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Development of Standard Fire Test Rating Systems for Shelter Components.

AD650323

Publication Date	1966
Personal Author	Labes, W. G.; Waterman, T. E.; Varley, R. B.
Page Count	164
Abstract	In this study fire tests for the purpose of rating structural components of blast shelters and fallout shelters are considered. Existing fire test procedures for building construction and materials, door assemblies, and window assemblies are analyzed to determine how results from these tests may be applied toward the development of a system for rating shelter components. Shelter component performance requirements in regard to heat transmission, smoke and toxic gas build-up in shelter areas, and fire spread and structural collapse are described. Fire exposures for the rating of shelter components are described and classified according to their characteristic modes of heat transfer. The sources of these exposures, described as exposures from fire within the shelter building, from fire in individual nearby buildings, from mass fire, and from debris fire, are analyzed and interim data presented on exposure severity. A useful concept for the comparison of fire exposures, based upon their effects on each type of component, is defined.
Keywords	Fallout shelters Fire safety Fires Structures Smokes Buildings Construction Blast Radioactive fallout Heat transfer Exposure Toxicity Civil defense systems Construction materials
NTIS Subject Category	94H - Industrial Safety Engineering 50 - Civil Engineering
Corporate Authors	Iit Research Inst Chicago Ill Technology Center
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Final rept., 30 Sep 63-20 Feb 66.
NTIS Issue Number	196711
Contract Number	OCD-PS-64-50

Development of Standard Fire Test Rating Systems for Shelter Components.

Development of Standard Fire Test Rating Systems for Shelter Components.
AD650323

Publication Date	1966
Personal Author	Labes, W. G.; Waterman, T. E.; Varley, R. B.
Page Count	164
Abstract	In this study fire tests for the purpose of rating structural components of blast shelters and fallout shelters are considered. Existing fire test procedures for building construction and materials, door assemblies, and window assemblies are analyzed to determine how results from these tests may be applied toward the development of a system for rating shelter components. Shelter component performance requirements in regard to heat transmission, smoke and toxic gas build-up in shelter areas, and fire spread and structural collapse are described. Fire exposures for the rating of shelter components are described and classified according to their characteristic modes of heat transfer. The sources of these exposures, described as exposures from fire within the shelter building, from fire in individual nearby buildings, from mass fire, and from debris fire, are analyzed and interim data presented on exposure severity. A useful concept for the comparison of fire exposures, based upon their effects on each type of component, is defined.
Keywords	Fallout shelters Fire safety Fires Structures Smokes Buildings Construction Blast Radioactive fallout Heat transfer Exposure Toxicity Civil defense systems Construction materials
NTIS Subject Category	94H - Industrial Safety Engineering 50 - Civil Engineering
Corporate Authors	Iit Research Inst Chicago Ill Technology Center
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Final rept., 30 Sep 63-20 Feb 66.
NTIS Issue Number	196711
Contract Number	OCD-PS-64-50