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Standards & Fire Curves

STARKOS configures each fire testing system around the intended test method, specimen, fire curve, instrumentation and loading programme. Furnaces are engineered to test against the European, British and North American framework.

Fire Resistance Testing

Standards & Applications

  • Standard
    EN 1363-1 / -2
    Typical application
    General fire resistance testing requirements and additional procedures
  • Standard
    EN 1364 series (-1, -2, -3, -4, -5)
    Typical application
    Non-loadbearing elements including walls, ceilings and curtain walling configurations
  • Standard
    EN 1365 series (-1, -2, -3, -4)
    Typical application
    Loadbearing elements including walls, floors/roofs, beams and columns
  • Standard
    EN 1366 series (-1, -2, -3, -4, -7, -8, -9, -10)
    Typical application
    Service installations, ducts, dampers, penetration seals, joints, smoke-control applications and related systems
  • Standard
    EN 1634-1 / -2
    Typical application
    Fire doors and shutters
  • Standard
    EN 13381-4, CEN/TS 13381-1
    Typical application
    Applied protection to structural members
  • Standard
    EN 81-58
    Typical application
    Lift landing door fire resistance testing
  • Standard
    DIN 4102-12
    Typical application
    Electrical cable system / circuit integrity fire resistance applications
  • Standard
    EN 1366-11
    Typical application
    Fire protective systems for cable systems and associated components
  • Standard
    ASTM E119
    Typical application
    Fire tests of building construction and materials

Final compliance capability depends on the delivered configuration, instrumentation, commissioning and the exact applicable edition of each standard. STARKOS supplies equipment to accredited laboratories; it is not itself an accreditation or certification body.

British and North American Methods

Furnaces and rigs are also engineered for the following programmes; the applicable edition and test arrangement are defined per project.

BS
  • BS 476 Part 20
  • BS 476 Part 22
  • BS 476 Part 23
ASTM
  • ASTM E108
  • ASTM E119
  • ASTM E814
UL
  • UL 10B
  • UL 10C
  • UL 10D
  • UL 1479
  • UL 2079
  • UL 155
  • UL 790
NFPA
  • NFPA 257
  • NFPA 275

One Furnace, Every Major Fire Curve

Standard time–temperature curves the furnaces reproduce, up to 1,350 °C.

ISO 834 (standard cellulosic)
Model of a ventilation-controlled natural fire, the base curve in BS 476, DIN 4102, ASTM and EN 1363-1.
Slow heating
Slow heating curve, part of the built-in curve library; parameters per the applicable standard.
Hydrocarbon (HC)
Model of a ventilated oil fire, reaching about 1,100 °C within 30 minutes, for petroleum and chemical fires.
Modified hydrocarbon (HCM)
HCM and other specific curves depend on the given test criteria; a burner power option up to 12 MW is available for HCM and RWS curves.
RABT-ZTV
German tunnel curve developed from test programmes such as the Eureka project: 1,200 °C within 5 minutes.
RWS (Rijkswaterstaat)
Based on a petroleum fire of 300 MW fire load in an enclosed area such as a tunnel, up to 1,350 °C; burner power option up to 12 MW.
Custom
Any other curve up to 1,350 °C.

Exact curves, maximum temperature, duration and acceptance criteria are specified for the individual project.

Standard fire curves: temperature versus timeISO 834 cellulosic curve, hydrocarbon and modified hydrocarbon curves, RABT-ZTV and RWS tunnel curves, over 120 minutes up to 1,350 °C.02004006008001000120014000153045607590105120Time (min)Temperature (°C)1,350 °C capability ceiling
RWSRABT-ZTVHCMHCISO 834

Electrical Cable & Circuit Integrity Testing

The required instrumentation configuration and electrical loading arrangement can be engineered to support fire resistance testing programmes such as DIN 4102-12 and EN 1366-11.

Electrical Loading

Project-specific electrical loading arrangements can be integrated according to the intended cable-system test configuration.

Instrumentation

Measurement and monitoring channels are configured around the applicable test method and laboratory requirements.

Test Integration

The electrical test arrangement can be integrated with furnace operation, test data acquisition and documentation.

Final compliance capability depends on the delivered furnace, instrumentation, electrical loading configuration, commissioning and the exact edition of the applicable standard.

Commissioning Against the Standard

Commissioning includes curve verification runs and operator training. Furnace pressure is regulated per EN 1363-1, and start-time logic is selectable between UL, BS and EN requirements.

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