Flammability Testing of Materials Used in Construction, Transport, and Mining

ISBN-13: 9780081028018 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 630 str.

Vivek B. Apte

Spis treści

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

O autorze

Dr Vivek Apte is an accredited consulting fire safety engineer and the founding director of AV Fire Engineering Pty Ltd in Sydney. After completing his PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Newcastle and post-doctoral work at Sydney University, Vivek has worked in Australia as a research scientist, engineer, consultant, and visiting lecturer for more than three decades. Covering academia, the government, and the private sector, his career has included time at CSIRO, Sydney University, the University of Western Sydney, and WorkCover New South Wales.