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BS 476-4:1970

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Withdrawn

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Fire tests on building materials and structures Non-combustibility test for materials

Available format(s)

Hardcopy

Withdrawn date

27-09-2024

Language(s)

English

Published date

30-04-2014

£120.00
Excluding VAT

Co-operating organizations
General Foreword
1 Scope
2 Definitions
3 Size and number of specimens
4 Preparation of specimens
5 Conditioning of specimens
6 Apparatus
7 Test procedure
8 Designation of non-combustibility
9 Test report

Describes a method of test for determining whether building materials are non-combustible within the meaning of the definition.

Committee
FSH/21
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 67/28189 DC (05/2003) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, October 2012. (09/2012)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
13
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Withdrawn

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