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Indian Standard
FIRE RESISTANCE TEST OF STRUCTLLRES
( First Revision )
First Reprint MARCH 1997
Indian Standard
FIRE RESISTANCE TEST OF STRUCTURES
( First Revision )
Fire Safety Sectional Committee, BDC 36
Chairman Rsprcrcnting
SHBI P. N. GEOSH Ministry of Defence ( R & D )
Members
SERI A. CEA~RRJI Tariff Advisory Committee, Bombay
SHRI S. V. MARFATIA ( Altrrnatc )
SHRI S. C CEATTERJEE West Bengal Fire Services, Calcutta
SERI K. C. BA~ERJEE ( Alfcrnafc )
CHIEB ENQINEER ( ELECTRI- Central Public Works Department, New Delhi
CAL ) 11
SHRI R.K. AQOARWAL (Alfcmatc) I
SHRI R. R. DHOBLEY Atomic Energy Establishment, Trombay, Bombay
SHBI G. N. GIDWANI Directorate General of Supplies & Disposals,
New Delhi
SHRI S. C. ANAND ( Albrnatr )
SHRI R. S. GUPTA Coal India Ltd, Calcutta
JOINT DIRECTOR STANDARDS Railway Board ( Ministry of Railways )
( ARCHITECTURE), RDSO
SHRI M. L. KAURA Engineers India Ltd, New Delhi
SERI A. R. TEAKKER ( Altrrnate )
PROF S. P. KELLOQ~ Institution of Engineers ( India ), Calcutta
SHRI A. S, KULKARNI Bombay Fire Brigade, Bombay
SHRI V. B. NIKAM ( Alternate )
SERI A. LAMSDELL Mather & Platt Limited, Calcutta
FHRI M. R. KAMATH ( Alfcrnats )
SHRI P. N. MEHROTRA Ministry of Home Affairs
SHRI G. B. MANON ( Altcrnatc)
SHRI BALRAJ MEHTA Central Industrial Security Force, New Delhi
SHRI S. P~JRUSEOTHAMA Loss Prevention Association of India Ltd, Bombay
SHRI T.P. SHARMA Central Building Research Institute ( CSIR ),
Roorkce
SR~I GOPAL KRISHAN ( Alicrnatc )
SHRI D. K. SIRKAR Synthetics & Chemicals Ltd, Bareilly
SHRI R. S. SUNDARAM Delhi Fire Service. Delhi
SHRI M. K. THADANI Engineer-in-Chief’s Branch, Army Headquarters
SHRI S. R. DORIASWAMP ( Alfernats )
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Members Rsprcsenting
SERI B. T. UNWALLA Concrete Association of India, Bombay
SERI T. M. MENON ( Altrrnatc )
SHRI VIJAY KUMAR Ministry of Labour & Employment
SHRI R. K. GUPTA ( Alternate )
SHRI D. AJITEA SIMHA, Director General, ISI ( Ex-o&io Mrmbcr )
Director ( Civ Engg )
SCCrClO?y
SHRI J. VENEATARAMAN
Deputy Director ( Civ Engg ), IS1
IS: 3809 - 1979
Indian Standard
FIRE RESISTANCE TEST OF STRUCTURES
( First Revision )
0. FOREWORD
0.1 This Indian Standard ( First Revision ) was adopted by the Indian
Standards Institution on 25 September 1979, after the draft finalized
by the Fire Safety Sectional Committee had been approved by the Civil
Engineering Division Council.
0.2 This stpndard has been prepared with a view to determining the
extent of resistance, in terms of fire, which the built-up elements of a
building structure would offer to fire. This standard was first published
in 1966. The present revision has been based on IS0 834-1975 ‘ Fire
resistance tests-elements of building construction ’ issued by the Inter-
national Organization for Standardization.
0.3 In reporting the results of a test or analysis made in accordance with
this standard, the final value, observed or calculated, is to be rounded
off, it shall be done in accordance with IS : 2-1960*.
1. SCOPE
1.1 This standard specifies standard heating and pressure conditions, a
test method and criteria for the determination of the fire resistance of
elements of building construction of various categories, such as walls
and partitions, columns, beams, floors, roofs, etc.
NOTE - The list is not exhaustive. Elements which fall into none of these
categories may be tested by analogy with a similar element.
1.2 The test provides for the determination of fire resistance of elements
of building construction on the basis of the length of time for which . he
test specimens of specified dimensions, satisfy the criteria laid down
under the prescribed test conditions during the period of fire exposure.
