{"id":29,"date":"2012-08-14T10:50:51","date_gmt":"2012-08-14T10:50:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shared4.info\/buildingcodes\/?p=29"},"modified":"2023-08-27T04:49:21","modified_gmt":"2023-08-27T04:49:21","slug":"dead-end","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shared4.info\/buildingcodes\/dead-end\/","title":{"rendered":"Dead-end Corridor"},"content":{"rendered":"<table border=\"1\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"yellow\">\n<td id=\"side-bar1\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"40%\"><strong>OCCUPANCY TYPE (new building)<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<td id=\"side-bar1\" style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"20%\"><strong>CODE REF.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td id=\"side-bar1\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"40%\"><strong>DEAD-END<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"side-bar1\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"40%\"><strong>AMBULATORY<\/strong><br \/>\n(Not Sprinklered)<\/td>\n<td id=\"side-bar1\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"20%\">(20.2.5 AND 38.2.5.2)<\/td>\n<td id=\"side-bar1\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"40%\">6 m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"blue\">\n<td id=\"side-bar1\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"40%\"><strong>AMBULATORY<\/strong><br \/>\n(Sprinklered)<\/td>\n<td id=\"side-bar1\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"20%\">(20.2.5 AND 38.2.5.2)<\/td>\n<td id=\"side-bar1\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"40%\">15 m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"gray\">\n<td id=\"side-bar2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\"><strong>ASSEMBLY <\/strong>(Sprinklered and Not Sprinklered)<\/td>\n<td id=\"side-bar2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\">(12.2.5.1.3)<\/td>\n<td id=\"side-bar2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\">6 m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"side-bar1\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"40%\"><strong>BUSINESS<\/strong><br \/>\n(Not Sprinklered)<\/td>\n<td id=\"side-bar1\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"20%\">(38.2.5.2.2)<\/td>\n<td id=\"side-bar1\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"40%\">6 m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"blue\">\n<td id=\"side-bar1\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"40%\"><strong>BUSINESS <\/strong><br \/>\n(Sprinklered)<\/td>\n<td id=\"side-bar1\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"20%\">(38.2.5.2.1)<\/td>\n<td id=\"side-bar1\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"40%\">15 m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"gray\">\n<td id=\"side-bar1\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"40%\"><strong>HEALTHCARE<br \/>\n<\/strong>(Sprinklered and Not Sprinklered)<\/td>\n<td id=\"side-bar1\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"20%\">(18.2.5.2)<\/td>\n<td id=\"side-bar1\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"40%\">9 m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"side-bar1\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"40%\"><strong>EDUCATIONAL<\/strong> (Not Sprinklered)<\/td>\n<td id=\"side-bar1\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"20%\">(14.2.5.2)<\/td>\n<td id=\"side-bar1\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"40%\">6 m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"blue\">\n<td id=\"side-bar1\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"40%\"><strong>EDUCATIONAL<\/strong> (Sprinklered<\/td>\n<td id=\"side-bar1\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"20%\">(14.2.5.2)<\/td>\n<td id=\"side-bar1\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"40%\">15 m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"gray\">\n<td id=\"side-bar1\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"40%\"><strong>ONE &amp; TWO FAMILY DWELLINGS<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<td id=\"side-bar1\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"20%\">(-)<\/td>\n<td id=\"side-bar1\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"40%\">No Requirement<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"side-bar1\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"40%\"><strong>HOTELS AND DORMITORIES<br \/>\n<\/strong>(Not Sprinklered)<\/td>\n<td id=\"side-bar1\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"20%\">(Table A.7.6)<\/td>\n<td id=\"side-bar1\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"40%\">10.7 m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"blue\">\n<td id=\"side-bar1\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"40%\"><strong>HOTELS AND DORMITORIES<br \/>\n<\/strong>(Sprinklered)<\/td>\n<td id=\"side-bar1\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"20%\">(Table A.7.6)<\/td>\n<td id=\"side-bar1\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"40%\">15 m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"side-bar1\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"40%\"><strong>APARTMENTS<br \/>\n<\/strong>(Not Sprinklered)<\/td>\n<td id=\"side-bar1\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"20%\">(Table A.7.6)<\/td>\n<td id=\"side-bar1\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"40%\">10.7 m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"blue\">\n<td