- Author
- Nyman, J. F. | Gerlich, H. J. T. | Wade, C. | Buchanan, A. H.
- Title
- Predicting Fire Resistance Performance of Drywall Construction Exposed to Parametric Design Fires: A Review.
- Coporate
- Holmes Fire and Safety Ltd, New Zealand Winstone Wallboards, Ltd, New Zealand University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
- Journal
- Journal of Fire Protection Engineering, Vol. 18, No. 2, 117-139, May 2008
- Keywords
- construction | drywall | fire resistance | design fires | wallboard | validation | radiant energy | failure | compartment fires | fire tests | fuel load | ventilation | walls | ceilings | heat transfer | fire resistance tests | insulation | exposure | flashover | fire resistance rating | instruments | temperature | equations | evacuation time
- Identifiers
- standard furnace test; compartment test dimensions; vent opening dimensions; failure times for the tested assemblies; Eurocode parametric fire equation; predicted times to failure in minutes for assemblies; finite difference model evaluation; radiant heat energy concept; required fire resistance rating in minutes; summary of design fires used in finite difference analysis; cumulative radiant energy at time of insulation failure; FireBarrier modeled performance of GBT30