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www.astm.orgISBN:978-0-8031-7527-3Stock#:STP1541JTE Uncertainty in Fire Standards and What to do About ItSTP 1541HallJournal of Testing and EvaluationSelected Technical PapersSTP 1541Uncertainty in Fire Standards and What to do About ItJohn R.Hall,Jr.JTE Guest Editor Journal of Testing and Evaluation Selected Technical Papers STP1541Uncertainty in Fire Standards and What to Do About ItJTE Guest Editor:John R.Hall,Jr.ASTM International100 Barr Harbor DrivePO Box C700West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959Printed in the U.S.A.ASTM Stock#:STP1541 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication DataISBN:978-0-8031-7527-3Copyright 2012 ASTM INTERNATIONAL,West Conshohocken,PA.All rights reserved.This material may not be reproduced or copied,in whole or in part,in any printed,mechanical,electronic,fi lm,or other distribution and storage media,without the written consent of the publisher.Journal of Testing and Evaluation(JTE)ScopeThis fl agship ASTM journal is a multi-disciplinary forum for the applied sciences and engineering.Published bimonthly,JOTE presents new technical information,derived from fi eld and laboratory testing,on the performance,quantitative characterization,and evaluation of materials.Papers present new methods and data along with critical evalua-tions;report users experience with test methods and results of interlaboratory testing and analysis;and stimulate new ideas in the fi elds of testing and evaluation.Major topic areas are fatigue and fracture,mechanical testing,and fi re testing.Also publishes review articles,technical notes,research briefs and commentary.All papers are peer-reviewed.Photocopy RightsAuthorization to photocopy items for internal,personal,or educational classroom use,or the internal,personal,or educational classroom use of specifi c clients,is granted by ASTM International provided that the appropriate fee is paid to ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,P.O.Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959,Tel:610-832-9634;online:http:/www.astm.org/copyright.The Society is not responsible,as a body,for the statements and opinions expressed in this publication.ASTM International does not endorse any products represented in this publication.Peer Review PolicyEach paper published in this volume was evaluated by two peer reviewers and at least one editor.The authors addressed all of the reviewers comments to the satisfaction of both the technical editor(s)and the ASTM International Committee on Publications.The quality of the papers in this publication refl ects not only the obvious efforts of the au-thors and the technical editor(s),but also the work of the peer reviewers.In keeping with long-standing publication practices,ASTM International maintains the anonymity of the peer reviewers.The ASTM International Committee on Publications acknowledges with appreciation their dedication and contribution of time and effort on behalf of ASTM International.Citation of PapersWhen citing papers from this publication,the appropriate citation includes the paper authors,“paper title”,J.ASTM Intl.,volume and number,Paper doi,ASTM International,West Conshohocken,PA,Paper,year listed in the footnote of the paper.A citation is provided as a footnote on page one of each paper.Printed in Bay Shore,NYFebruary,2012 ForewordTHIS COMPILATION OF THE Journal of Testing and Evaluation,(JTE),STP 1541,Uncertainty in Fire Standards and What to Do About It,contains only the papers published in JTE that were presented at a symposium in Anaheim,CA on June 16,2011 and sponsored by ASTM Committee E05 on Fire Standards.The Symposium Chairman and Guest Editor is John R.Hall,Jr.,Division Director of Fire Analysis and Research,National Fire Protection Association,Quincy,MA,USA.ContentsOverview .viiWho Gets the Benefi t of the Doubt from Uncertainty?J.R.Hall,Jr.1Measurement Uncertainty in Fire TestsA Fire Laboratory Point of ViewJ.O.Trevino and R.Curkeet .12Bench Tests for Characterizing the Thermophysical Properties of Type X Special Fire Resistant Gypsum Board Exposed to FireP.H.Shipp and Q.Yu.29Measurement Uncertainty and Statistical Process Control for the Steiner TunnelJ.V.Resing,P.D.Gandhi,D.E.Sloan,and R.K.Laymon .43Precision of the Cone Calorimeter and ICAL Test MethodsJ.Urbas .56Uncertainty in Fire Protection Engineering DesignM.J.Hurley.76Fire Pattern Repeatability:A Study in UncertaintyD.Madrzykowski and C.Fleischmann .88In Search of Standard Reference Materials for ASTM E05 Fire StandardsN.J.Alvares and H.K.Hasegawa .110What Have We Learned About Uncertainty?Are We Still Playing with Fire?N.Keltner .129Heat Flux Measurements and Their Uncertainty in a Large-Scale Fire TestC.S.Lam and E.J.Weckman .151Development of a Proposed ASTM Guide to Continued Applicability of Reports onFire Test StandardsT.T.Earl and M.M.Hirschler .173 viiOverviewWhen it comes to measuring product fi re performance in standard tests or standard calculations,uncertainty is the elephant in the room.We honor the need for uncertainty measurement and