Introduction :-
Duratex® (Lip-braced boards) are a continous length of Duratex® standard board with unique lipped inter locking galvanised steel edge reinforcement, which together with adequate density (as per DIN - 1101)provides spans upto 3000 mm. - 

Duratex® Range Of Roof decking has a unique combination of properties which provides designers with a versatile product for a wide variety of applications. It provides lightness with structural strangth and excellent thermal,acoustic and fire resisting characteristics,which with the clean interlocking steel edge profile lines and texture of its soffit, allows economics for example,by the omission of a suspended cieling. It is widely used for flat or pitched roofing for any type of building and is also suitable for floors,permanent shuttering partitions and exterior cladding.

Duratex® is an acceptable material under Building Regulatations and is manufactured to a density in excess of (BS-1105, 1972, DIN-1101, IS : 3308-1981)

The Duratex® range of roof decking combines lightness (weight approx. 28kg/m2) with strctural strength, good thermal andacoustic properties plus excellent fire-protection. Wood-wool board with lip-braced edge technology are very popular and widely used in building construction in most part of the world especially in Europe, Africa, South & North America and South East Asian, Countries. 
Galvanised steel-channel of DurateX® lip-braced boards when adequately connected,are considered to provide lateral restraint to supporting beams. 
Its inherent thermal properties satisfy many common requirements and will meet more stringent demands with little additional expense.
Duratex® lip-braced slabs are available in 50 and 75mm thickness and to any required lengths ranging as 1200, 1500, 1800, 2000, 2500 & 3000 mm. length, each slab is 600 mm wide with following tolerances. Length +0, -6mm, width +0, -4mm and thickness +0, -2mm. 
Further, these slabs are available as normal textured and pre-screeded slabs. Pre-screeded slabs are used when slabs are laid to falls, the pre-screeded deck provides a base upon which to apply roof-finishes, thus elminating in-situ screeds, the normal thickness of the slab is not affected (approx. Weight is 5 kglm2• in addition to self weight.) 
Description :
Long wood fibres of selected species stabilised by chemical impreganation both under temperatre and pressure and further mineralised are compressed to half of their thickness under pressure (19 tons/ft2) in a Band-Form-Hydrostatic machine. 
Manufacture :
Duratex® lip-braced boards are manufactured to receive the unique lipped edge reinforcement which is fitted under pressure, providing permanent bond, good alignement and ensuring even distribution of concentrated loads, the combination of adequate density plus an unbroken length of slabs provides the structural strength for spans upto 3000 mm. 
These long span units provide a soffit of clean-lines, which when left exposed, is virtually maintenance free. In addition the surface provides high Acoustic-absorption. 
Perforamance :
A) Strength: 
Using the recommended spans, Duratex® range of roof deckings complies with loading requirement of BS-648:1964. 
B) FIRE: 
Duratex® Boards have been tested to the relevant parts of BS-476 and possess. 
a) Good-Fire-Reisstance Rating when evaluated as per BS-476, (Part-8), 1972 180-834(1975), IS-3809(1979) 
1. Hour for 50 mm pre-screeded) 
2. Hours for 75mm pre-screeded when tested to : BS-476
b) Surface Spread of Flame (both sides of surfaces) 
(Zero - achieved class-I when tested to : BS-476 (Part-7), 1971
c) Minimum Fire Propogation: 
Highest rating Class '0' when tested to : BS-476. 
C) Biological : 
Resists dry rot and fungal growths and Is impervious to all forms of Vermine and termites.
D)Thermal Conductivity: 

E. Thermal Comparison: 

F) Acoustic:
Duratex® boards provides good sound Insulation and absorption, Test results as per ASTM C-384(1958) when tested for Sound Abborption test on various sound frequency show Noice Reduction Coefficient (NRC) as 0.57 (when tested as per $tanding wave test) and 0.68 NRC (under reverbration test).
G) Durability:
Immersed in water for ten-years, there appeares no sign of deterioration whilst wet or upon drying. It is unaffected by climatic changes and is resistant to chemicals and other corroding agents. 
H) Quality Control: 
• In accordance to : BS : 1105,1972 and DIN-1101 are exercised on the basic raw materials and the final product.
• As there are no available Indian Standards relating to edge-reinforcement inter-locking wood-wool boards . 
Delivery to Site and Storage:
The units are delivered to site with appropriate accessories, the slabs must be stacked flat and protected from rain or" moisture. accidently if wetting does occur they must be allowed to dry. Breakage or distortion of the units may result owing to careless handling or incorrect stacking. 
Installation:
The length of bearing ofa unit on to the structural steel section or a manufactured concrete must not be less than 50 mm (as per fig.) after making allowance for all movements of the structure. The grooved edge channels of the slabs are tongued with the help of a key-wedge to the adjacent units so as to give a flush joint and the units positioned so that the ends (which are secured to the supports with the fixings) come into contact. Screeds or roof finishes are then applied.
Some care in handling on site is needed to protect units until laid, in-situ screeding shall be of a dry mix to avoid possible staining of the soffit, how-ever when - laying. wet-screed, temporary support must be incorporated to avoid difflection. 
Precaution: 
Slabs must not be used as a working area during construction, and crawl boards must be used to support the weight of wheel-barrows or similar concentrated loads. The units are capable of with standing normal pedestrian traffic likely to occur during construction work. 

