Guidelines for Improving the Standard Fire Resistance Test Specifications

Improving the fire resistance of the key cables connected to firefighting and safety equipment is of great importance. Based on the engineering practice of an oil storage company, this study proposes a modification scheme that entails spraying fire-retardant coatings on the outer surface of a cable tray to delay the failure times of the cables in the tray. To verify the effect, 12 specimens were processed using five kinds of fire-retardant coatings and two kinds of fire-resistant cotton to coat the cable tray. The specimens were installed in the vertical fire resistance test furnace. For the ISO 834 standard fire condition, a fire resistance test was carried out on the specimens. The data for the surface temperature and the insulation resistance of the cables in trays were collected, and the fireproof effect was analyzed. The results showed that compared with the control group, the failure time of the cable could be delayed by 1.57–14.86 times, and the thicker the fire-retardant coatings were, the better the fireproof effect was. In general, the fire protection effect of the fire-retardant coating was better than that of the fire-resistant cotton.

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Performance of Different Temperature Sensors in Standard Fire Resistance Test Furnaces

Fire Technology ◽

10.1007/s10694-010-0166-9 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 46 (4) ◽

pp. 853-881 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Mohamed A. Sultan

Keyword(s):

Fire Resistance ◽

Temperature Sensors ◽

Resistance Test ◽

Standard Fire ◽

Fire Resistance Test

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FIRE RESISTANCE OF ALUMINIUM GLAZED CURTAIN WALLS, Test results comparison depending on the side of fire exposure

Applications of Structural Fire Engineering ◽

10.14311/asfe.2015.076 ◽

2016 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Paweł Sulik ◽

Jacek Kinowski ◽

Bartłomiej Sędłak

Keyword(s):

Fire Resistance ◽

Resistance Test ◽

Fire Exposure ◽

Test Results ◽

Standard Fire ◽

Fire Resistance Test ◽

Exposure Temperature ◽

Building Elements

This paper discusses the main issues related to the fire resistance of aluminium glazed curtain walls including the tests methodology and way of classification of this type of building elements. Moreover, the paper presents the comparison of fire resistance test results of large test specimens of curtain walls in full configuration depending on the side of fire exposure. Temperature rises have been compared on unexposed surface of the curtain walls tested for standard and external fire exposure. To made the comparison four test specimens of glazed aluminium curtain walls in full configuration, were tested. Curtain walls had the same transom – mullion structure. Two test specimens were tested for external fire exposure, and two for standard fire exposure. Dimensions of exposed surfaces were 5000 x 4500 mm (width x height) for external fire exposure and 5000 x 4800 mm (width x height) for internal fire exposure.

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