This paper discusses the use of cellular plastics in buildings, reviews their fire performance and suggests how test procedures can be developed to assist design. Reference is made to a particular series of tests involving the assessment of a range of non-loadbearing partitions or infill panels, based on an extruded polystyrene core.
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