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PD 6520:1988

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Guide to fire test methods for building materials and elements of construction
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Published date

07-29-1988

Foreword
Committees responsible
Guide
1. Scope
2. BS 476 Fire tests on building materials and
     structures
2.1 BS 476: Part 3: 1958. External fire exposure roof
     tests
2.2 BS 476: Part 4: 1970. Non-combustibility test for
     materials
2.3 BS 476: Part 6: 1981. Method of test for fire
     propagation for products
2.4 BS 476: Part 7: 1987. Method for classification of
     the surface spread of flame of products
2.5 BS 476: Part 8: 1972. Test methods and criteria for
     the fire resistance of elements of building
     construction
2.6 BS 476: Part 11: 1982. Method for assessing the heat
     emission from building materials
2.7 BS 476: Part 13: 1987. Method of measuring the
     ignitability of products subjected to thermal
     irradiance
2.8 BS 476: Part 20: 1987. Method for determination of
     the fire resistance of elements of construction
     (general principles)
2.9 BS 476: Part 21: 1987. Methods for determination of
     the fire resistance of loadbearing elements of
     construction
2.10 BS 476: Part 22: 1987. Methods for determination of
     the fire resistance of non-loadbearing elements of
     construction
2.11 BS 476: Part 23: 1987. Methods for determination of
     the contribution of components to the fire
     resistance of a structure
2.12 BS 476: Part 24: 1987. Method for determination of
     the fire resistance of ventilation ducts
2.13 BS 476: Part 31: Section 31.1: 1983. Methods for
     measuring smoke penetration through doorsets and
     shutter assemblies, Section 31.1 Method of measure-
     ment under ambient temperature conditions
3. BS 2782 Methods of testing plastics
3.1 Content and usage of BS 2782
3.2 Withdrawn methods
3.3 Method 508A of BS 2782: 1970. Rate of burning
     (laboratory method)
3.4 BS 2782: Method 120A: 1976. Determination of the
     Vicat softening temperature of thermoplastics
3.5 BS 2782: Method 140D: 1980. Flammability of a test
     piece 550 mm x 35 mm of thin polyvinyl chloride
     sheeting (laboratory method)
3.6 BS 2782: Method 140E: 1982. Flammability of a small,
     inclined test piece exposed to an alcohol flame
     (laboratory method)
4. Product performance
Appendix
A. Test results
Tables
1. Classification of roof test (BS 476: Part 3: 1958)
2. Classification of spread of flame
Figures
1. Fire phenomena and Part numbers of BS 476 describing
     methods to examine them, related to the stages of an
     uncontrolled fire in the compartment of origin
2. Standard temperature/time curve (BS 476: Part 20)

Gives brief details of the methods in BS 476 and BS 2782.

This Published Document provides a summary of those fire test methods described in BS 476 and BS 2782 which are referred to in connection with recommendations and/or requirements made in respect of structural fire protection and means of escape in case of fire.

NOTE. The titles of the publications referred to in this Published Document are listed on the inside back cover.

Committee
FSH/21
DevelopmentNote
Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, October 2012. (09/2012)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
16
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current

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BS 476-21:1987 Fire tests on building materials and structures Methods for determination of the fire resistance of loadbearing elements of construction
ISO 1210:1992 Plastics — Determination of the burning behaviour of horizontal and vertical specimens in contact with a small-flame ignition source
ISO 834:1975 Fire-resistance tests — Elements of building construction
ISO 6944:1985 Fire resistance tests — Ventilation ducts
BS 476-10:1983 Fire tests on building materials and structures Guide to the principles and application of fire testing
BS 476-24:1987 Fire tests on building materials and structures Method for determination of the fire resistance of ventilation ducts
BS 4618-1.1.1:1970 Recommendations for the presentation of plastics design data. Mechanical properties Creep in uniaxial tension or compression (with particular reference to solid plastics)
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