plan sketches and photo documentation).

The MD 39 datasheets list all the components used. These are kept on file at MD 39. The
construction and installation of the system must correspond to the data sheets stored here.

Details of the construction are provided on pages 1 to 8 of the appendix.

4 Experimental Setup

The test specimen was conditioned under laboratory conditions during the period between March
23, 2016 and April 22, 2016.

Thermocouples were mounted in the lintel area, 250 mm above the edge of the lintel, 1000 mm
above the edge of the lintel, and 2000 mm above the edge of the lintel, each one being positioned
100 mm in front of the facade and in the center of the rear ventilation gap (for thermocouple layout,
please see the illustration on page 9 of the appendix).

Thermocouples were also installed at a height of 4.0 m above the laboratory floor according to the
Swiss recognition guideline for exterior wall claddings. The evaluation of these is described in a
separate letter; it is not a subject of this test report.

5 Experimental Procedure

A wooden crib composed of planed spruce planks (each 4 cm wide, 4 cm high and 50 cm long)
was used as a fire load. A wooden crib with a total weight of 25 +/- 1 kg was made out of 72
crosswise nailed planks. The result was a wooden crib with a base of 0.5 m x 0.5 m and a height of
0.48 m (equivalent to about 350-400 kW).

The wooden crib was placed in the combustion chamber (height 0.25 m) on a metal substructure
which was open on all sides and had a base area of 0.5 m2. The lateral spacing between the
wooden crib and the combustion chamber walls was 0.25 m. The front of the crib was flush with
the front of the test center in a non-cladded state.

The ignition of the wooden crib was triggered with isopropanol. For this purpose, two metal tubs
were inserted into the bottom layer of wooden planks (each in the second outer gap) and filled with
200 ml of isopropanol immediately prior to the test. The isopropanol was ignited with an open
flame.

Two minutes after ignition, a fan located behind the wooden crib was switched on, and an
additional air flow (flow rate 400 m3/h) was generated through a round opening (diameter 0.3 m).
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The test took place on April 22, 2016. The temperature in the fire hall was 20C, the relative air
humidity was 37.8% and the air pressure was 1001.5 mbar.

6 Results

Observations during the test:

Beginning of the test: Ignition of isopropanol

1 minute 50 seconds:
2 minutes 10 seconds:
2 minutes 30 seconds:
6 minutes 40 seconds:
20 minutes 30 seconds:
23 minutes:
30 minutes:
Flames shooting from opening
Darkening on edge of cladding panels
Buckling of the flashing on the lintel
Buckling of the cladding panels directly above the lintel
Collapse of the crib
Crack formation observed in cladding panel above the lintel
End of test No further changes observed in the test
specimen.

The maximum apparent flame height was up to 2.3 m.

The records of the thermocouple measurements can be found on page 10 of the appendix. The
photo documentation is presented on pages 11 to 23 of the appendix. A video recording of the
entire test is on file at MD 39.

On April 22, 2016, the fiber cement panels in the lintel area were removed in order to document the
damage to the substructure behind the panels (see photos on page 23 of the appendix). The
adhesive system was virtually undamaged from a height of about 15 cm above the lintel, and no
propagation of fire through the adhesive system was observed. The fire safeguarding in the lintel
area was also undamaged; the stone wool insulation turned dark in the immediate vicinity of the
lintel area (height approx. 5 cm).
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7 Assessment

Under the chosen test conditions, no optical flame propagation could be observed on or below the
surface finish of the facade during the test. No flammable parts or large parts (> 0.4 m2 or > 5 kg)
fell away.

The temperatures behind the surface finish of the facade never rose higher than that in front of the
facade through to the collapse of the base fire.

The non-bearing, rear-ventilated cladding system, consisting of

Insulation: Rock wool facade insulation panels, 120 mm

Aluminum substructure
Cladding material: Fiber cement panels, thickness 8 mm, installed on the substructure by
means of "Sika Tack Panel System"
Fire safeguarding in the lintel and soffit area: folded galvanized sheet metal with a
thickness of 1.5 mm

has fulfilled the requirements of NORM B 3800-5:2013.

The validity of the test report is limited to 2 years. An assessment for renewal may be carried out
thereafter.

Responsible Person: The laboratory head Director of the testing, monitoring

authorized to sign: and certifying body:

Dieter Werner, MS Dr. Christian Phn Georg Pommer, PE

Head of the municipal planning Senate Counselor Senate Counselor
and building control office
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Photo Documentation

Figure 1
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Construction - installation of the

wall bracket and the insulation
material

Figure 2
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Construction detailed view of

lintel and soffit areas
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Figure 3
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Installation of the aluminum

substructure

Figure 4
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Detail mounting of the

adhesive system
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Figure 5
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Detailed view of combustion

chamber and soffit area

Figure 6
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Detailed view of lintel and soffit

area
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Figure 7
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Installation of cladding panels on

narrow test wing

Figure 8
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Installation of cladding panels

above combustion chamber
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Figure 9
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Detailed view of lintel and soffit

area immediately prior to
testing

Figure 10
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Detailed view of flashing

immediately before the test
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Figure 11
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Detailed view perforated plate in

the lintel area

Figure 12
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Test specimen immediately

before the test
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Figure 13
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Beginning of test ignition of the

wooden crib

Figure 14
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Test duration 2 minutes Fan

turned on, flames shooting out of
the opening
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Figure 15
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Test duration 4 minutes

Figure 16
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Test duration 6 minutes

darkening of the cladding panels
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Figure 17
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Test duration 8 minutes

Figure 18
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Test duration 10 minutes

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Figure 19
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Test duration 12 minutes

Figure 20
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Test duration 14 minutes

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Figure 21
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Test duration 18 minutes

Figure 22
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Test duration 20 minutes

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Figure 23
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Test duration 22 minutes

collapse of the wooden crib

Figure 24
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Test duration 30 minutes end

of test (no further changes)
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Figure 25
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Damage in the lintel area behind

the facade cladding (after
removal of the cladding panels)

Figure 26
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Damage in the immediate

vicinity of the combustion
chamber (inner corner of the test
specimen) after removal of the
cladding