Fire Safety of Wire and Cable Materials: a Bibliography

Baker, F.E. , Shepherd, R.E. , "Fire Testing of Electrical Cables and the Benefits of Fire Retardant Paints," Fire Technology, Vol. 7, No. 4, 285-292 (November 1971).

Beyreis, J.R. , Skordahl, J.W. , Kaufman, S. , Yocum, M.M. , "A Test Method for Measuring and Classifying the Flame Spreading and Smoke Generating Characteristics of Communications Cable," Proceedings of the International Wire and Cable Symposium, 291—295 ( 1976).

Crane, C.R. , Endecott, B.R. , Sanders, D.C. , Abbott, J.K. , "Electrical Insulation Fire Characteristics. Volume II. Toxicity," Report No. UMTA-MA-06-0025-79-2, II, U. S. Department of Transportation, Urban Mass Transportation Administration, Washington, D. C. (December 1978).

Ettling, B.V. , "Electrical Wiring in Building Fires," Fire Technology, Vol. 14, No. 4, 317-325 (November 1978).

Gouldson, E.J. , Woollerton, G.R. , Checkland, J.A. , "Fire Hazard Evaluation of Cables and Materials," Proceedings of the International Wire and Cable Symposium, 26-36 (1975).

Gouldson, E.J. , Woollerton, G.R. , Smith, E.E. , Hershey, H.C. , ''The Evaluation of Communications Cable Flammability Using the Release Rate Apparatus," Proceedings of the International Wire and Cable Symposium, 249 (1977 ).

Handa, T. , Ebihara, N. , Nagashima, T. , Yamamoto, H. , Tsushima, H. , Miyanishi, S. , Orihashi, S. , "The Synergistic Effects of Sb2O3 and Other Metal Oxide or Hydroxide in Flame Retardant Polypropylene and Soft PVC," Proceedings of the International Conference on Electrical and Electronic Materials, Vol. 1, 75-122 (1980).

Harvey, C.S. , "Fire in a Code-Complying Electrical Installation," Fire Journal, Vol. 73, No. 2, 73-75, 78 (March 1979).

Hilado, C.J. , "The Hazard of Smoke from Electrical and Electronic Materials," Proceedings of the International Conference on Electrical and Electronic Materials, Vol. 1, 123-134 (1980).

Hilado, C.J. , "Toxicity of Pyrolysis Gases from Electrical and Electronic Materials ," Proceedings of the International Conference on Electrical and Electronic Materials, Vol. 1, 154-167 (1980).

Kaufman, S. , Landreth, C.A. , "Development of Improved Flame Resistant Interior Wiring Cables," Proceedings of the International Wire and Cable Symposium, 9 (1975).

Kaufman, S. , Yocum, M.M. , "The Behavior of Fire Resistant Communications Cables in Large Scale Fire Tests," Proceedings of the International Conference on Fire Safety, Vol. 4, 244-259 (1979).

Litant, I. , "Fire Safety in Ground Mass Transportation," Proceedings of the International Conference on Fire Safety, Vol. 2, 278-288 (1977).

Litant, I. , "Fire Safety Problems in Ground Mass Transportation," Journal of Fire and Flammability, Vol. 8, No. 3, 255-261 (July 1977).

McGuire, J.H. , "Small Scale Fire Tests of Walls Penetrated by Telephone Cables," Fire Technology, Vol. 11, No. 2, 73-79 (May 1975 ).

Meyer, L.E. , Taylor, A.M. , York, J.A. , "Electrical Insulation Fire Characteristics. Volume 1. Flammability Tests," Report No. UMTA-MA-06-0025-79-1, I, U.S. Department of Transportation, Urban Mass Transportation Administration, Washington, D.C. (December 1978).

Przybyla, L.J. , Coffey, E.J. , Kaufman, S. , Yocum, M.M. , Reed, J.C. , Allen, D.B. , "Low Smoke and Flame Spread Cables," Proceedings of the International Wire and Cable Symposium (1979).

Przybyla, L.J. , Coffey, E.J. , Kaufman, S. , Yocum, M.M. , Reed, J.C. , and Allen, D.C. , "The Fire and Smoke Properties of Cables for Use in Air Handling Systems," Proceedings of the International Conference on Fire Safety, Vol. 5, 294-318 (1980).

Schuman, A.R. , "Poke-Through Protection," Fire Technology, Vol. 11, No. 4, 294-296 (November 1975).

Simpson, J. , Jacisin, J.M. , Butler, W.N. , Dombkowkski, W. , "Fire Testing of Cable Penetrations in Telephone Buildings," Proceedings of the International Conference on Fire Safety, Vol. 5, 146—159 ( 1980).

Smith, D.C. , "A New Look at the Hazards of Electric Heat Tape and Cables," Fire Journal, Vol. 68, No. 5, 11-13 (September 1974).

Smith, E.E. , Woollerton, G.R. , "A Release Rate Data Mathematical Model for Flame Spread through Grouped Vertical Cables," Journal of Fire and Flammability, Vol. 12, No. 1, 81-98 (January 1981).

Woollerton, G.R. , "The Use of Release Rate Tests to Evaluate Flammability of Communications Cable," Proceedings of the International Conference on Fire Safety, Vol. 3, 193-212 (1978).

Woollerton, G.R. , "The Use of Release Rate Tests to Evaluate Flammability of Communications Cable," Journal of Fire and Flammability, Vol. 9, No. 3, 317-336 (July 1978).

Woollerton, G.R. , Culver, D. , "A Small Scale Laboratory Flammability Test for Electronic Components," Proceedings of the International Conference on Fire Safety, Vol. 4, 188-205 (1979).

Woollerton, G.R. , Culver, D. , "A Small Scale Laboratory Flammability Test for Electronic Components," Journal of Fire and Flammability , Vol. 11, No. 2, 89-105 (April 1980 ).

Woollerton, G.R. , Smith, E.E. , "Mathematical Model of Flame Spread through Grouped Vertical Cables Using Release Rate Data," Proceedings of the International Conference on Fire Safety, Vol. 5, 160-177 (1980).