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Fire Resistance

Equivalent Thickness

Loose Fill Insulation

Blended Aggregates

Sound Reduction

Control Joints

Control Joint Slots

Compressive Strength

Weight Classifications

Colored Masonry Units
Loose fill Insulation
The fire resistive time period for concrete masonry units meeting the equivalent thickness required for a two-hour-fire-resistive rating in Item 6 (below) and having a thickness of not less than 7 5/8 inches is four hours when cores which are not grouted are filled with silicone-treated perlite loose-fill insulation; vermiculite loose-fill insulation; or expanded clay, shale or slate lightweight aggregate, sand or slag having a maximum particle size of 3/8 inches. (Table 7-B, Footnote 16)
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