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2. APPARATUS
2.1 Furnace - It shall be capable of subjecting a specimen element to
the staudard heating and pressure conditions speciiled in 3.
T - To = 345 log,0 ( 8 t + 1)
where
T - furnace temperature at time t, expressed in degrees
Celsius;
TO = initial furnace temperature, expressed in degrees Celsius;
and
t - time, expressed in minutes.
The curve representing this function, known as the ‘Standard time-
temperature rise curve’ is shown in Fig. 1. The relationship expressed
gives the values shown in Table 1.
TIME. I, m,n
5 556
10 659
15 718
30 821
60 925
90 986
120 1 029
180 1 090
240 1 133
360 1 193
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3.1.3 Tolerances
3.1.3.1 For mean deviation of furnace temperature rise - The mean
deviation of the furnace temperature rise is given as a percentage by the
following expression:
A-Bx
B
100
where
A = integral value of the average furnace temperature as a
function of time, and
B = integral value of T - To from the equation defined
in 3.1.1.
3.1.4.3 The disk and the pad may be fixed to the surface of the
specimen by pins, tape or a suitable adhesive, depending on the nature
of the material forming the side of the specimen.
4. TEST SPECIMENS
4.1 Dimensions
4.1.1 The test specimens shall be full size.
4.1.2 Where this is not possible, the following shall be the minimum
dimensions of the parts of a test specimen exposed in the furnace:
/Height 3 m
a) Walls and partitions
J-Width 3 m
Span 4 m
b) Floors and roofs: Supported on two sides
Width 2 m
/Span 4 m
c) Floors and roofs: Supported on four sides
I 1 Width 3 m
d) Beams Span 4 m
e) Columns Height 3 m
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4.2 Construction
4.2.1 The test shall be made on a test specimen representative of the
complete element of construction on which information is required.
Each type of element requires a different approach and an attempt shall
be made to reproduce the boundary conditions and the method of fixing
or support representative of that used in practice.
4.3.1 Moisture Content - The test specimen shall not be tested until its
moisture content is in dynamic equilibrium with an ambient atmosphere
approximating to that expected in service. This dynamic equilibrium
may be checked either on the test specimen itself or on a representative
sample.
4.3.1.1 The drying of the test specimen may be by natural or
artificial means but a temperature shall not be reached which could
impair the fire-resisting properties of the element. It is recommended
that a temperature of 60°C should not be exceeded.
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5. TEST PROCEDURE
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over the whole or one face only. Those which may be required to
resist fire in one direction only shall be tested in that direction. Those
which may be required to resist fire in either direction shall be tested in
the direction considered to possess the lower resistance by the testing
authority. When this cannot be prejudged, each face shall be tested on
separate test specimens.
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5.2.2 Insulation
5.2.2.1 Average temperature of unexposed face - In the case of elements
with an unheated surface, the temperature of the unexposed face shall be
measured by means of not fewer than five thermocouples, one placed
approximately at the centre of the face and the others approximately at
the centres of the straight lines joimng the centre and corners. Any
additional thermocouples shall be disposed as uniformly as possible over
the unexposed face of the specimen. None of these thermocouples
intended for measurement of mean temperature rise shall be fixed in
position with through-metal connections or closer than 100 mm to edge
of the test specimen. In the case of structures comprising composits
elements, the arrangement of the test specimen shall ensure that the
j,)ints do not coincide with the points of measurement specified above.
The average of the temperatures measured at the points specified above,
omittine; temperatures measured at joints, is deemed to be the temperature
of the unexposed face.
5.2.3 Integrity
11.
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5.3.2 In tests other than those on test specimens judged only by the
criterion of load-bearing capacity ( see 5.2.1 ) the testing may be
continued after failure under either of the other two conditions
( see 5.2.2 and 5.2.3 ) by prior agreement between the sponsor of the
test and the testing authority; until failure occurs under the other
conditions, provided that collapse of the specimen has not already
occurred.
5.3.4 The length of time from the commencement of heating for which
the test specimen complies witb the relevant requirement(s) shall be
expressed in minutes.
6. PERFORMANCE CRITERIA
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6.2.3 Integrity
6.2.3.1 For elements of structure such as walls and floors which
have the function of separating two parts of a building, the presence and
formation in the test specimen of cracks, holes or other openings through
which flames or hot gases can pass SO as to cause initial integrity failure,
shall not occur.
7. TEST REPORT
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