- Author
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Robertson, A. F.
- Title
- Flame-Spread Test Method--Classification Versus Fire Hazard.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Report
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FAO/WTC/58/7-1,
- Book or Conf
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United National. FAO Wood Technology Conference, 4th. April 22-May 2, 1958.,
Madrid, Spain,
8 p.,
1958
- Keywords
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flame spread
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test methods
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fire hazard
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interior finishes
- Abstract
- A brief review is presented of some of the philosophy involved in establishment of flame spread requirements and test procedures. It is shown that the acceptable upper limit of flame spread of finish materials, as evidenced by code and test procedures, differs considerably in Britain and United States. It is suggested that a reduction in the improtance of the fire load in burn-out tests would probably modify the correlation of acceptable flame spread and flashover time.