Fire Characteristics of Cored Composite Materials for Marine Use

Fire Safety Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 137-159

  Grenier, Andrew T ^a   Dembsey, Nicholas A ^b   Barnett, Jonathan R ^b  

^a U S COAST GUARD   (United States)

^b WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DELAMINATION; IGNITION; MATERIALS TESTING; MELTING; SANDWICH STRUCTURES; SHIPBUILDING;

CHARRING; CONE CALORIMETER TESTING; CORED COMPOSITE MATERIAL; EDGE EFFECT; IGNITION TEMPERATURE; JANSSENS METHOD; QUINTIERES FIRE GROWTH MODEL; STANDARD IGNITION DATA ANALYSIS METHOD;

FIRE RESISTANCE;

EID: 0032026769     PISSN: 03797112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-7112(97)00059-3     Document Type: Article

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