BFRL ICON Flammability of Real Objects: A Progress Report.


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Ohlemiller, T. J.

NISTIR 6030; June 1997.

U.S./Japan Government Cooperative Program on Natural Resources (UJNR). Fire Research and Safety. 13th Joint Panel Meeting. Volume 1. March 13-20, 1996, Gaithersburg, MD, Beall, K. A., Editor(s), 107-114 pp, 1997.

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National Technical Information Service
Order number: PB97-184204

Keywords:

fire safety; fire research; flammability; floor coverings; wall coverings; mattresses; bedding

Abstract:

With United States residential fire statistics as a guideline, this report briefly focuses on the status of research in a few select areas. These include floor coverings, interior wall coverings, and mattresses/bedding. Only in the case of wall coverings are there models which come close to adequately describing real world fire behavior.



Building and Fire Research Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MD 20899