NFPA 275-2017 Standard Method of Fire Tests for the Evaluation of Thermal Barriers (Effective Date 12 1 2016).pdf

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11、onal Fire Protection Association, Quincy, Massachusetts 02169. Copyright 2016 National Fire Protection Association . All Rights Reserved. NFPA 275 Standard Method of Fire Tests for the Evaluation of Thermal Barriers 2017 Edition This edition of NFPA 275, Standard Method of Fire Tests for the Evaluat

12、ion of Thermal Barriers, was prepared by the Technical Committee on Fire Tests. It was issued by the Standards Council on November 11, 2016, with an effective date of December 1, 2016, and supersedes all previous editions. This edition of NFPA 275 was approved as an American National Standard on Dec

13、ember 1, 2016. Origin and Development of NFPA 275 The 2009 edition was the rst edition of NFPA 275, Standard Method of Fire Tests for the Evaluation of Thermal Barriers Used Over Foam Plastic Insulation. Several NFPA codes and standards, as well as other model codes, include provisions that require

14、portions of buildings to be separated by 15-minute thermal barriers. Building and re regulations historically have addressed thermal barriers in vague and imprecise terms. Provisions of other codes and standards indicate that thermal barriers are intended to limit thermal transmission based on re re

15、sistance testing and must remain in place based on a full-scale test. The NFPA 275 re test methods identied specic sample construction, re exposures, and acceptance criteria to qualify a material or product for use as a thermal barrier. It was anticipated that this test method would be referenced by

16、 other model building and re codes and standards. The 2013 edition was revised to address both foam plastic insulation and metal composite materials (MCM). References were updated to reect the most recent editions. The 2017 edition is a reconrmation of the 2013 edition with minor editorial changes a

17、nd reference updates.METHOD OF FIRE TESTS FOR THE EVALUATION OF THERMAL BARRIERS 275-2 2017 Edition Technical Committee on Fire Tests Barry L. Badders, Jr., Chair Intertek Testing Services, TX RT Scott W. Adams, Park City Fire Service District, UT E Rep. International Fire Marshals Association Farid

18、 Alfawakhiri, American Iron and Steel Institute, IL M James A. Burns, New York State Department, NY E Rep. Firemens Association of the State of New York Benjamin H. Caldwell, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP, NY SE Marcos Chaos, FM Global, MA I Gordon H. Damant, Inter-City Testing & Consulting Corp. o

19、f California, CA SE Rick D. Davis, National Institute of Standards & Technology, MD RT Scott E. Dillon, Crane Engineering, MN SE William E. Fitch, P, FL SE Richard G. Gann, Gaithersburg, MD SE Marcelo M. Hirschler, GBH International, CA SE Paul A. Hough, Armstrong World Industries, Inc., PA M Willia

20、m E. Koffel, Koffel Associates, Inc., MD SE Sergei V. Levchik, Israel Chemicals Ltd. (ICL-IP), NY M Rep. ACC-North American Flame Retardant Alliance Richard T. Long, Jr., Exponent, Inc., MD M Rep. Upholstered Furniture Action Council James Andrew Lynch, Amped I Research & Development, PA SE John Mar

21、tell, Professional Fire Fighters of Maine/IAFF, ME L Rep. International Association of Fire Fighters Rodney A. McPhee, Canadian Wood Council, Canada M Kathleen A. Newman, Firetect, CA M Arthur J. Parker, JENSEN HUGHES, MD SE Jillian Roberts, Alaska Fire Marshals Ofce, AK E Kenneth Roberts, ICC Evalu

22、ation Services, AL U Michael L. Savage, Sr., City of Rio Rancho, NM E David T. Sheppard, U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives, MD RT Dwayne E. Sloan, UL LLC, NC RT Stanislav I. Stoliarov, University of Maryland, MD SE Kuma Sumathipala, American Wood Council, VA M Alternates Erik H.

