- Author
- Kanury, A. M. | Holve, D. J.
- Title
- Theoretical Analysis of the ASTM E-119 Standard Fire Test of Building Construction and Materials. Final Report.
- Coporate
- Stanford Research Inst., Menlo Park, CA
- Sponsor
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Report
- NBS GCR 76-50, August 1975, 141 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Contract
- CONTRACT-436105
- Keywords
- ASTM E119 | building construction | charring | combustion | fire endurance | fire tests | flame emissivity | heat transfer | pyrolysis | radiant heating | thermal inertia
- Abstract
- This report describes a theoretical analysis of the ASTM E-119 Standard Fire Test. Both analytical and numerical analyses of the test are performed, indicating how various physical, chemical, and structural variables influence the fire endurance of a construction member.