- Author
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Brannigan, F. L.
- Title
- Field Study of Non Fire-Resistive Multiple Dwelling Fires.
- Coporate
- Montgomery College, Rockville, MD
- Sponsor
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Report
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NBS SP 411; SFPE TR 74-05,
- Distribution
- Available from Government Printing Office
- Book or Conf
- National Bureau of Standards. Fire Safety Research. Proceedings of a Symposium. August 22, 1973,
Gaithersburg, MD,
178-194 p.,
1973
- Keywords
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apartments
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building codes
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fires
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fire walls
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gypsum
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insurance
- Abstract
- A field study was made of structural and building design factors contributing to the spread of fire in more than 40 non fire-resistive, multiple occupancy dwellings, typically "Garden Apartments". Most deficiencies could be corrected by preserving the integrity of a gypsum board sheath serving as a fire barrier. Examples are given of penetrations and openings in fire barriers which permitted substantial fire spread.