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AS 1530.4-1990

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Methods for fire tests on building materials, components and structures Fire-resistance tests of elements of building construction
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Superseded date

06-24-2021

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English

Published date

01-01-1990

Publisher

Standards Australia

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1 - AS 1530.4-1990 METHODS FOR FIRE TESTS ON BUILDING MATERIALS, COMPONENTS AND STRUCTURES - FIRE RESISTANCE TESTS .....
4 - PREFACE
5 - CONTENTS
7 - SECTION 1. SCOPE AND GENERAL
7 - 1.1 SCOPE
7 - 1.2 PRINCIPLE
7 - 1.3 APPLICATION TO FIRE HAZARD ASSESSMENT
7 - 1.4 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
7 - 1.5 DEFINITIONS
8 - 1.5.1 Applicant
8 - 1.5.2 Combustible
8 - 1.5.3 Damper assembly
8 - 1.5.4 Doorset
8 - 1.5.5 Element, element of construction
8 - 1.5.6 Fire-resistance
8 - 1.5.7 Fire-resistance level (FRL)
8 - 1.5.8 Glazing
8 - 1.5.9 Lift landing door assembly
8 - 1.5.10 Loadbearing
8 - 1.5.11 Resistance to the incipient spread of fire
8 - 1.5.12 Restraint
8 - 1.5.13 Shutter assembly
8 - 1.5.14 Structurally critical temperatures
8 - 1.5.15 Test load
8 - 1.5.16 Testing authority
8 - 1.6 LINEAR DIMENSIONS
9 - SECTION 2. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
9 - 2.1 FURNACE
9 - 2.2 MEASUREMENT OF TEMPERATURE
9 - 2.2.1 Thermocouples, general
9 - 2.2.2 Furnace temperature measurement
9 - 2.2.2.1 Thermocouples
9 - 2.2.2.2 Number and location of thermocouples
9 - 2.2.2.3 Mean furnace temperature
9 - 2.2.3 Measurement of temperature on elements providing a separating function
9 - 2.2.3.1 Thermocouples.
9 - 2.2.3.2 Positioning of the thermocouples.
10 - 2.2.4 Thermocouples for structurally critical temperatures
10 - 2.3 MEASUREMENT OF TIME
10 - 2.4 MEASUREMENT OF DEFLECTION
10 - 2.5 MEASUREMENT OF EMITTED RADIANT HEAT FLUX
10 - 2.5.1 General
11 - 2.5.2 Positioning of radiometer
11 - 2.6 RECORDING OF TEMPERATURE
11 - 2.7 TEST SPECIMEN
11 - 2.7.1 Size
11 - 2.7.2 Form and composition
11 - 2.7.3 Properties of materials
11 - 2.7.4 Conditioning
11 - 2.8 LOADING AND RESTRAINT
11 - 2.8.1 General
11 - 2.8.2 Determination of test load
11 - 2.8.3 Application of restraint
12 - 2.8.4 Accuracy of loading and restraint
12 - 2.9 TEST PROCEDURE
12 - 2.9.1 General
12 - 2.9.1.1 Furnace ignition
12 - 2.9.1.2 Standard heating conditions
12 - 2.9.2 Control of furnace temperature
12 - 2.9.2.1 Measurement
12 - 2.9.2.2 Accuracy of control
12 - 2.9.3 Furnace pressure control
12 - 2.9.4 Duration of test
12 - 2.10 OBSERVATIONS
12 - 2.10.1 General
12 - 2.10.2 Structural adequacy
12 - 2.10.3 Integrity
13 - 2.10.4 Insulation
13 - 2.10.5 Structurally critical temperatures
13 - 2.10.6 Additional observations
13 - 2.10.7 Computation of radiant heat flux
14 - 2.11 CRITERIA OF FAILURE
14 - 2.11.1 Structural adequacy
14 - 2.11.2 Integrity
14 - 2.11.3 Insulation
14 - 2.11.4 Radiation
14 - 2.12 TEST RESULTS
14 - 2.13 DETERMINATION OF FIRE-RESISTANCE
14 - 2.14 REPORTING OF RESULTS
14 - 2.14.1 General
14 - 2.14.2 Test report
15 - 2.15 REFERENCE IN OTHER AUSTRALIAN STANDARDS
15 - 2.16 COMMERCIAL LITERATURE
16 - SECTION 3. WALLS AND PARTITIONS
16 - 3.1 APPLICATION OF SECTION
16 - 3.2 TEST SPECIMEN
16 - 3.2.1 Size
16 - 3.2.2 Construction
16 - 3.3 INSTRUMENTATION
16 - 3.3.1 Thermocouples
16 - 3.3.1.1 General
16 - 3.3.1.2 Measuring points for average temperature
16 - 3.3.1.3 Additional measuring points
16 - 3.3.2 Measurement of deflection
16 - 3.4 LOADING AND RESTRAINT
16 - 3.4.1 Loadbearing elements
16 - 3.4.2 Non-loadbearing elements
16 - 3.5 TEST PROCEDURE
