Fire testing of cables: Comparison of SBI with FIPEC/Europacable tests

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 150-158

  Breulet, H ^a   Steenhuizen, T ^a  

^a ISSeP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cables; Construction Product Directive; Discrimination; Flame spread; Heat release; Single Burning Item (SBI); Smoke production; Vertical tray test

Indexed keywords

BUILDING MATERIALS; ELECTRIC CABLES; ELECTRIC WIRE; INSTALLATION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SMOKE;

CONSTRUCTION PRODUCT DIRECTIVE; DISCRIMINATION; FLAME SPREAD; HEAT RELEASE; SINGLE BURNING ITEM (SBI); SMOKE PRODUCTION; VERTICAL TRAY TEST;

FLAMMABILITY TESTING;

EID: 13844280382     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2004.01.031     Document Type: Conference Paper

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