BS 8602-2013 pdf free download

BS 8602-2013 pdf free download.Method for assessment of fire integrity of cast resin busbar trunking systems for the safety critical power distribution to life safety and fire fighting systems.
This BS 8602 gives a method for assessment of the fire integrity of cast resin busbar trunking systems for the safety critical power distribution to life safety and fire fighting systems, intended to maintain circuit integrity when exposed to fire. It is applicable to cast resin busbar trunkings of rated voltage not exceeding 1 000 V a.c.
NOTE Busbar trunking systems are specified in 85 EN 61439-6:2012.
2 Normative references
The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
BS 8491:2008, Method for assessment of fire integrity of large diameter power cables for use as components for smoke and heat control systems and certain other active fire safety systems
BS EN 1363-1:1999, Fire resistance tests — Part 1: General requirements BS EN 60584-1:1996, Thermocouples — Part 1: Reference tables
BS EN 61439-6:2012, Low-voltage switch gear and controlgear assemblies — Part 6:
Busbar trunking systems (busways)
BS EN ISO 13943:2010, Fire safety — Vocabulary
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this standard, the terms and definitions given in BS EN 1363-1:1999, 85 EN 61439-6:2012 and 85 EN ISO 13943:2010 apply.
4 Apparatus
4.1 Test equipment, as specified in BS EN 1363-1:1999, Clause 4, including the equipment specified in 4.2 to 4.4.
4.2 Furnace, capable of subjecting the busbar trunking assembly under test to the standard heating and pressure conditions specified in BS EN 1363-1 and suitable for testing a busbar trunk ing assembly comprising both a vertical and a horizontal section of busbar trunking as shown in Figure 1. The furnace shall be of sufficient size to accommodate the minimum dimensions of the test specimen comprising the components detailed in Clause 5 and as illustrated in Figure 1.BS 8602-2013 pdf free download.