About the author
Dr Vivek Apte is a Senior Research Scientist with CSIRO Manufacturing and Infrastructure Technology (CMIT), and has led a number of projects within its Fire Science and Technology Laboratory. Before joining CMIT, Dr Apte was a Senior Specialist at TestSafe Australia for 14 years. He is the author of over 75 publications in the area of fire and explosion safety.

Understanding materials flammability
Definition of flammability
Key aspects of flammability
Standardized bench-scale flammability tests
Standardized real-scale flammability tests
Customized flammability tests
Fire modeling as a complement to flammability testing
Future trends
References

Fundamental measurement techniques
Introduction
Temperature measurements
Heat flux
Mass
Pressure
Gas velocity
Gas flow rate
Light extinction
Gas analysis
Error and uncertainty of measurements
References

PART 1 FLAMMABILITY TESTS FOR BUILDINGS AND THEIR CONTENTS

Flammability of wood products
Introduction
New European classes for the reaction to fire performance of building products
Applications for different wood products
Test results for different wood products
Classification without further testing for wood products
Conclusions
Acknowledgments
References

Flammability tests for external cladding on buildings
Introduction
Building regulations
Modelling external fire spread
Case studies of fires
Full-scale or intermediate-scale test methods for faades
Small- or bench-scale test methods used to classify external claddings
Performance in selected test methods
Conclusions
References

Fire hazard assessment of wall and ceiling fire spread in rooms
Introduction
Model basis and principles
Material properties
Determining flame spread and fire growth
Smoke development
Model verification
Conclusions
Nomenclature
References

Fire behaviour of sandwich panels
Description of Sandwich panels
Typical fire problems related to sandwich panels
Overview of major recent developed reaction to fire test methods
Overview of major test methods and approaches used by insurance companies
Recent research related to sandwich panels
Areas for further progress in testing of sandwich panels
References and bibliography.

Flammability tests for upholstered furniture and mattresses
Introduction
The role of upholstered furniture and mattresses in fires
Description of the burning behaviour of upholstered furniture
Standard test methods for upholstered furniture and mattresses
Modelling of furniture fires
Additional information
Nomenclature
References

Flammability tests for cables
Fire hazards related to cables
International standards for the fire performance of cables
The European Union requirements on cables
Some results of research projects related to cables
Areas for further development

Flammability tests for electrical appliances
Introduction
Fire statistics
Fire performance
Standardisation/regulation
Environmental considerations
References

PART 2 OTHER KINDS OF FLAMMABILITY TEST

Flammability tests for railway passenger cars
Introduction
United States flammability requirements
Canadian flammability requirements
European flammability requirements
Japanese and Chinese flammability requirements
Future trends
Sources of further information and advice
References

Fire testing in road and rail tunnels
Introduction
Overview of large-scale tunnel experiments
Description of large-scale tests
Summation of measured HRR data
Summation of the temperature data
Summation of flame length data
Conclusions
References

Flammability tests for aircraft
Introduction
FAA approvals for design and production of airplanes
FAA fire test requirements inside the fuselage
FAA fire test requirements outside the fuselage
Future FAA directions
References

Flammability testing in the mining sector
Introduction
Regulated materials for flammability
Definitions and terms
Technical aspects