Specification for performance requirements for cables required to maintain circuit integrity under fire conditions

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

31-12-2013

Language(s)

English

Published date

15-01-1994

Publisher

British Standards Institution

Committees responsible
Foreword
Specification
1 Scope
2 References
3 Definitions
4 Voltage designation
5 Tests
6 Categories of cable
7 Electrical requirements for completed cable
8 Bending characteristics
9 Resistance of cable to impact
10 Test requirements for electric cable under fire
    conditions
11 Fire resistance characteristics
Annexes
A Voltage tests on completed cable
B Tests for bending characteristics
C Test for resistance to impact at ambient temperature
D Tests for fire resistance characteristics
Tables
1 List of applicable tests
2 Test voltages for completed cable
Figures
1 Apparatus for test for resistance to impact
2 Cable supporting arrangement for test for fire
    resistance alone
3 Method of supporting cable for test for resistance
    to fire with water
4 Supporting frame for test for resistance to fire
    with water
5 End elevation of supporting frame for test for
    resistance to fire with water
6 Typical sprinkler head for test for resistance to
    fire with water
7 Rig for test for resistance to fire with mechanical
    shock
8 Typical rubber bush for fastening wall for test for
    resistance to fire with mechanical shock
9 Cable mounting for test for resistance to fire with
    mechanical shock
10 Alternative circuit arrangements
List of references

Applicable to cables rated at voltages not exceeding 450/750 V and for mineral-insulated cables complying with BS 6207.

Committee	GEL/20/18
DevelopmentNote	Supersedes 92/33195 DC and BS 6387(1983). (09/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, December 2011. (11/2011)
DocumentType	Standard
Pages	24
PublisherName	British Standards Institution
Status	Superseded
Supersedes	BS 6387:1983

BS 4727-2:GRP08(1986) : 1986	GLOSSARY OF ELECTROTECHNICAL POWER TELECOMMUNICATION ELECTRONICS LIGHTING AND COLOUR TERMS - TERMS PARTICULAR TO POWER ENGINEERING - ELECTRIC CABLE TERMINOLOGY
BS 6469-1.4(1992) : 1992	INSULATING AND SHEATHING MATERIALS OF ELECTRIC CABLES - METHODS OF TEST FOR GENERAL APPLICATION - TESTS AT LOW TEMPERATURE
IEC 60331:1970	Fire-resisting characteristics of electric cables