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  1. Fire development and wall endurance in sandwich and wood-frame structures

    Large-scale fire tests were conducted on seven 16- by 24-foot structures. Four of these structures were of sandwich construction with cores of plastic or paper honeycomb and three were of wood-frame construction. The wasss were loaded to a computer design loading, and the fire endurance determined under a fire exposure from a typical building contents loading of 4-1/2...

    Author(s):
    Carlton A. Holmes; Herbert W. Eickner; John J. Brenden; Curtis C. Peters; Robert H. White
    Year:
    1980
    Keywords:
    Wood-frame structures, fire tests, wall endurance, sandwich construction
    Source:
    Res. Pap. FPL-364. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory, 1980: 24 pages

  2. Analytical methods for determining fire resistance of timber members

    The fire resistance ratings of wood members and assemblies, as of other materials, have traditionally been obtained by testing the assembly in a furnace in accordance with ASTM International (ASTM) Standard E119, International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Standard 834, and similar standards. These ratings are published in listings, such as Underwriters...

    Author(s):
    Robert H. White
    Year:
    2008
    Keywords:
    Char, Douglas fir, plywood, fire testing, laminated wood, testing, veneers, gypsum, wood flammability, flammability, thermal properties, fireproofing agents, fireproofing of wood, timber, wooden beams, fire resistance, gypsum board, fire retardants, fire hazard, ASTM E 119, thermal degradation
    Source:
    SFPE handbook of fire protection engineering. Quincy, Mass. : National Fire Protection Association ; Bethesda, Md. : Society of Fire Protection Engineers, c2008: pages 4.346-4.366.
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