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Correction of the results of standard fire resistance tests

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DOIResolve DOI: https://doi.org/10.4224/40001804
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  1. National Research Council of Canada
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SubjectPerformance of:; fire resistance tests; normalized heat load; correction formula; fire resistance test; furnace - temperature - time curve; normalized heat load
Abstract
The ASTM Method for Fire Tests of Building Construction and Materials (E 119) empirical formula for correcting the results of fire resistance tests is examined in the light of the normalized heat load concept. The formula, on the whole, does not contradict theoretical conclusions, but its accuracy is questionable. Under practical conditions the correction is not expected to amount to more than a few minutes.
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PublisherNational Research Council of Canada. Division of Building Research
Series
  • Research Paper (National Research Council of Canada. Division of Building Research), no. DBR-P-1328.
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  • Harmathy, TZ. ‘Correction of the Results of Standard Fire Resistance Tests’. Journal of Testing and Evaluation 13, no. 4 (1 July 1985): 303–7. .
NoteReprinted from: Journal of Testing and Evaluation, v. 13, no. 4, July 1985, p. 303-307. ISSN: 0090-3973. DOI: 10.1520/JTE11251J
LanguageEnglish
Peer reviewedYes
NRC numberNRCC 25045
NRC-IRC-1555
NPARC number20386184
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