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Author
Ryan, J. V.
Title
Some Experience Gained from the Use of Humidity Sensing Elements to Indicate the Drying of Fire Test Specimens.
Coporate
National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
Report
NBS 6116
August 12, 1958
6 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
Abstract
The presence of water in materials exposed to fire is known to affect their fire endurance performance. Because of this, use has been made of humidity sensing elements as an aid in determining when test specimens have approached moisture equilibrium with the ambient.