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Flammability testing of materials used in construction, transport, and mining / edited by Vivek Apte.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Apte, Vivek, Editor.
- Series:
- Woodhead Publishing series in civil and structural engineering.
- Woodhead Publishing series in civil and structural engineering
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Fire testing.
- Buildings--Flammability.
- Buildings.
- Building materials.
- Vehicles--Flammability.
- Vehicles.
- Mines and mineral resources--Flammability.
- Mines and mineral resources.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (466 pages)
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Elsevier Science & Technology 2021
- Summary:
- "Flammability Testing of Materials used in Construction, Transport, and Mining, Second Edition provides an authoritative guide to current best practice in ensuring fire-safe design. The book begins by discussing the fundamentals of flammability, measurement techniques, and the main types of fire tests for various applications. Building on this foundation, a group of chapters then reviews tests for key materials used in the building, transport, and mining sectors. "-- Title details screen
- Contents:
- Frant cover Title Contributors Chapter 1 Understanding material flammability Chapter 2 Fundamental measurement techniques Chapter 3 Flammability of wood construction products Chapter 4 Flammability tests for building facades Chapter 5 Fire hazard assessment of wall and ceiling fire spread in rooms Chapter 6 Fire behavior of sandwich panels Chapter 7 Flammability tests for upholstered furniture and mattresses Chapter 8 Cables Chapter 9 Flammability tests for electrical appliances Chapter 10 Flammability tests for regulation of building and construction materials Chapter 11 Fire testing in road and railway tunnels Chapter 12 Flammability tests for aircraft Chapter 13 Flammability testing in the mining sector Chapter 14 Flammability tests for railway passenger cars Chapter 15 Ships and submarines Chapter 16 Tests for spontaneous ignition of solid materials Back cover
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record and other sources.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Apte, Vivek Flammability Testing of Materials Used in Construction, Transport, and Mining
- ISBN:
- 0-08-102818-0
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