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When installing smoke detectors on a ceiling with solid joists, what is the required reduction in spacing in the direction perpendicular to the joists?

Clause 5.7.3.3.1 states that for beamed ceilings where beams exceed 10% of ceiling height or are spaced more than 2.4m, specific spacing rules apply. For deeply

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Question: When installing smoke detectors on a ceiling with solid joists, what is the required reduction in spacing in the direction perpendicular to the joists?

Answer options:

  • 25% ✅ 50%
  • 66%
  • 75%

Correct answer: 50%

Explanation: Clause 5.7.3.3.1 states that for beamed ceilings where beams exceed 10% of ceiling height or are spaced more than 2.4m, specific spacing rules apply. For deeply joisted ceilings, spacing is 50% of the listed spacing at right angles to the joists.

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