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With equations, Part I describes the thermal behavior of a composite system consisting of a noncombustible ceiling board suspended below a concrete floor slab. Part II shows how the equations have been successfully adapted to digital computer operation. The computed results agree with experimental measurements for two specific systems exposed to a standard test furnace heated at a prescribed rate.
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Note: References 1 through 11, Table 1, and Figures 1 and 2 will be found in Part I of this paper published inFire Technology, Vol. 5, No. 4, November 1969, on pages 323–331.
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Hager, N.E. Calculation of performance of fire retardant ceiling systems. Fire Technol 6, 52–58 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02588859
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02588859