Combustibility of building materials

Combustibility of building materials

Until the 1960s ASTM E136 and CAN/ULC‐S114 test methods were adequate for determination of non‐combustibility in materials being used to construct most buildings. However, since then there has been a very large increase in the use of products that are considered safe for construction of buildings re...

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Veröffentlicht in:Fire and materials 1991-07, Vol.15 (3), p.131-136
Hauptverfasser: Richardson, Leslie R., Brooks, Mary E.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Applied sciences
Building technical equipments
Buildings
Buildings. Public works
combustion
Exact sciences and technology
Fire behavior of materials and structures
Fire protection
materials testing
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Zusammenfassung:Until the 1960s ASTM E136 and CAN/ULC‐S114 test methods were adequate for determination of non‐combustibility in materials being used to construct most buildings. However, since then there has been a very large increase in the use of products that are considered safe for construction of buildings required to be noncombustible but which are classified as combustible by these simple pass/fail tests. Therefore, Forintek Canada Corp. have developed an approach to define the combustibility of these new materials, based upon their release of heat when tested using the ASTM E1354 cone calorimeter.
ISSN:0308-0501
1099-1018
DOI:10.1002/fam.810150305