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Fire spread via exterior walls of buildings

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DOIResolve DOI: https://doi.org/10.4224/40001415
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Affiliation
  1. National Research Council of Canada. NRC Institute for Research in Construction
FormatText, Article
ConferenceProceedings of the 4th Conference on Building Science and Technology: 18 February 1988, Toronto, ON, Canada
SubjectWalls; fire spread; balconies; sunshades; verticality; horizontality; external walls; fire-spread mechanisms; exterior architectural designs - effects; tests - full-scale vertical channel; steiner tunnel; fire performance
Abstract
The research program on exterior-wall fires at the National Research Council is described. The program includes studies on all major exterior fire-spread mechanisms, both upward and to adjacent buildings. Tests which were conducted to determine the effects of exterior architectural designs on fire spread are described first. Studies of upward fire spread characteristics on combustible exterior walls are then described. A full-scale fire test to assess the fire- spread potential to a neighbouring wall at 1.8 m away is also described. Future research plans are also discussed.
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PublisherNational Research Council of Canada. Institute for Research in Construction
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  • Paper (National Research Council of Canada. Institute for Research in Construction), no. IRC-P-1532.
NoteReprinted from: Proceedings of the Fourth Conference on Building Science and Technology, Toronto, Ontario, February 18-19, 1988, p. 1-2.
LanguageEnglish
Peer reviewedYes
NRC numberNRCC 28918
NRC-IRC-3088
NPARC number20375902
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