Introduction :-
Duratex® (Lip-braced boards) are a continous length of Duratex® standard board with unique lipped inter locking galvanised steel edge reinforcement, which together with adequate density (as per DIN - 1101)provides spans upto 3000 mm. - 

Duratex® Range Of Roof decking has a unique combination of properties which provides designers with a versatile product for a wide variety of applications. It provides lightness with structural strangth and excellent thermal,acoustic and fire resisting characteristics,which with the clean interlocking steel edge profile lines and texture of its soffit, allows economics for example,by the omission of a suspended cieling. It is widely used for flat or pitched roofing for any type of building and is also suitable for floors,permanent shuttering partitions and exterior cladding.

Duratex® is an acceptable material under Building Regulatations and is manufactured to a density in excess of (BS-1105, 1972, DIN-1101, IS : 3308-1981)

The Duratex® range of roof decking combines lightness (weight approx. 28kg/m2) with strctural strength, good thermal andacoustic properties plus excellent fire-protection. Wood-wool board with lip-braced edge technology are very popular and widely used in building construction in most part of the world especially in Europe, Africa, South & North America and South East Asian, Countries. 
Galvanised steel-channel of DurateX® lip-braced boards when adequately connected,are considered to provide lateral restraint to supporting beams. 
Its inherent thermal properties satisfy many common requirements and will meet more stringent demands with little additional expense.
Duratex® lip-braced slabs are available in 50 and 75mm thickness and to any required lengths ranging as 1200, 1500, 1800, 2000, 2500 & 3000 mm. length, each slab is 600 mm wide with following tolerances. Length +0, -6mm, width +0, -4mm and thickness +0, -2mm. 
Further, these slabs are available as normal textured and pre-screeded slabs. Pre-screeded slabs are used when slabs are laid to falls, the pre-screeded deck provides a base upon which to apply roof-finishes, thus elminating in-situ screeds, the normal thickness of the slab is not affected (approx. Weight is 5 kglm2• in addition to self weight.) 
Description :
Long wood fibres of selected species stabilised by chemical impreganation both under temperatre and pressure and further mineralised are compressed to half of their thickness under pressure (19 tons/ft2) in a Band-Form-Hydrostatic machine. 
Manufacture :
Duratex® lip-braced boards are manufactured to receive the unique lipped edge reinforcement which is fitted under pressure, providing permanent bond, good alignement and ensuring even distribution of concentrated loads, the combination of adequate density plus an unbroken length of slabs provides the structural strength for spans upto 3000 mm. 
These long span units provide a soffit of clean-lines, which when left exposed, is virtually maintenance free. In addition the surface provides high Acoustic-absorption. 
Perforamance :
A) Strength: 
Using the recommended spans, Duratex® range of roof deckings complies with loading requirement of BS-648:1964. 
B) FIRE: 
Duratex® Boards have been tested to the relevant parts of BS-476 and possess. 
a) Good-Fire-Reisstance Rating when evaluated as per BS-476, (Part-8), 1972 180-834(1975), IS-3809(1979) 
1. Hour for 50 mm pre-screeded) 
2. Hours for 75mm pre-screeded when tested to : BS-476
b) Surface Spread of Flame (both sides of surfaces) 
(Zero - achieved class-I when tested to : BS-476 (Part-7), 1971
c) Minimum Fire Propogation: 
Highest rating Class '0' when tested to : BS-476. 
C) Biological : 
Resists dry rot and fungal growths and Is impervious to all forms of Vermine and termites.
D)Thermal Conductivity: 

E. Thermal Comparison: 

F) Acoustic:
Duratex® boards provides good sound Insulation and absorption, Test results as per ASTM C-384(1958) when tested for Sound Abborption test on various sound frequency show Noice Reduction Coefficient (NRC) as 0.57 (when tested as per $tanding wave test) and 0.68 NRC (under reverbration test).
G) Durability:
Immersed in water for ten-years, there appeares no sign of deterioration whilst wet or upon drying. It is unaffected by climatic changes and is resistant to chemicals and other corroding agents. 
H) Quality Control: 
• In accordance to : BS : 1105,1972 and DIN-1101 are exercised on the basic raw materials and the final product.
• As there are no available Indian Standards relating to edge-reinforcement inter-locking wood-wool boards . 
Delivery to Site and Storage:
The units are delivered to site with appropriate accessories, the slabs must be stacked flat and protected from rain or" moisture. accidently if wetting does occur they must be allowed to dry. Breakage or distortion of the units may result owing to careless handling or incorrect stacking. 
Installation:
The length of bearing ofa unit on to the structural steel section or a manufactured concrete must not be less than 50 mm (as per fig.) after making allowance for all movements of the structure. The grooved edge channels of the slabs are tongued with the help of a key-wedge to the adjacent units so as to give a flush joint and the units positioned so that the ends (which are secured to the supports with the fixings) come into contact. Screeds or roof finishes are then applied.
Some care in handling on site is needed to protect units until laid, in-situ screeding shall be of a dry mix to avoid possible staining of the soffit, how-ever when - laying. wet-screed, temporary support must be incorporated to avoid difflection. 
Precaution: 
Slabs must not be used as a working area during construction, and crawl boards must be used to support the weight of wheel-barrows or similar concentrated loads. The units are capable of with standing normal pedestrian traffic likely to occur during construction work.