ASTM E2748-11

Standard Guide for Fire-Resistance Experiments

SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
The methods and procedures set forth in this guide relate to the conduct and reporting of fire-resistance tests obtained from particular fire-resistance tested specimens tested using conditions different than those addressed by Test Methods E119.
Data derived from fire tests conducted and reported under this guide are useful for general fire research and as potential input data for use in fire models.
It is necessary that users of this guide have knowledge and understanding of the provisions of Test Methods E119, including those pertaining to conditions of acceptance in order to understand how the alternative test conditions relate to those specified in Test Methods E119.
Users of this guide should be aware that tests conducted using exposure conditions different than those specified in Test Methods E119 do not provide or generate fire resistance ratings suitable for determining compliance with code or regulatory requirements.
In Test Methods E119, standard test specimens are subjected to specific exposure conditions. Substitution of different exposure conditions can change the measured fire-test-response characteristics of a test specimen. Therefore, the data are valid for only the alternative exposure conditions used.
SCOPE
1.1 This guide covers the conduct of fire-resistance tests using conditions different than those addressed in Test Methods E119. This guide also addresses the reporting of data derived from those tests.  
1.2 This guide does not provide or generate fire-resistance ratings suitable for determining compliance with code or regulatory requirements comparable to those resulting from tests conducted in accordance with Test Methods E119.  
1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. The values in parentheses are for information only.
1.4 This guide is used to measure and describe the response of materials, products, or assemblies to heat and flame under controlled conditions, but does not by itself incorporate all factors required for fire hazard or fire risk assessment of the materials, products, or assemblies under actual fire conditions.
1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 14-May-2011
• ICS: 13.220.40 - Ignitability and burning behaviour of materials and products
• Technical Committee: E05 - Fire Standards
• Drafting Committee: E05.11 - Fire Resistance

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM E2748-10 - Standard Guide for Fire-Resistance Experiments
• Effective Date: 15-May-2011
• Replaced By: ASTM E2748-12 - Standard Guide for Fire-Resistance Experiments
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2012

