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Technical Paper

TR17 Room size limits when using a fire zone model for smoke-filling calculations

Technical Recommendation 17 addresses the general applicability of a zone model’s uniform property assumption within the smoke layer for different enclosure sizes.It suggests criteria intended to help the model user...
  • Product testing
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Research Report

SR314 The relationship between fire severity and time-equivalence

This study describes various methods for calculating the amount of fire resistance required for parts of buildings to satisfy Building Code objectives for preventing fire spread or maintaining structural stability...
  • Building code
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Research Report

SR30 Structural performance of conservatories

The numbers of conservatories in New Zealand have increased markedly over the past 5 years or so, particularly the aluminium frame and glass variety, which currently dominate the market.Designers and...
  • Structural components
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Research Report

SR292 B-RISK 2013 software benchmarking examples

This report comprises a series of comparisons between experimental data and model predictions using the B-RISK software.The report does not draw detailed conclusions about the acceptability or otherwise of the...
  • Data led decisions
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Research Report

SR280 Guidance for validation of models for specific fire safety design applications

This summary report is intended for model users who are evaluating the implementation of a particular modelling approach for a particular application.The model user is responsible for demonstrating whether the...
  • Fire safety
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Research Report

SR34 Fire resistance of New Zealand concretes: Part 1

The thicknesses of concrete elements required to achieve various fire resistance ratings (FRR) in New Zealand are notional and based on overseas building codes and test results. Because of variation...
  • Passive fire protection
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Research Report

SR339 Fire behaviour of HVAC duct and pipe insulation materials

This report describes an investigation of the fire behaviour and fire test methods used for combustible duct and pipe insulation materials intended for installation within New Zealand buildings. The study...
  • Fire hazards
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Research Report

SR33 Fire engineering design of reinforced and prestressed concrete elements

Advances in knowledge relating to fire engineering design of concrete structures have led to the development of rational design methods as an alternative for time-consuming and expensive full-scale fire testing...
  • Passive fire protection
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Research Report

SR238 Residential design fire scenario selection - using New Zealand fire incidents

Sets of design fire scenarios are required as one of the inputs for the probabilistic model currently being developed. Results and experience from analysis of New Zealand fire incident statistics...
  • Fire safety
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Research Report

SR223 Residential New Zealand fire statistics: Part 2 - two-level event tree analysis

The process of specifying design fires appropriate for apartments in New Zealand should first include identification of the most common and most costly fire events or scenarios that are likely...
  • Fire hazards
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