- Author
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Nyman, J. F.
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Gerlich, H. J. T.
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Wade, C.
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Buchanan, A. H.
- Title
- Predicting Fire Resistance Performance of Drywall Construction Exposed to Parametric Design Fires: A Review.
- Coporate
- Holmes Fire and Safety Ltd, New Zealand
Winstone Wallboards, Ltd, New Zealand
University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
- Journal
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Journal of Fire Protection Engineering,
Vol. 18,
No. 2,
117-139,
May 2008
- Keywords
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construction
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drywall
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fire resistance
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design fires
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wallboard
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validation
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radiant energy
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failure
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compartment fires
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fire tests
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fuel load
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ventilation
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walls
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ceilings
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heat transfer
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fire resistance tests
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insulation
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exposure
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flashover
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fire resistance rating
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instruments
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temperature
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equations
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evacuation time
- Identifiers
- standard furnace test; compartment test dimensions; vent opening dimensions; failure times for the tested assemblies; Eurocode parametric fire equation; predicted times to failure in minutes for assemblies; finite difference model evaluation; radiant heat energy concept; required fire resistance rating in minutes; summary of design fires used in finite difference analysis; cumulative radiant energy at time of insulation failure; FireBarrier modeled performance of GBT30