id=\"side-bar1\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"40%\"><strong>APARTMENTS<br \/>\n<\/strong>(Sprinklered)<\/td>\n<td id=\"side-bar1\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"20%\">(Table A.7.6)<\/td>\n<td id=\"side-bar1\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"40%\">15 m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"side-bar1\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"40%\"><strong>MERCANTILE<br \/>\n<\/strong>(Not Sprinklered)<\/td>\n<td id=\"side-bar1\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"20%\">(Table A.7.6)<\/td>\n<td id=\"side-bar1\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"40%\">6 m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"blue\">\n<td id=\"side-bar1\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"40%\"><strong>MERCANTILE<br \/>\n<\/strong>(Sprinklered)<\/td>\n<td id=\"side-bar1\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"20%\">(Table A.7.6)<\/td>\n<td id=\"side-bar1\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"40%\">15 m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"gray\">\n<td id=\"side-bar1\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"40%\"><strong>STORAGE<br \/>\n<\/strong>(Sprinklered and Not Sprinklered)<\/td>\n<td id=\"side-bar1\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"20%\">(Table A.7.6)<\/td>\n<td id=\"side-bar1\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"40%\">15 m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"side-bar1\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"40%\"><strong>STORAGE<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<td id=\"side-bar1\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"20%\">(Table 42.2.5)<\/td>\n<td id=\"side-bar1\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"40%\">(see Table <a href=\"https:\/\/shared4.info\/buildingcodes\/nfpa\/101\/table-42.2.5.html\">42.2.5<\/a> for Arrangement of means of exit)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"side-bar1\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"40%\"><strong>INDUSTRIAL<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<td id=\"side-bar1\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"20%\">(Table 40.2.5)<\/td>\n<td id=\"side-bar1\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"40%\">Refer to <a href=\"https:\/\/shared4.info\/buildingcodes\/nfpa\/101\/table-40.2.5.html\">Table 40.2.5<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div class=\"square-ads\">\n<script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1106918897076625\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Display Ads Square --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1106918897076625\" data-ad-slot=\"4384743501\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script><br \/>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<br \/>\n<\/script><\/div>\n<div>A dead end exists where an occupant enters a corridor thinking there is an exit at the end and, finding none, is forced to go back to the path traveled to reach a choice of exit paths.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/shared4.info\/buildingcodes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/dead-end.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1306\" src=\"https:\/\/shared4.info\/buildingcodes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/dead-end.jpg\" alt=\"dead-end\" width=\"225\" height=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shared4.info\/buildingcodes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/dead-end.jpg 1221w, https:\/\/shared4.info\/buildingcodes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/dead-end-300x154.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shared4.info\/buildingcodes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/dead-end-1024x525.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shared4.info\/buildingcodes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/dead-end-100x51.jpg 100w, https:\/\/shared4.info\/buildingcodes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/dead-end-150x77.jpg 150w, https:\/\/shared4.info\/buildingcodes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/dead-end-200x102.jpg 200w, https:\/\/shared4.info\/buildingcodes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/dead-end-450x231.jpg 450w, https:\/\/shared4.info\/buildingcodes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/dead-end-600x308.jpg 600w, https:\/\/shared4.info\/buildingcodes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/dead-end-900x462.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1221px) 100vw, 1221px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<hr>\n<p>Exception {IBC 1017.3 (3)}<\/p>\n<p>A dead-end corridor shall NOT be limited in length where the length of the dead-end corridor is less than 2.5 times the least width of the dead end corridor<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Notes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Code Reference used is NFPA-101 2012 edition unless otherwise noted.<\/li>\n<li>These information is not complete and intended to be used as quick references only, always refer to NFPA or your local codes for complete information.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Explore occupancy types, codes, and required dead-end corridor distances for various building types. Quick reference guide based on NFPA-101 2012 edition. 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