- Author
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Richardson, L. R.
- Title
- Thoughts and Observations on Fire-endurance Tests of Wood-Frame Assemblies Protected by Gypsum Board.
- Coporate
- Forintek Canada Corp., Sainte-Foy, Canada
- Journal
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Fire and Materials,
Vol. 25,
No. 6,
223-239,
November/December 2001
- Keywords
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gypsum board
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fire endurance tests
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wooden structures
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fire resistance ratings
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housing
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walls
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floors
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wallboard
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plywood
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structural memebers
- Identifiers
- fire endurance test furnaces; loading double-stud walls; fasteners; finishing wallboard joints; wallboard fasteners and resilient channels; glass-fiber and rock-fiber insulation in joist and stud cavities; plywood and OSB floor materials and shear panels; structural members (joists and studs) and applied loads; blocking and briding; joint spacing; engineered wood I-joists; metal-plate-connected parallel-chord wood-floor trusses