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3. 
TEST CONDITIONS AND RESULTS 
3.1 
General 
The specimen was tested on 12 September 2018, at the BRANZ laboratories at Judgeford, 
New Zealand in the presence of the client. 
The ambient temperature at the beginning of the test was 8°C.  
The specimen was placed against the vertical furnace and the temperature and pressure 
conditions were controlled to the limits defined in AS 1530.4:2014.  
The test was terminated after the specimen had been exposed to the standard fire resistance 
conditions for 122 minutes. 
3.2 
Furnace Conditions 
3.2.1 
Furnace Temperature Measurement 
Temperature measurement within the furnace was made using twelve mineral insulated metal 
sheathed (MIMS) chromel-alumel thermocouples uniformly distributed in a vertical plane 
approximately 100 mm from the exposed face of the specimen.  
The furnace thermocouples were connected to a computer controlled data logging system 
which recorded the temperatures at 15 second intervals.  
Figure 2 shows the furnace temperature curve and the permitted upper and lower limits in 
accordance with AS 1530.4-2014.  
Figure 2: Furnace Temperature 
 
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Temperature (°C)
Time (minutes)
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Standard
Std -100
Std+100

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