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View article: Fire resilience of a steel-concrete composite floor system :
Fire resilience of a steel-concrete composite floor system : Open
The National Fire Research Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology conducted a series of large compartment fire tests to investigate the behavior and fire-induced failure mechanisms of full-scale composite floor as…
View article: NIST Outdoor Structure Separation Experiments (NOSSE) with wind
NIST Outdoor Structure Separation Experiments (NOSSE) with wind Open
The NIST Outdoor Structure Separation Experiments are part of the NIST Structure Separation Experiments project, which is designed to assess structure-to-structure fire spread in the wildland-urban interface. In the first phase of this pro…
View article: Structure separation experiments :
Structure separation experiments : Open
This report describes the experiments conducted during the first phase of a multi-phase project designed to assess structure-to-structure fire spread for structures in the Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI). The experiments focused on quantify…
View article: Bounding the structure separation distance :
Bounding the structure separation distance : Open
The primary objective of the Structure Separation Experiment project is to assess structure-to-structure fire spread for structures located in the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI). As part of this project, full scale fire experiments will be…
View article: Fire resilience of a steel-concrete composite floor system :
Fire resilience of a steel-concrete composite floor system : Open
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is currently conducting a series of large compartment fire tests to investigate the behavior and fire-induced failure mechanisms of the full-scale composite floor assemblies with the two-s…
View article: NIST Outdoor Structure Separation Experiments (NOSSE) :
NIST Outdoor Structure Separation Experiments (NOSSE) : Open
The Structure Separation Project is a multi-level project to assess structure-to-structure fire spread in Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) communities. The project is divided into three phases with each phase assessing radiant and convective…
View article: Performance and failure mechanism of fire barriers in <scp>full‐scale</scp> chair mock‐ups
Performance and failure mechanism of fire barriers in <span>full‐scale</span> chair mock‐ups Open
Summary The effectiveness and the failure mechanism of fire barriers in a residential upholstered furniture (RUF) were investigated by full‐scale flaming tests on upholstered chair mock‐ups. Six commercial fire barriers were tested in this…
View article: The thermal character of a 1 m methanol pool fire
The thermal character of a 1 m methanol pool fire Open
A series of measurements was conducted to characterize the structure of a 1 m diameter methanol pool fire steadily burning with a constant lip height in a well-ventilated quiescent environment. Time-averaged local measurements of gas-phase…
View article: Structure separation experiments phase 1 preliminary test plan
Structure separation experiments phase 1 preliminary test plan Open
The primary objective of this project is to assess structure-to-structure fire spread for structures located in the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI). Full-scale fire experiments will be conducted in which various types of structures (sources…
View article: The character of residential cooktop fires
The character of residential cooktop fires Open
A series of experiments was conducted to investigate the global preignition and combustion characteristics of corn oil heated in 9.7 to 26 cm diameter pans by a residential electric-coil element cooktop. For comparison, torch-ignited gasol…
View article: The Character of Residential Cooktop Fires
The Character of Residential Cooktop Fires Open
A series of experiments was conducted to investigate the global pre-combustion and combustion properties of corn oil heated in pans from 9.7 cm to 26 cm diameter by a residential electric-coil element cooktop.To better appreciate the hazar…
View article: Fire Hazards of Dry Versus Watered Christmas Trees
Fire Hazards of Dry Versus Watered Christmas Trees Open
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View article: Full-Scale Experiments to Demonstrate Flammability Risk of Residential Upholstered Furniture and Mitigation Using Barrier Fabric
Full-Scale Experiments to Demonstrate Flammability Risk of Residential Upholstered Furniture and Mitigation Using Barrier Fabric Open
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View article: Measuring Three-Dimensional Temperature Distributions in Steel–Concrete Composite Slabs Subjected to Fire Using Distributed Fiber Optic Sensors
Measuring Three-Dimensional Temperature Distributions in Steel–Concrete Composite Slabs Subjected to Fire Using Distributed Fiber Optic Sensors Open
