Firebrand Attack on Ceramic Tile Roofing Assemblies.
Firebrand Attack on Ceramic Tile Roofing Assemblies.
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Manzello, S. L.; Hayashi, Y.; Yoneki, T.; Yamamoto, Y.
Fire and Materials 2009. 11th International Conference.
Conference Papers. Proceedings. Organised by
Interscience Communications Limited. January 26-28,
2009, San Francisco, CA, Interscience Communications
Limited, London, England, 267-276 pp, 2009.
Keywords:
fire brands; roofs; ceramics; ignition; roofing
(finishes); standards; wildland/urban interface; wind
tunnels; experiments; tar paper; air flow; ASTM E108
Abstract:
The present study is concerned with investigating the
ignition of ceramic tile roofing assembles (Spanish tile
roofing) to a controlled firebrand attack using the
Firebrand Generator. Current standards exist to test
ignition of roofing decks to firebrands by placing a
burning wood crib on top of a section of a roof assembly
under an air flow. The dynamic process of multiple
firebrands landing under ceramic tiles/gaps as a
function of time is not taken into account. The results
of a parametric study on the ignition propensity of
ceramic tile roofing assemblies under a firebrand attack
using the Firebrand Generator installed inside the Fire
Research Wind Tunnel Facility (FRWTF) at BRI is
presented and discussed.
