- Author
- Manzello, S. L. | Grosshandler, W. L. | Mizukami, T.
- Title
- Furnace Testing of Full-Scale Gypsum Steel Stud Non-Load Bearing Wall Assemblies: Results of Multi-Laboratory Testing in Canada, Japan, and USA.
- Coporate
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD Center for Better Living (CBL), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
- Journal
- Fire Technology, Vol. 46, No. 1, 183-200, January 2010
- Keywords
- walls | wall assemblies | large scale fire tests | fire resistance | gypsum | ASTM E 119-00 | structural elements | gypsum board | calorimeters | temperature | thermal conductivity | chemical reactions | specific heat | failure | thermocouples | ISO 834 | steels | furnaces | test facilities | fire resistance testing | specifications
- Identifiers
- partition assemblies; North American Fire Testing Laboratories (NAFTL) consortium; non-load bearing wall consisting of gypsum panels; Canada; Japan; United States of America (USA); failure criteria for Japanese Laboratories; failure criteria for North American Laboratories
- Abstract
- The present paper discusses the results of a multiple laboratory test program aimed at determining the consistency of large scale furnace testing. The North American Fire Testing Laboratories (NAFTL) consortium organized a multiple laboratory test program for ASTM E119-00 using a common structural element: a 1-h rated gypsum/steel-stud non-load bearing wall assembly. Walls were tested by six different organizations employing 10 different furnace facilities following the guidance provided in ASTM E119-00. In addition to NAFTL members conducting the tests, the program was expanded to include four testing laboratories in Japan; the Center for Better Living served as the organizer for the Japanese testing. Results obtained from these experiments are discussed.