Why should you test fire prevention components and structures at IBST?

Bringing fire prevention components and structures to IBST testing is extremely necessary for businesses. Why is that? Please follow the information shared by KH Shield below to better understand this.

Which institution is IBST Institute?

IBST Institute is the abbreviation of Institute of Construction Science and Technology – Ministry of Construction. This is an agency specializing in research and serving state management and leading consulting of the Vietnamese Construction industry.

On January 25, 2018, according to Decision No. 98/QD-BXD, business registration license, tax registration for science and technology organizations, business code is 0100408233 dated March 23, 2015 and registration certificate Registering scientific and technological activities with registration number A-735, the Institute of Construction Science and Technology has the following functions and tasks:

• Research science and technology, compile regulations and standards.
• Serving the State management of fields in the Construction industry and at key projects and important national projects.
• Construction consulting, investment project planning, geological and environmental surveys, establishment of landmark and grid systems to serve design, construction and exploitation of projects.
• Design and verify the design as well as the total estimate of the construction project.
• Consulting on bidding and project management while monitoring construction quality;
• Testing the quality of materials, structures and construction equipment as well as geodetic grids for construction.
• Certificate of eligibility to ensure load-bearing safety and quality conformity of construction works.
• Inspect and assess the quality of construction works, determine causes, design repairs and overcome technical problems. At the same time, check water quality and environment, mechanical and electrical systems of works and urban technical infrastructure, and transfer construction technology equipment.
• Certification of conformity and declaration of conformity for construction materials products or goods.
• Certification of standard conformity and testing in the fields of construction and production, trading of construction materials and chemicals, trading and importing and exporting of technological equipment and construction laboratory equipment.
• New construction, repair and renovation of buildings as well as restoration and conservation of monuments and ancient architectural works.
• Training and granting technical doctorate degrees, laboratory heads, inspectors, experimenters, quality monitoring consultants, bidding consultants, project managers.
• Fostering valuation skills, fostering and training, disseminating information on science and technology and construction standardization, disseminating technical topics and international cooperation in the fields of construction science and technology build.
• Is an organization that inspects the quality of products and goods used for construction projects.
• Cooperate with domestic and foreign organizations according to assigned functions and tasks.

IBST institute facility – Institute of Construction Science and Technology

Why should fire-stop components and structures be tested at IBST Institute?

Quality is tested

The Ministry of Construction issued Certificate No. 921/GCN-BXD on July 8, 2019 stating that the IBST Institute is qualified to operate specialized construction experiments. Therefore, in addition to ensuring the tested quality of products and goods, IBST Institute also has a list of experimental criteria eligible for the laboratory’s specialized Construction operations as follows:

• Fire resistance testing of non-fire-resistant construction parts.
• Testing the fire resistance of load-bearing construction parts.
• Testing the fire resistance of various types of fire doors.
• Testing thermal and fire properties of various materials.
• Testing thermal properties and fire properties of construction materials.
• Experiment to check the operation of the fire protection technical system.
• Inspect and evaluate structural damage after fires and explosions.
• Repeated opening and closing experiments for windows and doors.
• Testing of separation parts and partitions in construction projects.
• Testing electric cables and fiber optic cables.
• Testing the fire resistance of non-load-bearing construction parts.
• Testing the technical characteristics of construction doors.
• Testing the technical characteristics of plasterboard.
• Experiment on fire safety requirements of materials used in motor vehicle interiors.
• Testing technical characteristics of locomotive and rolling stock materials.
• Testing physical and mechanical properties of wooden boards – laminate.
• Testing thermal insulation products for construction projects.
• Experimenting with composite materials and materials for making rescue ships.
• Testing plastic materials, textiles and fire characteristics of conveyor belts.
• Impact testing for wall-wall systems, main bones of suspended ceiling systems.
• Inspect and evaluate construction structures at home and abroad.

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Peace of mind for the project

Tests at IBST are performed on a test furnace system in vertical and horizontal methods. In particular, there are tests that will be performed and adjusted to suit the investor’s requirements. The environmental conditions of the test furnace, such as temperature and pressure, are controlled and maintained according to the requirements set out in the TCVN 9311-1:2012 procedure (ISO 834-1).

The results of the monitoring showed that the technical parameters of the test furnace all complied with the requirements of the test method standards. At the same time, the entire testing process is carried out under the witness of businesses, supervision consultants and customer technical experts. Therefore, the fireproof standard test results at IBST Institute always meet the standards and ensure peace of mind for the project.

Safety for the user

Tests at IBST not only provide accurate assessments of the quality of fireproof products as well as ensuring peace of mind for the project, but also ensure safety for users. Therefore, products tested for fire resistance standards at the IBST Institute, if they meet the standards, are environmentally friendly and safe for humans.

Testing steel fire doors

Support manufacturing brands and healthy competition

IBST Institute is the Institute of Construction Science and Technology of the Ministry of Construction. Therefore, fireproof materials and fireproof components and structures should be tested for IBST. In addition to the above three reasons, there is another reason to support the production brand and healthy competition.

In business, a business whose products pass testing according to standards at the IBST Institute will have confidence in quality. Since then, the brand value has also been enhanced in terms of prestige and increased competitiveness compared to competitors in the market.

KH Shield panels accompany standard products

Fireproof panels and KH Shield insulation panels belong to the group of non-flammable materials according to QCVN 06/2020, tested and certified by the Fire Police Department with number 15860/KD-PCCC-TT2. KH Shield was successful in testing the effectiveness of fire protection for steel structures at the Institute of Construction Science and Technology on October 31, 2021. KHS.FA fireproof panels, KHS.HF.W insulation panels and KHS.HF.M insulation panels are tested for performance according to leading standards such as:

• ISO International Standard
• ASTM American Standard
• JIS Japanese Standard
• TCVN Vietnamese National Standards.

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Therefore, testing at the IBST Institute for fireproof materials, insulation, fireproof structures and structures in particular and construction materials in general is very necessary. Hopefully the above sharing from KH Shield will bring useful information to you.

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