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EFFECTS OF INSULATION ON FIRE SAFETY.

Author(s) : LIE T. T.

Type of article: Periodical article

Summary

THIS IS A SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 5 OF THE NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION FIRE PROTECTION HANDBOOK, BOSTON, 15TH ED., SECTION 5. INSULATION CAN AFFECT THE IGNITION OF MATERIALS AND INFLUENCE THE RATE AT WHICH FIRE GROWS. SOME MATERIALS ARE POTENTIAL HAZARDS AS THEY IGNITE EASILY AND PROPAGATE FLAME. SOME RELEASE HARMFUL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS THAT RESULT IN GREATER PRODUCTION OF SMOKE AND TOXIC GAS. HIGHER TEMPERATURES DURING FIRES IN INSULATED STRUCTURES MAY AFFECT STRUCTURAL STRENGTH. E.W.S.

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  • Original title: EFFECTS OF INSULATION ON FIRE SAFETY.
  • Record ID : 1982-1303
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Can. Build. Dig. - n. 218
  • Publication date: 1981/08
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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