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An American National Standard
Designation:E2748–11
Standard Guide for
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Fire-Resistance Experiments
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E2748; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
INTRODUCTION
This guide provides a means for ensuring comparability of findings among different researchers
conducting fire-resistance experiments employing innovative and creative variations to standard test
methods. This guide is intended to bring uniformity and consistency to tests and reports covering
fire-resistance research that is generally conducted as a variation of Test Methods E119. Its provisions
are voluntary and users are free to pick and choose from the provisions herein provided. The
overriding goal is to make it possible to begin to provide data that ultimately can be used in fire safety
engineering and fire-resistance modeling as those fields evolve. When the purpose of the research is
to study the effect of changing specific individual variables on the outcome of Test Methods E119
fire-resistance tests, sound research practices dictate that only one variable should be changed at a
time.
1. Scope 2. Referenced Documents
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1.1 This guide covers the conduct of fire-resistance tests 2.1 ASTM Standards:
usingconditionsdifferentthanthoseaddressedinTestMethods E119 Test Methods for Fire Tests of Building Construction
E119. This guide also addresses the reporting of data derived and Materials
from those tests. E176 Terminology of Fire Standards
1.2 This guide does not provide or generate fire-resistance E603 Guide for Room Fire Experiments
ratings suitable for determining compliance with code or E1529 Test Methods for Determining Effects of Large
regulatory requirements comparable to those resulting from Hydrocarbon Pool Fires on Structural Members and As-
tests conducted in accordance with Test Methods E119. semblies
1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as 2.2 Other Standards:
standard. The values in parentheses are for information only. ISO 834-1 Fire Resistance Tests – Elements of Building
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1.4 This guide is used to measure and describe the response Construction – Part 1: General Requirements
of materials, products, or assemblies to heat and flame under NFPA 251 Standard Methods of Tests of Fire Resistance of
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controlled conditions, but does not by itself incorporate all Building Construction and Materials
factors required for fire hazard or fire risk assessment of the
3. Terminology
materials, products, or assemblies under actual fire conditions.
1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the 3.1 Definitions: For definitions of terms used in this guide,
refer to Terminology E176.
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
2
For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
the ASTM website.
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ThisguideisunderthejurisdictionofASTMCommitteeE05onFireStandards Available from International Organization for Standardization, P.O. Box 56,
and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E05.11 on Fire Resistance. CH-1211, Geneva 20, Switzerland.
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Current edition approved May 15, 2011. Published June 2011. Originally Available from National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), 1 Batterymarch
approved in 2010 as E2748–10. DOI: 10.1520/E2748-11. Park, Quincy, MA 02169-7471, http://www.nfpa.org.
Copyright © ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, United States.
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4. Significance and Use 7. Alternative Pressure Differentials
7.1 Theprovisionsinthissectionareapplicabletotheuseof
4.1 Themethodsandproceduressetforthinthisguiderelate
specific furnace pressure differentials.
to the conduct and reporting of fire-resistance tests obtained
from particular fire-resistance tested specimens tested using
NOTE 2—There are a number of recognized or published furnace
conditions different than those addressed by Test Methods
pressure differentials in use in fire test standards around the world.
E119.
7.2 When a recognized or published furnace pressure dif-
4.2 Data derived from fire tests conducted and reported
ferentialisused,thereferenceinwhichthepressuredifferential
under this guide are useful for general fire research and as
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An American National Standard
Designation:E2748–10 Designation:E2748–11
Standard Guide for
1
Fire-Resistance Experiments
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E2748; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
INTRODUCTION
This guide provides a means for ensuring comparability of findings among different researchers
conducting fire-resistance experiments employing innovative and creative variations to standard test
methods. This guide is intended to bring uniformity and consistency to tests and reports covering
fire-resistance research that is generally conducted as a variation of Test Methods E119. Its provisions
are voluntary and users are free to pick and choose from the provisions herein provided. The
overriding goal is to make it possible to begin to provide data that ultimately can be used in fire safety
engineering and fire-resistance modeling as those fields evolve. When the purpose of the research is
to study the effect of changing specific individual variables on the outcome of Test Methods E119
fire-resistance tests, sound research practices dictate that only one variable should be changed at a
time.
1. Scope
1.1 This guide covers the conduct of fire-resistance tests using conditions different than those addressed in Test Methods E119.
This guide also addresses the reporting of data derived from those tests.
1.2 This guide does not provide or generate fire-resistance ratings suitable for determining compliance with code or regulatory
requirements comparable to those resulting from tests conducted in accordance with Test Methods E119.
1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. The values in parentheses are for information only.
1.4 This guide is used to measure and describe the response of materials, products, or assemblies to heat and flame under
controlled conditions, but does not by itself incorporate all factors required for fire hazard or fire risk assessment of the materials,
products, or assemblies under actual fire conditions.
1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility
of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory
limitations prior to use.
2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
E119 Test Methods for Fire Tests of Building Construction and Materials
E176 Terminology of Fire Standards
E603 Guide for Room Fire Experiments
E1529 Test Methods for Determining Effects of Large Hydrocarbon Pool Fires on Structural Members and Assemblies
2.2 Other Standards:
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ISO 834-1 Fire Resistance Tests – Elements of Building Construction – Part 1: General Requirements
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NFPA 251 Standard Methods of Tests of Fire Resistance of Building Construction and Materials
3. Terminology
3.1 Definitions: For definitions of terms used in this guide, refer to Terminology E176.
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This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E05 on Fire Standards and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E05.11 on Fire Resistance.
Current edition approved April 1, 2010. Published May 2010. DOI: 10.1520/E2748-10.
Current edition approved May 15, 2011. Published June 2011. Originally approved in 2010 as E2748–10. DOI: 10.1520/E2748-11.
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For referencedASTM standards, visit theASTM website, www.astm.org, or contactASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM Standards
volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on the ASTM website.
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Available from International Organization for Standardization, P.O. Box 56, CH-1211, Geneva 20, Switzerland.
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Available from National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02169-7471, http://www.nfpa.org.
Copyright © ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, United States.
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4. Significance and Use
4.1 The methods and procedures set forth in this guide relate to the conduct and reporting of fire-resistance tests obtained from
particular fire-resistance tested specimens tested using conditions different than those addressed by Test Methods E119.
4.2 Dataderivedfromfiretestsconductedandreportedunderthisguideareusefulforgeneralfireresearc
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