Fire-rated cables - how well do you know them?

How far can an unclassified cable go into the first fire compartment?

a. 10 m
b. 20 m
c. 50 m
d. 5 m

Who sets the fire requirements for cables (in Sweden)?

a. Installer
b. Cable manufacturer
c. Swedish National Board of Housing, Building, and Planning (Boverket)
d. Public referendum

What is measured in the fire classification Dcas2d2a2?

a. Heat release
b. Burning droplets
c. Toxicity in smoke
d. Smoke tightness

What are Boverket's general fire requirements for cables?

a. Eca
b. F4
c. Dcas2d2
d. B2

Answers

1. You can go 20 meters into the first fire compartment with an unclassified cable.
Read more here (only in Swedish): Boverkets föreskrifter om ändring i verkets byggregler (2011:6) - föreskrifter och allmänna råd;

2. The fire requirements for a cable are set by Boverket -  the Swedish National Board of Housing, Building, and Planning.

3. Dcas2d2a2 measures all these options.
Read more here: Nexans - All you need to know about CPR

4. The general fire requirement for cables in Sweden is Dcas2d2.
Read more here: Nexans - All you need to know about CPR

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