Fire Safety Archives - Page 2 of 2

01/05/2022

PVC in cables for building and construction. Can the “European approach” be considered a good example for other countries?

Sarti, G., Piana, M. (2022). Academia Letters, Article 5453. https://doi.org/10.20935/AL5453.

01/10/2021

Characterization of PVC Compounds and Evaluation of Their Fire Performance, Focusing on the Comparison between EN 60754-1 and EN 60754-2 in the Assessment of the Smoke Acidity

Bassi, I. (2021, October). Master’s Thesis, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.

05/04/2019

Flame Retardancy With Low Smoke and Low Acidity: Current Status, Future Trends and Competition Between Last Generation of PVC and Polyolefin Compounds

Cardelli, C. (2019, April 5). I-Pool. Oral presentation at NIST, Washington, USA.

07/03/2019

New Formulations and Test Comparison for the Classification of PVC Cables Under EU Regulation n° 305/2011 for Construction Products.

Sarti, G., & Piana, M. (March 2019). Cables, Düsseldorf.

07/03/2019

New formulations and test comparison for the classification of PVC cables under EU regulation n° 305/2011 for construction products

Sarti, G., & Piana, M. (2019, March 5-7). Presentation at Cables 2019. Düsseldorf, Germany.

01/12/2017

Poly(Vinyl Chloride) and its Fire Properties

Hirschler, M. (2017). Fire and Materials, 41(8), 993–1006. Provides a comprehensive overview of PVC’s fire behaviour, including ignition resistance, flame spread and smoke formation, based on […]

15/02/2006

Fire Safety, Smoke Toxicity, and Acidity

Hirschler, M. (2006). In Proceedings of Flame Retardants 2006 (pp. 47–58). Interscience Communications. Examines the relationship between fire safety, smoke toxicity and acidity, with a focus […]

01/01/1992

Heat Release Rate: The Single Most Important Variable in Fire Hazard

Babrauskas, V. (1992). Fire Safety Journal, 18(3), 255–272. Explains the central role of heat release rate in fire hazard assessment, offering key context for evaluating material […]