- Author
- Babrauskas, V.
- Title
- Charring Rate of Wood as a Tool for Fire Investigations.
- Coporate
- Fire Science and Technology Inc., Issaquah, WA
- Report
- Volume 2,
- Book or Conf
- Interflam 2004. (Interflam '04). International Interflam Conference, 10th Proceedings. Volume 2. July 5-7, 2004. Organised by Interscience Communications Ltd. in association with National Institute of Standards and Technology, Building Research Establishment; National Fire Protection Association; Society of Fire Protection Engineers; and Swedish National Testing and Research Institute, Interscience Communications Ltd., London, England, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1155-1170 p., 2004
- Keywords
- fire science | fire safety | wood | charring | fire investigations | char patterns | room fires | fire endurance | flashover | floors | arson | test methods | accelerants | heat flux
- Identifiers
- ignitable liquids; char patterns in fire investigations; charring of solid wood members under ASTM E 119 or ISO 834 conditions; average charring rates (mm/min) obtained in White's tests for softwoods; average het fluxes for the first 60 minutes of exposure in several test furnaces; tests on floors and panels; charring rates in furnace tests run at a constant temperature of 920 - 1070 deg C