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Fire Performance of Building Elements Incorporating Cellular Polymers

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Fire and Cellular Polymers

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This paper discusses the use of cellular plastics in buildings, reviews their fire performance and suggests how test procedures can be developed to assist design. Reference is made to a particular series of tests involving the assessment of a range of non-loadbearing partitions or infill panels, based on an extruded polystyrene core.

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  1. Fire Research Station, Borehamwood, Herts, WD6 2BL, UK

    B. F. W. Rogowski

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  1. Abelard Management Consultancy, Kingslea, Cliff Side, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 4AF, UK

    J. M. Buist

  2. Fire & Materials Centre, Queen Mary College, 101 Marshgate Lane, London, E15 2NQ, UK

    S. J. Grayson

  3. Fire and Materials Division, Building Research Establishment, Fire Research Station, Borehamwood, Herts, WD6 2BL, UK

    W. D. Woolley

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Rogowski, B.F.W. (1984). Fire Performance of Building Elements Incorporating Cellular Polymers. In: Buist, J.M., Grayson, S.J., Woolley, W.D. (eds) Fire and Cellular Polymers. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3443-6_7

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