- Author
- Gerlich, H. J. T. | Barnett, C. R. | McLellan, D. L. | Buchanan, A. H.
- Title
- Predicting the Performance of Drywall Construction Exposed to Design Fires.
- Coporate
- Winstone Wallboards, New Zealand Macdonald Barnett Partners Ltd., New Zealand University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
- Report
- Volume 1
- Book or Conf
- Interflam 2004. (Interflam '04). International Interflam Conference, 10th Proceedings. Volume 1. July 5-7, 2004. Organised by Interscience Communications Ltd. in association with National Institute of Standards and Technology, Building Research Establishment; National Fire Protection Association; Society of Fire Protection Engineers; and Swedish National Testing and Research Institute, Interscience Communications Ltd., London, England, Edinburgh, Scotland, 257-267 p., 2004
- Keywords
- fire science | fire safety | construction | drywall | design fires | building codes | fire resistance | test methods | furnaces | failure | building elements | compartments | equations
- Identifiers
- failure time; furnace test methods; failure time of drywall construction when exposed to a design fire; typical compartment test set-up and dimensions; failure times for the tested assemblies; actual times to failure in minutes for assemblies with a 'FRR' test result; required FRR in minutes to ensure that safe evacuation times 'E' are achieved