Fire Testing of Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) Construction - SIPs Wall Burn Test - Page 3
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The wall section is mounted to a Fire Furnace
Burn Test of SIPs Wall
The vertically loaded EPS SIP gypsum board faced wall section is mounted to a Fire Furnace where 100% of the wall face is subjected to fire flame.
Temperature at the wall surface is maintained at 1000 degrees celcius for 1 hour.
Thermocouple rods are used to insure flame front at 100% of the wall surface at temperatures equal to or greater than 1,000 degrees celcius.