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Author
Ryan, J. V.
Title
Fire Test of Steel Joist Roof Deck.
Coporate
National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
Report
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
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.