16 - 3.5.1 Fire-resistance from either direction
16 - 3.5.2 Fire-resistance from one direction
16 - 3.6 OBSERVATIONS
16 - 3.7 CRITERIA OF FAILURE
17 - SECTION 4. FLOORS, ROOFS, FLOOR/CEILING SYSTEMS AND ROOF/CEILING SYSTEMS
17 - 4.1 APPLICATION OF SECTION
17 - 4.2 TEST SPECIMEN
17 - 4.2.1 Size
17 - 4.2.2 Construction
17 - 4.2.2.1 Ceilings.
17 - 4.2.2.2 Floor or roof systems incorporating beams
17 - 4.3 INSTRUMENTATION
17 - 4.3.1 Thermocouples for insulation measurement
17 - 4.3.1.1 General
17 - 4.3.1.2 Measuring points for average temperature
17 - 4.3.1.3 Additional measuring points
17 - 4.3.2 Thermocouples for structurally critical temperatures
17 - 4.3.2.1 Reinforced or prestressed concrete elements
17 - 4.3.2.2 Beam, girder or truss
17 - 4.3.3 Thermocouples for incipient spread of fire
17 - 4.3.4 Location of deflection measurements
19 - 4.4 LOADING AND RESTRAINT
19 - 4.4.1 Loading
19 - 4.4.2 Restraint
19 - 4.5 TEST PROCEDURE
19 - 4.6 OBSERVATIONS
19 - 4.6.1 General
19 - 4.6.2 Structurally critical temperatures
19 - 4.6.3 Loadbearing capacity
19 - 4.7 CRITERIA OF FAILURE
19 - 4.7.1 General
19 - 4.7.2 Structural adequacy
19 - 4.7.3 Insulation
19 - 4.7.3.1 Average temperature
19 - 4.7.3.2 Maximum temperature
19 - 4.7.4 Incipient spread of fire
19 - 4.8 TEST RESULTS-INCIPIENT SPREAD OF FIRE
19 - 4.9 TEST REPORT
20 - SECTION 5. COLUMNS
20 - 5.1 APPLICATION OF SECTION
20 - 5.2 TEST SPECIMEN-SIZE
20 - 5.3 INSTRUMENTATION
20 - 5.3.1 Thermocouples for structurally critical temperatures
20 - 5.3.2 Deflection measurement
20 - 5.4 LOADING AND RESTRAINT
20 - 5.4.1 Axial loading
20 - 5.4.2 Transverse loading
20 - 5.4.3 Loading of specimens subject to temperature-measurement procedures
20 - 5.5 TEST PROCEDURE-HEAT EXPOSURE
20 - 5.6 OBSERVATIONS
20 - 5.6.1 Axially loaded specimens
20 - 5.6.2 Transversely loaded specimens
20 - 5.6.3 Structurally critical temperatures
20 - 5.7 CRITERIA OF FAILURE-STRUCTURAL ADEQUACY
20 - 5.7.1 Axially loaded specimens
20 - 5.7.2 Transversely loaded specimens
20 - 5.8 DETERMINATION OF FIRE-RESISTANCE
21 - SECTION 6. BEAMS, GIRDERS AND TRUSSES
21 - 6.1 APPLICATION OF SECTION
21 - 6.2 TEST SPECIMEN
21 - 6.2.1 Size
21 - 6.2.2 Beams to be incorporated in concrete roof or floor systems
21 - 6.3 INSTRUMENTATION
21 - 6.3.1 Thermocouples for structurally critical temperatures
21 - 6.3.1.1 General
21 - 6.3.1.2 Steel elements
21 - 6.3.1.3 Reinforced and prestressed concrete elements
21 - 6.3.1.4 Elements other than steel or concrete
21 - 6.3.2 Deflection measurement
21 - 6.4 LOADING AND RESTRAINT
21 - 6.4.1 Loading
21 - 6.4.1.1 Beams to be incorporated in concrete roof or floor systems
21 - 6.4.1.2 Loading of specimens subject to temperature-measurement procedures
21 - 6.5 TEST PROCEDURE
21 - 6.6 OBSERVATIONS
21 - 6.6.1 Structurally critical temperatures
21 - 6.6.2 Deflection
21 - 6.7 CRITERIA OF FAILURE-STRUCTURAL ADEQUACY
21 - 6.8 DETERMINATION OF FIRE-RESISTANCE
23 - SECTION 7. DOORSETS, SHUTTER ASSEMBLIES AND DAMPER ASSEMBLIES
23 - 7.1 APPLICATION OF SECTION
23 - 7.2 TEST SPECIMEN
23 - 7.2.1 General
23 - 7.2.2 Size
23 - 7.2.3 Mounting
23 - 7.3 INSTRUMENTATION
23 - 7.3.1 Radiometer
23 - 7.3.2 Thermocouples
24 - 7.4 TEST PROCEDURE
24 - 7.4.1 General
24 - 7.4.2 Specimens incorporating automatic closing devices
24 - 7.5 OBSERVATIONS
24 - 7.5.1 Automatic closure and latching.
24 - 7.5.2 Average temperature of unexposed face of door leaf or shutter
24 - 7.5.3 Maximum temperature of unexposed face of surrounding element
24 - 7.5.4 Cracks
24 - 7.5.5 Movements and openings
24 - 7.5.6 Disengagement of the latching mechanism
24 - 7.6 CRITERIA OF FAILURE
24 - 7.6.1 Integrity
25 - 7.6.2 Insulation
25 - 7.6.3 Radiation
25 - 7.7 DETERMINATION OF FIRE-RESISTANCE
25 - 7.8 TEST REPORT
