Wheredoesthistestuse?1Thetestmethodsdescribedinthisfire-test-resp***estandardareapplicabletoassembliesofmasonryunitsandtocompositeassembliesofstructuralmaterialsforbuildings,includingbearingandotherwallsandpartiti***,columns,girders,beams,slabs,andcompositeslabandbeamassembliesforfloorsandroofs.Theyarealsoapplicabletootherassembliesandstructuralunitsthatc***titutepermanentintegralpartsofafinishedbuilding.2Itistheintentthatclassificati***shallregistercomparativeperformancetospecificfire-testconditi***duringtheperiodofexposureandshallnotbec***truedash***ingdeterminedsuitabilityforuseunderotherconditi***orafterfireexposure.3Thisstandardisusedtomeasureanddescribetheresp***eofmaterials,products,orassembliestoheatandflameundercontrolledconditi***,butdoesnotbyitselfincorporateallfactorsrequiredforfirehazardorfireriskasses***entofthematerials,productsorassembliesunderactualfireconditi***..4Thesetestmethodsprescribeastandardfireexposureforcomparingthetestresultsofbuildingc***tructionassemblies.Theresultsofthesetestsareonefactorinassessingpredictedfireperformanceofbuildingc***tructionandassemblies.Applicationofthesetestresultstopredicttheperformanceofactualbuildingc***tructionrequirestheevaluationoftestconditi***.5Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversi***toSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotc***ideredstandard.6Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresp***ibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappropriatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitati***priortouse.7Thetextofthisstandardreferencesnotesandfootnoteswhichprovideexplanatorymaterial.Thesenotesandfootnotes(excludingthoseintablesandfigures)shallnotbec***ideredasrequirementsofthestandard.TestSpecimen1Thetestspecimenshallberepresentativeofthec***tructionthatthetestisintendedtoassess,astomaterials,workmanship,anddetailssuchasdimensi***ofparts,andshallbebuiltunderconditi***representativeofthoseappliedinbuildingc***tructionandoperation.Thephysicalpropertiesofthematerialsandingredientsusedinthetestspecimenshallbedeterminedandrecorded.2Thesizeanddimensi***ofthetestspecimenspecifiedhereinshallapplyforratingc***tructi***ofdimensi***withintherangeemployedinbuildings.Whentheconditi***ofuselimitthec***tructionto***allerdimensi***,thedimensi***ofthespecimenshallbereducedproportionatelyforatestqualifyingthemforsuchrestricteduse.3Specimensdesignedwithabuilt-uproofshallbetestedwitharoofcoveringof3-ply,15-lb(6.8-kg)typefelt,withnotmorethan120lb(54kg)persquare(100ft2(9m2))ofhotmoppingasphaltwithoutgr***elsurfacing.Testsofassemblieswiththiscoveringdonotprecludethefielduseofothercoveringswithalargernumberofplysoffelt,withagreateramountofasphaltorwithgr***elsurfacing.4Roofingsystemsdesignedforotherthantheuseofbuilt-uproofcoveringsshallbetestedusingmaterialsanddetailsofc***tructionrepresentativeoffieldapplication.)