DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARD FIRE TEST RATING SYSTEMS FOR SHELTER COMPONENTS

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.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0650323

Entities

People

  • Reed B. Varley
  • Thomas E. Waterman
  • Willis G. Labes

Organizations

  • IIT Research Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Burning Rate
  • Carbon Monoxide
  • Combustion
  • Construction
  • Construction Materials
  • Fallout Shelters
  • Fire Resistance
  • Heat Transfer
  • Heat Transmission
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Software Testing
  • Test Facilities
  • Test Methods

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Nuclear Civil Defense.