Determination of Failure Criteria for Suspended Ceiling Tile Systems and Thermal Resistance Provided Prior to Failure
dc.contributor.author | Blanchard, Aidan | |
dc.contributor.copyright-release | Not Applicable | en_US |
dc.contributor.degree | Master of Applied Science | en_US |
dc.contributor.department | Department of Process Engineering and Applied Science | en_US |
dc.contributor.ethics-approval | Not Applicable | en_US |
dc.contributor.external-examiner | n/a | en_US |
dc.contributor.graduate-coordinator | Dr. Suzanne Budge | en_US |
dc.contributor.manuscripts | Not Applicable | en_US |
dc.contributor.thesis-reader | Christian Oickle | en_US |
dc.contributor.thesis-reader | Dr. Jan Haelssig | en_US |
dc.contributor.thesis-supervisor | Dr. Michael Pegg | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-04-25T14:45:50Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-04-25T14:45:50Z | |
dc.date.defence | 2022-04-11 | |
dc.date.issued | 2022-04-25T14:45:50Z | |
dc.description.abstract | The use of suspended ceiling tile systems has become popular in modern construction; however, fire performance data for these systems has not followed this trend. There currently is a lack of credible fire performance test data for non-rated ceiling tile systems (NCTS). This study seeks to explore failure criteria for NCTS, and thermal resistance provided prior to failure. As part of this research, a testing apparatus was constructed to evaluate the performance of the NCTS with respect to the fire location, distance between the NCTS and a fire, and tile arrangements within the NCTS. Testing results were then compared against numerical model predictions of the observed temperatures. The results demonstrated that the NCTS provides a measurable level of thermal resistance during a fire and maintains its integrity for several minutes. Furthermore, it was shown that testing results can be generally represented using the numerical model. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10222/81600 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.subject | Heat Transfer to Ceilings | en_US |
dc.subject | Ceilings | en_US |
dc.subject | Failure of Ceiling Tiles | en_US |
dc.subject | Suspended ceilings | en_US |
dc.subject | Fire Performance Testing | en_US |
dc.title | Determination of Failure Criteria for Suspended Ceiling Tile Systems and Thermal Resistance Provided Prior to Failure | en_US |