The international code council icc is a non profit organization dedicated to developing model codes and standards used in the design build and compliance process.
Ibc sliding door force.
This limitation does not include the force required to release the lock or latch.
The ibc and nfpa 101 says a door at its fully open position cannot encroach more than 7 into the minimum requiredcorridor width.
The door shall be set in motion when subjected to a 30 pound 133 n force.
Opening force opening force for manually operated sliding and folding doors is limited to 5 pounds of opening force maximum.
Many of the requirements for manually operated sliding doors are the same as those for swinging doors but it s important to know where they differ.
Note that the maximum forces allowed by the ibc 2003 for an egress door are 15 pounds to release the latch 30 pounds to set the door in motion and 15 pounds to swing the door to the full open position 1008 1 2.
This means the width of the panel can only encroach 7 into the standard 8 foot wide corridor.
So for an icu door its breakaway panels only open 90 degrees.
Be 1010 1 3 1 location of applied forces.
Sliding or folding doors 5 pounds of force.
The international codes i codes are the widely accepted comprehensive set of model codes used in the us and abroad to help ensure the engineering of safe sustainable affordable and resilient structures.
The maximum opening force for sliding and folding doors is also 5 pounds.