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AS 1530.8.2:2018
[Current]Methods for fire tests on building materials, components and structures, Part 8.2: Tests on elements of construction for buildings exposed to simulated bushfire attack - Large flaming sources
This Standard provides methods for determining the performance of external construction elements when exposed to direct flame impingement from the fire front.
Published: 08/11/2018
Pages: 28
Table of contents
Cited references
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Table of contents
Header
About this publication
Preface
1 Scope
2 Objective
3 Principle
4 Application
5 Limitations
6 Normative references
7 Definitions
8 Linear dimensions
9 Uncertainty of measurement
10 Safety precautions
11 Test apparatus
12 Conditioning
12.1 Exposed timber product elements
12.2 Other materials
12.3 Elements with applied coatings or chemical treatments that may improve the fire performance
13 General test procedure
13.1 General
13.2 Standard heating regime
13.3 Temperature data
13.4 Heat flux data
13.5 Observations
13.6 Performance criteria
13.7 Expression of results
13.8 Additional requirements
14 Specific procedures for external walls
14.1 General
14.2 Test specimen
14.3 Instrumentation
14.4 Specimen orientation
14.5 Measurements and observations
14.6 Performance criteria
14.7 Permissible variations to the tested specimen
15 Specific procedures for glazed vertical elements
15.1 General
15.2 Test specimens
15.3 Test specimens with screens or shutters
15.4 Openings protected by screens or shutters
15.5 Test specimen size
15.6 Instrumentation
15.7 Specimen orientation
15.8 Performance criteria
15.9 Permissible variations to the tested specimen
15.9.1 General
15.9.2 Glazing tested with or without screens or shutters
15.9.3 Screens or shutters
16 Specific procedures for roofs, fascia, gutter and valley details
16.1 General
16.2 Test specimen
16.2.1 Specimen for roof including facia and gutter
16.2.2 Specimen for roof including fascia and valley gutter
16.3 Instrumentation
16.4 Specimen orientation
16.5 Performance criteria
16.6 Permissible variations to the tested specimen
17 Specific procedures for skylights and roof windows
17.1 General
17.2 Test specimen
17.3 Instrumentation
17.4 Specimen orientation
17.5 Measurements and observations
17.6 Performance criteria
17.7 Permissible variations to the tested specimen
18 Specific procedures for doors
18.1 General
18.2 Test specimen
18.3 Instrumentation
18.4 Specimen orientation
18.5 Measurements and observations
18.6 Performance criteria
18.7 Permissible variations to the tested specimen
19 Specific procedures for service penetrations
19.1 General
19.2 Test specimen
19.3 Instrumentation
19.4 Specimen orientation
19.5 Measurements and observations
19.6 Performance criteria
19.7 Permissible variations to the tested specimen
20 Specific procedures for decks
20.1 General
20.2 Test specimen
20.3 Instrumentation
20.4 Specimen orientation
20.5 Measurements and observations
20.6 Performance criteria
20.7 Permissible variations to the tested specimen
21 Specific procedures for sub-floor spaces
21.1 General
21.2 Test specimen
21.3 Instrumentation
21.4 Specimen orientation
21.5 Measurements and observations
21.6 Performance criteria
21.7 Permissible variations to the tested specimen
22 Reporting
22.1 General
22.2 Test report
22.3 Regulatory information report
Appendix A
Appendix B
B1 General
B2 Accelerated weathering
B3 Testing
Bibliography
Amendment control sheet
AS 1530.8.2:2018
Amendment No. 1 (2024)
Revised text amendment
Cited references in this standard
[Current]
Method of test for heat and smoke release rates for materials and products using an oxygen consumption calorimeter
[Current]
Components for the protection of openings in fire-resistant walls, Part 1: Fire-resistant doorsets
[Current]
Methods for fire tests on building materials, components and structures, Part 4: Fire-resistance tests for elements of construction
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