ASTM E1895-07
Standard Guide for Determining Uses and Limitations of Deterministic Fire Models

Standard No.

ASTM E1895-07

Release Date

2007

Published By

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

Status

Withdraw 2011-08

Latest

ASTM E1895-07

Scope

This guide provides recommendations for fire model users and authorities having jurisdiction in establishing the limitations of fire models in fire risk and fire hazard assessments. The guide also makes recommendations for fire model developers to identify appropriate uses and limitations of their model.

This guide is intended to assist in evaluating the appropriate use of fire models in fire assessment. These types of assessments are employed in product development, as well as in design and construction. Further guidance can be found in Guide E 1546.

This guide is not intended to address all or limit any methods of evaluating proper use of a fire model. It does address the use of fire models in fire hazard assessment. Other uses of fire models include post-fire analysis, research, education, and litigation.

The primary emphasis of this guide is both zone models and computational fluid dynamics models of compartment fires. However, other types of mathematical models need similar evaluations of their prediction capabilities.

1.1 This guide covers a methodology for the systematic evaluation of fire models, which may be used in fire hazard analyses.

1.2 This guide provides a means of identifying both general and specific limitations of fire models for specific applications.

1.3 This guide is intended to assist model developers, model users, and authorities having jurisdiction in assuming the responsible use of fire models.

1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

ASTM E1895-07 Referenced Document

• ASTM E1355 Standard Guide for Evaluating the Predictive Capability of Deterministic Fire Models
• ASTM E1472 Standard Guide for Documenting Computer Software for Fire Models
• ASTM E1474 Standard Test Method for Determining the Heat Release Rate of Upholstered Furniture and Mattress Components or Composites Using a Bench Scale Oxygen Consumption Calorimeter
• ASTM E1546 Standard Guide for Development of Fire-Hazard-Assessment Standards*， 2024-04-19 Update
• ASTM E1591 Standard Guide for Obtaining Data for Fire Growth Models
• ASTM E176 Standard Terminology of Fire Standards
• ASTM E603 Standard Guide for Room Fire Experiments

ASTM E1895-07 history

• 2007 ASTM E1895-07 Standard Guide for Determining Uses and Limitations of Deterministic Fire Models
• 2004 ASTM E1895-04e1 Standard Guide for Determining Uses and Limitations of Deterministic Fire Models
• 2004 ASTM E1895-04 Standard Guide for Determining Uses and Limitations of Deterministic Fire Models
• 1997 ASTM E1895-97 Standard Guide for Determining Uses and Limitations of Deterministic Fire Models