- Author
- Benjamin, I. A.
- Title
- Regulation of Floor Coverings.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Book or Conf
- Vereinigung zur Forderung des Deutschen Brandschutzes e.V. (VFDB). International Fire Protection Seminar, 5th. Volume 1--Topic No. 1. Volume 2--Topic No. 2, 3, and 4. Volume 3--Supplements. September 22-24, 1976, Karlsruhe, West Germany, 13-22 p., 1976
- Keywords
- fire protection | floor coverings | regulations | flame spread | test methods | carpets | corridors
- Abstract
- A review is presented of fire experience, prior experimental studies, and theoretical analysis of fire propagation in corridors due to the contribution of combustible floor coverings. The basis for use of a radiant exposure in the development of the Flooring Radiant Panel Test is established. The details of the test procedure, its evaluation in an interlaboratory test program, and its validation in typical full-scale room and corridor configurations, are given. The proposed criteria for the regulation and controlled use of carpeting and other flooring materials in rooms, corridors and exitways, are summarized.