26 - SECTION 8. GLAZING
26 - 8.1 APPLICATION OF SECTION
26 - 8.2 TEST SPECIMEN
26 - 8.2.1 General
26 - 8.2.2 Size
26 - 8.2.3 Mounting
26 - 8.2.3.1 Surround
26 - 8.2.3.2 Position
26 - 8.3 INSTRUMENTATION
26 - 8.3.1 Thermocouples
26 - 8.3.2 Radiometer
26 - 8.4 TEST PROCEDURE
26 - 8.5 OBSERVATIONS
26 - 8.5.1 Cracks or fissures
26 - 8.5.2 Radiant flux
26 - 8.6 CRITERIA OF FAILURE-INTEGRITY
26 - 8.7 DETERMINATION OF FIRE-RESISTANCE
26 - 8.8 TEST REPORT
27 - SECTION 9. AIR DUCTS
27 - 9.1 APPLICATION OF SECTION
27 - 9.2 TEST SPECIMEN
27 - 9.2.1 Length
27 - 9.2.2 Cross-section
27 - 9.2.3 Construction
27 - 9.2.4 Mounting
27 - 9.3 POSITIONING OF THERMOCOUPLES
27 - 9.3.1 External fire testing
27 - 9.3.2 Internal fire testing
27 - 9.3.2.1 Gas temperatures inside the duct
27 - 9.3.2.2 Insulation measurement
27 - 9.4 PROCEDURE
27 - 9.4.1 External fire testing
27 - 9.4.2 Internal fire testing
28 - 9.5 OBSERVATIONS
28 - 9.5.1 Structural adequacy
28 - 9.5.2 Integrity
28 - 9.5.3 Temperatures
28 - 9.5.4 Cross-sectional area
28 - 9.6 CRITERIA OF FAILURE
28 - 9.6.1 Structural adequacy
28 - 9.6.2 Integrity
28 - 9.6.3 Insulation
28 - 9.6.3.1 External fire testing
28 - 9.6.3.2 Internal fire testing
28 - 9.7 TEST REPORT
29 - SECTION 10. ELEMENTS PENETRATED BY SERVICES
29 - 10.1 APPLICATION OF SECTION
29 - 10.2 TEST SPECIMEN
29 - 10.2.1 General
29 - 10.2.2 Size
29 - 10.2.3 Construction
29 - 10.3 POSITIONING OF THERMOCOUPLES
29 - 10.3.1 Temperature of the unexposed face of the element
29 - 10.3.2 Temperatures on the external surfaces of penetrated elements and penetrating service.
29 - 10.4 TEST PROCEDURE
29 - 10.5 OBSERVATIONS
30 - 10.6 CRITERIA OF FAILURE
30 - 10.6.1 Penetrated element
30 - 10.6.2 Penetrating service
30 - 10.6.2.1 Integrity
30 - 10.6.2.2 Insulation
30 - 10.7 TEST REPORT
31 - APPENDIX A - RADIANT HEAT FLUX MEASUREMENTS
31 - A1 SCOPE
31 - A2 GENERAL
31 - A3 INTENSITY OF RADIANT HEAT FLUX
31 - A4 CONFIGURATION FACTOR
32 - A5 ESTIMATING SAFE DISTANCE

Sets out test procedures and criteria for the determination of fire-resistance of elements of building construction. Follows the basic principles and provisions contained in ISO 834 - Fire-resistance tests - Elements of Building Construction.

This Standard applies to heating conditions, test procedures, and criteria for the determination of fire-resistance of an element of building construction. In most cases, a single test, carried out in accordance with this Standard, establishes the fire-resistance for the element of construction concerned.In addition to providing information on which the fire-resistance of an element of construction can be assessed, the test report includes information which may be of use to the designer. (Records of temperature at critical times may be used by a designer to assess the fire-resistance of a variant of the tested prototype flexural member where the procedure for such an assessment is defined in the appropriate design code.) In certain cases, the test methods described herein provide information for the determination of-(a) resistance to the incipient spread of fire through ceiling systems;(b) safe distances for the spacing of combustible materials from elements that provide a separating function;(c) radiant heat flux emitted from doorsets, shutter assemblies, damper assemblies and glazing; and(d) the free-cross-sectional area of air ducts to provide functional operation while providing fire-resistance.

Committee
FP-018
DocumentType
Standard
ISBN
0 7262 5963 2
Pages
27
ProductNote
See also AS 1530.4-1997
PublisherName
Standards Australia
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

Available SupersededUnder Revision See DR 97282

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