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ABSTRACT J <br /> On February 9, 1991, a wall assembly was tested for Faswall Concrete Systems <br /> of Augusta, Georgia. The test was conducted in accordance with the American <br /> Society for Testing and Materials Standard Test Method E 119-88, "Standard <br /> Test Methods for Fire Tests of Building Construction and Materials," Tests of <br /> Nonbearing Walls and Partitions. <br /> The manufacturing of FASWALL stay in place modular wall form units is <br /> licensed by INSUL HOLZ-BETON INTERNATIONAL, INC. The modular wall forms are <br /> cast out of a mix from the patented K-X processed wood chips and portland <br /> cement. The wall forms are used to build reinforced concrete walls (load <br /> bearing and non-loadbearing) as specified by the FASWALL manufacturer and the <br /> P.E. <br /> The purpose of the test was to evaluate the fire resistance of FASWALL <br /> Waliforms (WF) , a modular unit consisting of treated wood pinchips and <br /> cement. For this test, the units were used to construct a test wall wherein <br /> the cores were filled with steel reinforced concrete and both faces finished <br /> with plaster. <br /> The object of the test was to evaluate the duration of this assembly, con- <br /> structed of materials conforming in quality and physical properties described <br /> in this report, to contain a fire and retain its structural integrity during <br /> a predetermined test exposure. The test exposes a specimen to a standard <br /> fire exposure controlled to achieve specified temperatures throughout a <br /> specified time period, followed by the application of a specified standard <br /> fire hose stream. Although the exposure may not be representative of all <br /> fire conditions, it does provide a relative measure of the fire performance <br /> of comparable assemblies under specific fire exposure. conditions. <br /> It is the intent that classifications shall register performance during the <br /> period of exposure and shall not be construed as having determined suita- <br /> bility for use after fire exposure. <br /> The wall assembly tested performed satisfactorily for a Fire Resistance <br /> Rating of 4 Hours. <br /> COMMERCIAL TesTing COMPRIlY <br />