Flammability Testing of Materials Used in Construction, Transport, and Mining (2^nd Ed.) Woodhead Publishing Series in Civil and Structural Engineering Series

Flammability Testing of Materials used in Construction, Transport, and Mining, Second Edition provides an authoritative guide to current best practice in ensuring fire-safe design.

The book begins by discussing the fundamentals of flammability, measurement techniques, and the main types of fire tests for various applications. Building on this foundation, a group of chapters then reviews tests for key materials used in the building, transport, and mining sectors. There are chapters on wood products, external cladding, and sandwich panels as well as the flammability of walls and ceilings linings. Tests for upholstered furniture and mattresses, cables, and electrical appliances are also reviewed. A final group of chapters discusses fire tests forthe transport sector, including those for railway passenger cars, aircraft, road and rail tunnels, ships, and submarines. There is also a chapter on tests for spontaneous ignition of solid materials.

With its distinguished international team of contributors, Flammability Testing of Materials used in Construction, Transport, and Mining is an invaluable reference for fire safety, civil, chemical, mechanical, mining and transport engineers.

In this revised edition, the latest information is provided on fire testing of products, systems, components, and materials used across these essential sectors, with all regulations and standards brought up to date.

1. Understanding material flammability 2. Fundamental measurement techniques 3. Flammability of wood products 4. Flammability tests for external cladding on buildings 5. Fire hazard assessment of wall and ceiling fire spread in rooms 6. Fire behaviour of sandwich panels 7. Flammability tests for upholstered furniture and mattresses 8. Flammability tests for cables 9. Flammability tests for electrical appliances 10. Flammability tests for regulation of building and construction materials 11. Fire testing in road and railway tunnels 12. Flammability tests for aircraft 13. Flammability testing in the mining sector 14. Flammability tests for railway passenger cars 15. Ships and submarines 16. Tests for spontaneous ignition of solid materials

• Relays all new developments in fire safety standards, regulations and performance requirements
• Covers a broad range of infrastructure sectors such as construction, transport, and mining
• Updated to include cutting-edge fire tests and the latest iteration of standards including ISO, ASTM, and EN