- Author
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Manzello, S. L.
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Grosshandler, W. L.
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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
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Fire Technology,
Vol. 46,
No. 1,
183-200,
January 2010
- Keywords
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walls
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wall assemblies
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large scale fire tests
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fire resistance
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gypsum
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ASTM E 119-00
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structural elements
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gypsum board
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calorimeters
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temperature
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thermal conductivity
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chemical reactions
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specific heat
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failure
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thermocouples
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ISO 834
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steels
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furnaces
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test facilities
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fire resistance testing
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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.