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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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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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