Fire Testing

The CSIRO Fire Science and Technology Laboratory combines expertise

and full-scale fre test capabilities to simulate a wide range of fre scenarios,
providing a unique fre research, consulting and testing facility to industry.
Capabilities
Our range of tests includes:
Fire resistance of walls, foors,
doors, dampers, shutters,
ducts, columns, roofs, ceilings,
penetration seals, windows
and glazing, and other
elements of construction
Spread of fame tests on
building materials and
textiles/furnishings
Smoke developed or emitted
tests on building materials
Combustibility of
building materials
Air leakage of smoke
doors and dampers; and
Rate of heat release.
Our major test and research
equipment includes:
Wall furnace (3000 x 3000
mm) to establish fre-
resistance rating to AS
1530.4, BS 476 Parts 2024,
ISO 834, ISO 3008, ISO
3009 and ASTM E119
Floor furnace (6000 x 3000
mm) to establish fre-
resistance ratings to AS
1530.4, BS 476 Parts 2024,
ISO 834 and ASTM E119
Materials Science and Engineering
Pilot furnace (1000 x 1000
mm) enables designers
and sponsors access to a
small, cost-effective furnace
for testing prototype systems
or for assessing alternative
items of hardware for fre
doors, dampers, penetration
seals and electrical wiring
Column loading furnace
compression loading
apparatus for testing to
80t under fre conditions
Hose stream tests testing
of fre-rated systems
to ASTM E2226
Combustibility furnace to
examine the combustibility
of materials in accordance
with AS 1530.1, BS 476 Parts
4 and 11, and ISO 1182
Flammability apparatus
to test thin, fexible
materials such as
curtain and upholstery
fabrics to AS 1530.2
Insulation materials to
test insulation materials
to AS 1530.3
Flooring radiant panel to
assess the foor covering
materials in accordance
with ISO 9239.1
Cone calorimeter to
determine the rate of heat,
smoke and gas release for
modelling and other purposes,
in accordance with ASTM
E1345, ISO 5660 and AS/
NZ 3837. This apparatus
is able to operate under
reduced oxygen conditions
(021% oxygen) with real-
time FTIR toxic gas analysis.

We carry out testing, certifcation and standardisation in the areas of reaction to fre and fre resistance.
We have developed comprehensive testing facilities, many of which are registered by the National
Association of Testing Authorities (NATA), to undertake a wide range of tests for industry based on
international (ISO), Australian (AS 1530 etc.), British (BS 476 etc.), American (ASTM, UL, NFPA, FM) and
other standards.
We also offer interpretation of results, assessment of conformity with specifcation, assistance with
research and development, and consultancy on construction in bushfre-prone areas.

>An external door undergoing
a fre resistance test.
For further information:
Contact
Garry Collins
Phone: +61 2 9490 5408
Email: Garry.Collins@csiro.au
Web: http://www.csiro.au/services/psai.html
Location
CSIRO Materials Science and Engineering
Julius Avenue North Ryde NSW 2113
Australia