Citation

Kaufman S, Williams JL, Smith EE, Przybyla LJ. J. Fire Sci. 1983; 1(1): 54-65.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1983, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/073490418300100105

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The National Electrical Code requires that riser cables have sufficient fire resistance so they will not spread fire from floor to floor in a shaft. Fire tests were conducted as the initial task in developing a test method for determining compliance with the Code. The tests provided data on the flame propagation characteristics of riser cables in a simulated riser shaft. The shaft design was based on information from a field survey. The data indicated that with a large ig nition source, simulating burning combustibles in a shaft without fire stops, some cables propagated fire from floor to floor; others utilizing newer fire resistive materials, did not exhibit the same propensity to promulgate fire.

Language: en