What is BS 476-32 - Full scale fire tests within buildings about?

BS 476-32 is the 32nd part of the multiple series that provides comprehensive recommendations on the conduct of full-scale experiments simulating fires in buildings. Such tests, of varying scale and configuration, can be used to evaluate the behaviour of building components, assemblies, or constructions and/or contents under actual fire conditions. The advice on experimental design and instrumentation and the analysis and reporting of results provides a basis for a consumer/contractor agreement for the execution of ad hoc work.

Who is BS 476-32 - Full scale fire tests within buildings for?

BS 476-32 on full scale fire tests within buildings is useful for:

Construction industries
Civil engineers
Regulatory authorities
Builders
Contractors
Testers of buildings

Why should you use BS 476-32 - Full scale fire tests within buildings?

Configuration of specimens and ignition sources is of importance in a large-scale fire test; compartment geometry and ventilation have major effects on test results. BS 476-32 specifies tests that are carried out full scale within the building.

BS 476-32 specifies laboratory conditions that represent a specific set of fire conditions, with an emphasis on examination of the pre-flashover behaviour and contribution to fire growth of the product(s) under consideration. BS 476-32 assists you with the quantitative assessment of the fire behaviour of a given specimen or a total interacting system, based on sound experimental practice and scientific principles.

BS 476-32 benefits you in:

A comparison of the fire performance of different materials
A comparison of theory and experiment
A simulation experiments
A measurement of the fire behaviour of composites, assemblies, and finished products
An investigation of the interaction of components within the system
An authentication of fire properties measured in small scale tests

BS 476-32:1989

Fire tests on building materials and structures - Guide to full scale fire tests within buildings

Current

Published:

30 Nov 1989