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Evaluate the ability of fire doors to resist the passage of flame, heat, and gases with the latest testing provisions in the new NFPA 252.

Revised with more guidance, the 2017 edition of NFPA 252: Standard Methods of Fire Tests of Door Assemblies outlines methods of fire testing door assemblies that testing laboratories and manufacturers can use to determine assembly suitability when fire resistance of a specific duration is required. The Standard allows different fire door assemblies to be compared with each other in order to evaluate their relative performance as measured against a standard fire experience.

NFPA 252 is also the required test for application of NFPA 80: Standard for Fire Doors and Other Opening Protectives, which is now an enforced requirement based on the U.S. Centers for Medicare : Life Safety Code. Control of fire testConduct of testsFire testHose stream testPerformance criteriaGeneral provisions, with special sections for swinging doors and sliding doors Added information in the 2017 edition includes: New guidance on calculating pressure gradientsUpdated references throughoutAll fire door testing laboratories and manufacturers need to reference the latest edition of NFPA 252, so fire doors have the best chance against the passage of flame, heat, and gases.

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Published: 12/01/2016 ISBN(s): 9781455915644 Number of Pages: 25