- Author
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Manzello, S. L.
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Grosshandler, W. L.
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Mizukami, T.
- Title
- Furnace Testing of Full-Scale Gypsum Steel Stud Non-Load Bearing Wall Assemblies: Results of Multi-Laboratory Testing in Canada, Japan and USA.
- Coporate
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
Center for Better Living, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
- Report
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Session 8: Poster Session,
- Book or Conf
- Structures in Fire (SiF'08), 5th International Conference. Proceedings. Session 8: Poster Session. May 28-30, 2008,
Singapore,
687-698 p.,
2008
- Keywords
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walls
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gypsum board
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steels
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wall assemblies
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large scale fire tests
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furnaces
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structural elements
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ASTM E 119-00
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test facilities
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failure
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fire resistance testing
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thermal conductiity
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temperature
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specifications
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thermocouples
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fire resistance
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qypsum
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calorimeters
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chemical reactions
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specific heat
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ISO 834
- Identifiers
- North American Fire Testing Laboratories Consortium (NAFTL); summary of failure criteria for Japanese laboratories; summary of failure criteria for North American laboratories; 1-h rated gypsum/steel-stud non-load bearing wall assembly; large scale furnace testing
- Abstract
- The present paper discusses the results of a multiple laboratory test program aimed at determining the consistency of large scale furnace testing. The North American Fire Testing Laboratories Consortium (NAFTL) organized a multiple laboratory test program for ASTM E119-00 using a common structural element: a 1-h rated gypsum/steel-stud non-load bearing wall assembly. Walls were tested by six different organizations employing ten different furnace facilities following the guidance provided in ASTM E119-00. In addition to NAFTL members conducting the tests, the program was expanded to include four testing laboratories in Japan; the Center for Better Living served as the organizer for the Japanese testing. Results obtained from these experiments are discussed.