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01.01.2014

Development of Test Methods for Assessing the Fire Hazards of Landscaping Mulch

verfasst von: Craig Beyler, Josh Dinaburg, Chris Mealy

Erschienen in: Fire Technology | Ausgabe 1/2014

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Abstract

Landscape mulches are widely used adjacent to buildings and represent a potential fire threat to the building. To date, relatively limited research has been conducted to characterize the ignition and flame spread potential of the various types of commercially available landscaping mulches. Consequently, ignition and flame spread test protocols were developed to evaluate candidate mulch products based upon the scientific research involving mulches and forest litters. The ignition protocol used brands from the ASTM E108 test to determine the minimum brand size required for reliable burning of the mulch to the border of the 0.6 m square mulch bed. The flame spread on mulches was assessed for a mulch bed 0.46 m wide by 1.8 m long. The initiating source for the flame spread testing was a gas-fired line burner with an intensity of 108 kW/m. The ability of the mulch bed to propagate flame remote from the initiation source was determined and the resulting flame spread rate was measured. The protocols were exercised in using various types of landscaping mulch (pine bark, hardwood, pine bark nugget, and pine straw mulch). The test protocol is found to be a viable method to provide quantitative measures of the hazards of landscape mulches. Further potential areas of test method development are identified.

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Metadaten
Titel
Development of Test Methods for Assessing the Fire Hazards of Landscaping Mulch
verfasst von
Craig Beyler
Josh Dinaburg
Chris Mealy
Publikationsdatum
01.01.2014
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
Fire Technology / Ausgabe 1/2014
Print ISSN: 0015-2684
Elektronische ISSN: 1572-8099
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10694-012-0264-y

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