Lepir 2 test Documentation

FAÇADES
Vertical fire spread
France’s IT 249 regulations
FIRE TESTING CENTER • Laboratory approved by the French Ministry of the Interior
LEPIR 2 test
Le Centre d’Essais au Feu met à votre
disposition son banc d’essais et ses moyens
de montage afin de réaliser l’évaluation
expérimentale pour valider vos gammes de
solutions constructives pour les façades.
En partenariat avec des experts en
réaction au feu*, nos spécialistes vous
accompagnent dans la définition optimale
des configurations à prendre en compte
(scénarii, « worst case ») selon vos besoins.
The Fire Testing Centre’s test
bed and erection resources
are at your disposal for
experimental appraisal and
validation of your ranges of
façade solutions.
In conjunction with fire-reaction
experts* our specialists will
help you develop the optimum
configurations (worst-case
scenarios) to meet your needs.
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Définition des essais, approvisionnement
des produits, mise en œuvre des parois
par des monteurs agréés, … nous nous
occupons de tout en sécurité
Expertise, Performance, Simplicité à 2 pas
de Paris !
Definition of tests, provision of
products, construction of walls
by approved erectors ... we
organize everything in complete
safety.
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Simplicity, a stone’s throw
from Paris.
*Laboratoires agréés partenaires : CSTB, LNE
* Approved laboratory partners: CSTB, LNE
French technical specification IT 249 states that assessment of construction solutions
may require experimental evaluation: the LEPIR 2 test (Test setupfor real fire on 2 levels).
Test setup
Readings and equipment
T
wo rooms on two levels, each with
two windows
S
pandrel representing level L+2
A
djustable opening for controlling air input
F
ire source: two piles of wood
(totalling 600 kg)
R
egulatory temperature readings (room
on fire, façade/floor interface, etc.)
T
hermal flux reading at level L+1
V
ideo recording
A
ny additional readings considered helpful
for extending the range
Climate conditions
W
ind speed <3 m/s, no rain or snow
EVALUATION CRITERIA
For the first 30 minutes of the test
1 I gnition and vertical spread of fire
2 Lateral spread of fire
1
Systems integrated into façade/floor
interface
F
lame spread to upper floor
T
ransmission of hot gas (>180°C)
T
emperature rise greater than 180°C
on non-exposed side of floor
2
2
For ETICS
I ntegrity of external skin above 5.2 m
VALIDATION OF CONSTRUCTION SYSTEM
Your test report will be issued with a Laboratory Assessment in the form of a Conformity
Report.
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