THE BURN-OUT TEST

IN ORDER TO DETERMINE WHETHER CERTAIN BUILDING CODE RESTRICTIONS AND FIRE INSURANCE PENALTIES CURRENTLY IN FORCE FOR OPEN-AIR, STEEL FRAME, PARKING GARAGES ARE JUSTIFIED, AN AUTO FIRE BURNOUT TEST WAS CONDUCTED IN A MUNICIPAL GARAGE IN SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA. THE OBJECTIVES WERE TO SHOW THAT FIRES IN AUTOMOBILES IN A GARAGE DOES LIMITED DAMAGE TO OTHER AUTOMOBILIES, DOES NOT BLOCK ESCAPE OR ACCESS, AND DOES NOT DO DANGEROUS DAMAGE TO THE GARAGE STRUCTURE ITSELF. THE BUILDING IS DESCRIBED AND INSTRUMENTATION, ACCOUNT OF THE FIRE AND APPRAISAL ARE GIVEN.

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/1606878
• Publication Date: 1973-6

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 78-81
• Serial:
  • Public Works
  • Volume: 104
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: Hanley Wood
  • ISSN: 0033-3840
  • Serial URL: http://www.pwmag.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Building codes; Fires; Garages; Insurance; Parking garages; Protection; Steel structures
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Operations and Traffic Management; Security and Emergencies; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00226738
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 3 1974 12:00AM