1. Scope
1. Scope
1.1 This guide contains concepts which provide guidance to assessing the continued validity of fire test reports.
1.2 A fire test report provides information relative to the fire-test-response characteristics of the material, product, or assembly at the time when it was tested and to the evaluative approach of the fire test used, including our understanding of the test.
1.3 Fire test reports, regardless of their age, are valid for the particular point in time at which the fire test was conducted, as long as the test was conducted in full accordance with the fire test standard referenced in the test report.
1.5 The concepts in this guide can be applied by users of fire test reports to assess whether a particular fire test report continues to be a valid representation of the fire-test-response characteristics of a material, product, or assembly if it were to be tested at the date of the new assessment and using the same fire test standard, as updated.
1.6 The recommendations contained in this guide are a function of the type of fire test conducted and of the type of material, product, or assembly assessed.
1.7 This fire standard cannot be used to provide quantitative measures.
Keywords
The title and scope are in draft form and are under development within this ASTM Committee.
Citing ASTM Standards
[Back to Top]
