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  • BS 476-21:1987

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    Fire tests on building materials and structures Methods for determination of the fire resistance of loadbearing elements of construction

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    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  30-04-2014

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Committees responsible
    Foreword
    1 Scope
    2 Definitions
    3 Test conditions
    4 Apparatus
    5 Determination of the fire resistance of beams
    6 Determination of the fire resistance of columns
    7 Determination of the fire resistance of floors and
      flat roofs
    8 Determination of the fire resistance of walls
    Appendix A - Guidance information
    Publications referred to

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    Detailed test requirements for beams, columns, floors and flat roofs, and walls.

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    This Part of BS476 describes procedures for determining the fire resistance of loadbearing elements of building construction when subjected to the heating and pressure conditions specified in BS476‑20. This Part provides requirements for specimen selection and/or its design and construction, loading and restraint conditions, equipment, procedures and criteria as they apply to loadbearing specimens. The methods are applicable to beams, columns, floors, flat roofs and walls.

    The methods described are not applicable to suspended ceilings protecting steel beams which are described in BS476‑23 (see A.1). Owing to limitations imposed by both the furnaces and their method of control, structures employing water cooling techniques are not capable of being evaluated realistically by these procedures.

    The methods described are not applicable to assemblies of elements, e.g. wall/floor combinations, although some guidance is provided in Appendix A for tests of this type (see A.1).

    NOTE The titles of the publications referred to in this standard are listed on the inside back cover.

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    Committee FSH/22
    Development Note Together with BS 476-20(1987), BS 476-22(1987), BS 476-23(1987) and BS 476-24(1987), it supersedes BS 476-8(1972). Supersedes 84/38798 DC. (07/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, December 2011. (11/2011) To be read in conjunction with BS 476-20(1987). (05/2014)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Current
    Supersedes

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    BS 476-20:1987 Fire tests on building materials and structures Method for determination of the fire resistance of elements of construction (general principles)
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