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Author
Son, B. C.
Title
Fire Endurance Test of a Conventional Plywood Faced, Wood Stud Exterior Wall Containing Fiberglass Insulation Batts. Revised October 1972. Test No. 496.
Coporate
National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
Sponsor
Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC
Report
NBS 10 407
October 1972
17 p.
Distribution
AVAILABLE FROM: National Archives, Civilian Records, Room 2800, 8601 Adelphia Road, College, Park, MD 20740-6001, Telephone: 301-713-7230
Contract
NBS-PROJECT-4600461
Keywords
walls; fire endurance; Operation Breakthrough; fire tests; glass fibers
Abstract
To assist in the evaluation of the fire performance of modular wall assemblies proposed under Operation BREAKTHROUGH, a fire endurance test was performed at the National Bureau of Standards on a conventional wood-stud wall with plywood facings and fiberglass insulation.