- Author
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Ryan, J. V.
- Title
- Fire Test of Steel Joist Roof Deck.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Report
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NBS 4683
May 11, 1956
8 p.
- Distribution
- AVAILABLE FROM: National Archives, Civilian Records, Room 2800, 8601 Adelphia Road, College Park, MD 20740-6001, Telephone: 301-713-7230
- Keywords
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fire tests; fire endurance; roofs; steels; joists
- Abstract
- A fire endurance test was carried out on a roof deck and ceiling assembly, the primary components of which were coment bonded shredded wood fiber planks on open-web steel joists. The results indicated a fire endurance of 1 hr 25 min.