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Fire resistance versus flame spread resistance

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DOIResolve DOI: https://doi.org/10.4224/40001762
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  1. National Research Council of Canada
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SubjectPerformance of:; fire resistance tests; fire spread
Abstract
Current fire resistance tests of compartment boundary materials should be referred to as "fire spread resistance" tests. Unless additional fire protection measures have been taken, compartment boundaries are rarely able to prevent the spread of fire out of the space of origin. The true fire resistance of all key building components, therefore, must be judged on ability of those components to withstand fire exposure from two sides.
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PublisherNational Research Council of Canada. Division of Building Research
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  • Paper (National Research Council of Canada. Division of Building Research), no. DBR-P-707.
NoteReprinted from: Fire Technology, v. 12, no. 4, November 1976, p. 290-302 and 330. ISSN: 0015-2684
LanguageEnglish
Peer reviewedYes
NRC numberNRCC 15739
NRC-IRC-2817
NPARC number20373973
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