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Copyright by ASTM Intl(all rights reserved);Sun Apr 28 14:57:05 EDT 2013Downloaded/printed byUniversity of California Berkeley Library pursuant to License Agreement.No further reproductions authorized.FIRE SAFETY:SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING#A symposium sponsored by ASTM Committee E-5 on Fire Standards and by The Society of Fire Protection Engineers Denver,CO,26-27 June 1984 ASTM SPECIAL TECHNICAL PUBLICATION 882 T.Z.Harmathy,National Research Council of Canada,editor ASTM Publication Code Number(PCN)04-882000-31 1916 Race Street,Philadelphia,PA 19103 Copyright by ASTM Intl(all rights reserved);Sun Apr 28 14:57:05 EDT 2013Downloaded/printed byUniversity of California Berkeley Library pursuant to License Agreement.No further reproductions authorized.Libi-ary of Congress Cataloging-in-Pnblication Data Fire safety:science and engineering.(ASTM special technical publication;882)Papers presented at the Symposium on Application of Fire Science to Fire EngineeringForeword.ASTM publication code number(PCN)04-882000-31.Includes bibliographies and index.1.Fire preventionCongresses.I.Harmathy,Tibor Z.II.ASTM Committee E-5 on Fire Standards.III.Society of Fire Protection Engineers.IV.Symposium on Application of Fire Science to Fire Engineering(1984:Denver,Colo.).V.Series.TH9112.F5625 1985 628.922 85-20163 ISBN 0-8031-0426-X Copyright by AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS 1985 Library of Congress Catalog Card Number:85-20163 NOTE The Society is not responsible,as a body,for the statements and opinions advanced in this publication.Printed in Baltimore,MD December 1985 Copyright by ASTM Intl(all rights reserved);Sun Apr 28 14:57:05 EDT 2013Downloaded/printed byUniversity of California Berkeley Library pursuant to License Agreement.No further reproductions authorized.Foreword This publication contains papers presented at the Symposium on Applica-tion of Fire Science to Fire Engineering,held in Denver,CO,on 26-27 June 1984.Sponsors of the event were ASTM Committee E-5 on Fire Standards and the Society of Fire Protection Engineers.The event was organized by Subcom-mittee E-5.32 on Research.T.Z.Harmathy of the National Research Council of Canada served as symposium chairman and as the editor of this publication.The editor wishes to thank all those who contributed to the success of the symposium:members of Task Group No.9 of ASTM Subcommittee E-5.32 and staff members of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers who helped in organizational matters;the authors of the papers with months or even years of hard work behind their presentations;ASTM staff who provided administra-tive support and monitored the reviewing of the papers;and,of course,the 72 referees who accepted the thankless but important task of reviewing the papers.Copyright by ASTM Intl(all rights reserved);Sun Apr 28 14:57:05 EDT 2013Downloaded/printed byUniversity of California Berkeley Library pursuant to License Agreement.No further reproductions authorized.Related ASTM Publications Fire Resistive Coatings,STP 826(1983),04-826000-31 Behavior of Polymeric Materials in Fire,STP 816(1983),04-816000-31 Flammability and Sensitivity of Materials in Oxygen-Enriched Atmospheres,STP 812(1983),04-812000-17 Fire Risk Assessment,STP 762(1982),04-762000-31 Design of Buildings for Fire Safety,STP 685(1979),04-685000-31 Fire Standards and Safety,STP 614(1976),04-614000-31 Copyright by ASTM Intl(all rights reserved);Sun Apr 28 14:57:05 EDT 2013Downloaded/printed byUniversity of California Berkeley Library pursuant to License Agreement.No further reproductions authorized.A Note of Appreciation to Reviewers The quality of the papers that appear in this publication reflects not only the obvious efforts of the authors but also the unheralded,though essential,work of the reviewers.On behalf of ASTM we acknowledge with appreciation their dedication to high professional standards and their sacrifice of time and effort.ASTM Committee on Publications Copyright by ASTM Intl(all rights reserved);Sun Apr 28 14:57:05 EDT 2013Downloaded/printed byUniversity of California Berkeley Library pursuant to License Agreement.No further reproductions authorized.ASTM Editorial Staff David D.Jones Janet R.Schroeder Kathleen A.Greene Bill Benzing Copyright by ASTM Intl(all rights reserved);Sun Apr 28 14:57:05 EDT 2013Downloaded/printed byUniversity of California Berkeley Library pursuant to License Agreement.No further reproductions authorized.Contents Introduction 1 The Potential of Scientifically Based Fire Protection Engineering?HAROLD E.NELSON 3 Fire Performance Standards for BuildingsERIC W.MARCHANT 8 Fire Risk Assessment:Integrating Fire Testing and Fire Codes JAMES R.BEYREIS AND G.THOMAS CASTINO 21 Standard Room Fire Test Development at the National Bureau of StandardsBILLY T.LEE 29 Discussion 43 Combustible Linings and Room Fire GrowthA First Analysis SVEN E.MAGNUSSON AND BJORN SUNDSTROM 45 Future Directions for Modeling the Spread of Fire,Smoke,and Toxic GasesWALTER W.JONES 70 Scaling Correlat