Detailed information about temperature distribution can be important to understand structural behavior in fire. This study develops a method to image three-dimensional temperature distributions in steel–concrete composite slabs using distr…
View article: Behavior and Limit States of Long-Span Composite Floor Beams with Simple Shear Connections Subject to Compartment Fires: Experimental Evaluation
Behavior and Limit States of Long-Span Composite Floor Beams with Simple Shear Connections Subject to Compartment Fires: Experimental Evaluation Open
This paper presents the results of compartment fire experiments on four 12.8 m long composite floor beams with various end support conditions. Specimens were constructed as partially-composite beams, consisting of W18×35 steel beams and 83…
View article: Lateral Resistance Reduction to Cold-Formed Steel-Framed Shear Walls under Various Fire Scenarios
Lateral Resistance Reduction to Cold-Formed Steel-Framed Shear Walls under Various Fire Scenarios Open
This paper examines the structural response of cold-formed steel-framed building lateral force-resisting systems under combinations of simulated earthquake and fire loading. Full-scale experiments with gypsum-sheet steel composite panel sh…
View article: The NIST 20 MW calorimetry measurement system for large-fire research
The NIST 20 MW calorimetry measurement system for large-fire research Open
The National Fire Research Laboratory is a unique large-fire research facility; able to characterize the response of full-scale building systems to realistic mechanical loading and fire.The facility maintains an infrastructure of measureme…
View article: Compartment fire experiments on long-span composite-beams with simple shear connections part 1:
Compartment fire experiments on long-span composite-beams with simple shear connections part 1: Open
A series of compartment fire experiments was conducted on long-span steel-concrete composite floor beams designed and constructed following U.S. building codes and standards.The test program consisted of five 12.8 m long composite floor be…
View article: Development of a standard fire condition for a large compartment floor assembly
Development of a standard fire condition for a large compartment floor assembly Open
The policy of the National Institute of Standards and Technology is to use metric units in all its published materials.Because this report is intended for the U.S. building construction industry, which uses inch-pound units, it is more pra…
View article: Influence of fire on the lateral resistance of cold-formed steel shear walls – phase 2:
Influence of fire on the lateral resistance of cold-formed steel shear walls – phase 2: Open
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View article: Fire Safety Challenges of Tall Wood Buildings : Large-scale Cross-laminated Timber Compartment Fire Tests
Fire Safety Challenges of Tall Wood Buildings : Large-scale Cross-laminated Timber Compartment Fire Tests Open
This study investigates the contribution of cross laminated timber (CLT) building elements to compartment fires. Six compartments (9.1 m long × 4.6 m wide × 2.7 m high) were constructed using 175 mm thick 5‑ply CLT structural panels and fi…
View article: National fire research laboratory commissioning project: testing steel beams under localized fire exposure
National fire research laboratory commissioning project: testing steel beams under localized fire exposure Open
The policy of the National Institute of Standards and Technology is to use metric units in all its published materials.Because this report is intended for the U.S. building construction industry, which uses inch-pound units, it is more pra…
View article: Temperature measurement and damage detection in concrete beams exposed to fire using PPP-BOTDA based fiber optic sensors
Temperature measurement and damage detection in concrete beams exposed to fire using PPP-BOTDA based fiber optic sensors Open
In this study, distributed fiber optic sensors based on pulse pre-pump Brillouin optical time domain analysis (PPP-BODTA) are characterized and deployed to measure spatially-distributed temperatures in reinforced concrete specimens exposed…
View article: Experimental Analysis of Steel Beams Subjected to Fire Enhanced by Brillouin Scattering-Based Fiber Optic Sensor Data
Experimental Analysis of Steel Beams Subjected to Fire Enhanced by Brillouin Scattering-Based Fiber Optic Sensor Data Open
This paper presents high temperature measurements using a Brillouin scattering-based fiber optic sensor and the application of the measured temperatures and building code recommended material parameters into enhanced thermomechanical analy…
View article: Feasibility Studies for Technologies to Effectively Scrub Soot from Small-Scale Fire Experiments
Feasibility Studies for Technologies to Effectively Scrub Soot from Small-Scale Fire Experiments Open
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