Fires in Mass Transit Vehicles Guide for the Evaluation of Toxic Hazards (1991) / Chapter Skim
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Appendix B: Standard Terminology of Fire Standards
Appendix B: Standard Terminology of Fire Standards
Pages 63-68
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Referenced Documents 2.1 ASTM Standards: E 1 19 Test Methods for Fire Tests of 63 Building Construction and Materials E 152 Methods of Fire Tests of Door Assemblies: E 163 Methods of Fire Tests of Window Assemblies, E 800 Guide for Measurement of Gases Present or Generated During Fires: E SI4 Test Method for Fire Tests of Through-Penetration Fire Stops 3. Significance and Use 3.1 Definitions—Terms and related definitions given in Section 4 are intended for use uniformly and consistently in all fire test standards and fire risk assessment standards.
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(1985) combustion chemical process of oxidation that occurs at a rate fast enough to produce temperature rise and usually light either as a glow or flame.
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(1982) fire test exposure severity measure of the degree of fire exposure, specifically in connection with Test Methods E 119, E 152, and E 163, the ratio of the area under the curve of average furnace temperature to the area under the standard time/temperature curve, each from the start of the test to the end or
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(1982) mass burning rate mass loss per unit time by materials burning under specified conditions (TCG-O1~.
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in fire testing, a graphical representation derived from prescribed time-temperature relationships and used to control furnace temperature with progressing time.
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(1981 ) 5.1.5 sampling process whereby a test sample is extracted from a fire test environment (E 800~.
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