Impact of board orientation on the fire performance of regular gypsum board walls

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Author	Search for: Bwalya, A. C.¹; Search for: Sultan, M. A.¹; Search for: Thomas, J. R.¹
Affiliation	National Research Council of Canada. NRC Institute for Research in Construction
Format	Text, Article
Conference	Fire and Materials: 31 January 2007, San Francisco
Subject	Fire resistance, gypsum board, ASTM E119, CAN/ULC-S101; Walls
Abstract	Although there have been numerous studies on the fire performance of fire rated wall systems over the years, little attention has been focused upon the fire resistance performance of regular gypsum (non-fire rated boards) that are commonly used in partitions/walls of residential houses. In trying to understand the impact of partition walls in the spread of fire within existing fire compartments, it is important not only that a body of data is established that will aid the development of models that can aid in the prediction of such fire spread but also to determine the inherited fire resistance for these type of non-fire rated boards.
Publication date	2007-01-31
In	Fire and Materials [Proceedings] (31 January 2007): 1–10.
Language	English
Peer reviewed	Yes
NRC number	NRCC 49244 NRC-IRC-18347
NPARC number	20377302
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