23、 Anderson, Koffel Associates, Inc., MD SE (Alt. to William E. Koffel) Jesse J. Beitel, JENSEN HUGHES, MD SE (Alt. to Arthur J. Parker) Richard J. Davis, FM Global, MA I (Alt. to Marcos Chaos) Timothy Earl, GBH International, MI SE (Alt. to Marcelo M. Hirschler) Sam W. Francis, American Wood Council,

24、 PA M (Alt. to Kuma Sumathipala) Matthew Freeborn, Intertek Testing Services, PA RT (Alt. to Barry L. Badders, Jr.) Stephen Paul Fuss, U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives, MD RT (Alt. to David T. Sheppard) Justin A. Geiman, Fire and Risk Alliance LLC, MD SE (Alt. to James Andrew L

25、ynch) Marc L. Janssens, Southwest Research Institute, TX RT (Voting Alt.) Randall K. Laymon, UL LLC, IL RT (Alt. to Dwayne E. Sloan) Michael Schmeida, Gypsum Association, OH M (Voting Alt.) Ineke Van Zeeland, Canadian Wood Council, Canada M (Alt. to Rodney A. McPhee) Matthew T. Vinci, International

26、Association of Fire Fighters, DC L (Alt. to John Martell) Robert J. Wills, American Iron and Steel Institute, AL M (Alt. to Farid Alfawakhiri) Joe Ziolkowski, American Furniture Manufacturers Association, NC M (Alt. to Richard T. Long, Jr.) Nonvoting Robert H. Barker, American Fiber Manufacturers As

27、sociation, VA M Rep. American Fiber Manufacturers Association Rohit Khanna, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, MD C Rep. U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Andrew Lock, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, MD C Rep. U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Tracy L. Vecchiarelli, NFPA S

28、taff LiaisonCOMMITTEE PERSONNEL 275-3 2017 Edition This list represents the membership at the time the Committee was balloted on the nal text of this edition. Since that time, changes in the membership may have occurred. A key to classications is found at the back of the document. NOTE: Membership o

29、n a committee shall not in and of itself constitute an endorsement of the Association or any document developed by the committee on which the member serves. Committee Scope: This Committee shall have primary responsibility for documents on re testing procedures, for reviewing existing re test standa

30、rds and recommending appropriate action to NFPA, for recommending the application of and advising on the interpretation of acceptable test standards for re problems of concern to NFPA technical committees and members, and for acting in a liaison capacity between NFPA and the committees of other orga

31、nizations writing re test standards. This Committee does not cover re tests that are used to evaluate extinguishing agents, devices, or systems.METHOD OF FIRE TESTS FOR THE EVALUATION OF THERMAL BARRIERS 275-4 2017 Edition Contents Chapter 1 Administration 275 5 1.1 Scope. . 275 5 1.2 Purpose. . 275

32、 5 1.3 Application. 275 5 Chapter 2 Referenced Publications 275 5 2.1 General. 275 5 2.2 NFPA Publications. 275 5 2.3 Other Publications. . 275 5 2.4 References for Extracts in Mandatory Sections. 275 6 Chapter 3 Denitions . 275 6 3.1 General. 275 6 3.2 NFPA Ofcial Denitions. 275 6 3.3 General Denit

33、ions. 275 6 Chapter 4 Temperature Transmission Fire Test (Part I) . 275 6 4.1 Thermal Barrier Supporting Structure. . 275 6 4.2 Thermal Barrier Test Specimen. 275 6 4.3 Test Specimen Instrumentation. 275 6 4.4 Test Specimen Conditioning. . 275 7 4.5 Test Furnace. 275 7 4.6 Control of Fire Test. 275

34、7 4.7 Duration of Fire Test. 275 8 4.8 Conditions of Acceptance. 275 8 Chapter 5 Integrity Fire Test (Part II) . 275 8 5.1 Test Method. 275 8 5.2 Conditions of Acceptance. 275 8 Chapter 6 Test Report 275 9 6.1 Test Report. 275 9 Annex A Explanatory Material 275 9 Annex B Informational References 275 9 Index . 275 10