Flammability Tests of Military Shelters

Abstract

This TOP provides procedures for tests to determine fire hazard characteristics of metal-faced foam core shelter material. Includes flame spread and fuel-contributed test, and susceptibility-to-radiant-heat damage test. The flame spread and fuel contribution test and the susceptibility-to-radiant-heat damage test are suitable for classifying the fire hazard for military shelter construction material. These tests measure the fuel contribution rate of the material that has been shown by fire tests to be the single most significant property for predicting its flame spread potential. Use of the tests permits comparison of military shelter construction materials to select the least flammable design and to maintain required quality during production. Keywords: Flammability tests; Military shelters; Shelters.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 09, 1985
Accession Number
ADA159150

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Army Test and Evaluation Command

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Air Supplies
  • Calorimeters
  • Combustion
  • Composite Materials
  • Construction
  • Construction Materials
  • Fire Hazards
  • Fires
  • Flames
  • Flammability
  • Hazards
  • Instrumentation
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Facilities

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