15th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION

6 - 8 February 2017

Hyatt Hotel, Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco, USA

Organised by

www.intersciencecomms.co.uk

S ince the first Fire and Materials conference in1992 this biennial event has grown to be the leading North American forum for discussing issues of importance to those concerned with the fire performance of; materials, finished products, the built environment and transport

applications. The growth in the events stature and strength means that the 2017 conference will feature some 83 papers given by experts from 15 countries. Presentations will be made in parallel sessions providing exchanges and necessary forums to those with specialist interests. Technical Sessions cover a wide range of fundamental and specialized subjects which ensures that throughout the conference there are papers which appeal to our diverse audience. This diversity encourages participation from a broad cross-section of the fire industry and academia enabling them to interact and discuss multi-disciplinary issues and concerns at an international level.

Technical Sessions include:

Compartment Fires Electro- Technical Engineered Wood Products Fire Dynamics Fire and the Environment Fire Hazard Fire Investigation Fire Resistance Fire Testing Flame Retardants Hazardous Materials Ignition and Pyrolysis Modelling Material Flammability Toxicity Upholstered Furniture Wildand

Benefits of Attending

Update your technical knowledge Exchange ideas with some of the world’s leading researchers Learn about developments in Fire Safety Engineering and Modeling Hear about Consumer Product Issues Network with speakers and colleagues

Fire and Mater ia ls 2017 Programme

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08.00 – 09.00 Delegate conference breakfast – Presidio Foyer

09.15 Welcome and Introduction Chair: Stephen Grayson, Interscience Communications Ltd,

PRESIDIO HALL THAYER HALL

ELECTRO-TECHNICA Chair: Patrick van Hees, Lund Univ, Sweden

FIRE RESISTANCE I Chair: Brian Lattimer, Jensen Hughes, USA

09.30 Fire Safety Requirements for Wires & Cables, Marcelo Hirschler, GBH International, USA

Determination of Thermochemical Properties of Mineral Wool Insulation Materials, Beth Weckman M DiDomizio, E Weckman, Univ of Waterloo, R Roos, Roxul Inc, Canada

09.50 Effects of Cable Tray Configuration on Fire Spread, Pascal Zavaleta, S Suard, S Bascou, IRSN, France

Experimental Analysis of Stone Wool Sandwich Composites Exposed to Constant Incident Heat Fluxes and Simulated Parametric Fires Blanca Andres Valiente, DBI, Denmark/Lund Univ, Sweden, J Hidalgo, L Bisby, Univ of Edinburgh, UK, P van Hees, Lund Univ, Sweden

10.10 Fire-Induced Re-Radiation Underneath Photovoltaic Arrays on Flat Roofs Jens Steemann Kristensen, G Jomaas, Technical Univ of Denmark, Denmark, B Merci, Ghent Univ, Belgium

The Fire Behaviour of Gypsum Boards Incorporating Phase Change Materials for Energy Storage in Building Applications Baljinder Kandola, A Alkhazaleh, G Milnes, Univ of Bolton, UK

10.30

Modeling the Conditions Produced during a Lithium Battery Reaction Gerard Back, Jensen Hughes, USA

Decomposition of Large-Scale Multicomponent Construction Assemblies Exposed to Real Fires Matt DiDomizio, E Weckman, Univ of Waterloo, R Roos, Roxul Inc, Canada

10.50 Discussion Discussion 11.10 Refreshments - Presidio Foyer Refreshments - Presidio Foyer

hair: Nicholas Dembsey, WPI, USA

FIRE RESISTANCE II Chair: Kathy Butler, NIST, USA

11.35 Particle Finite Element Modelling and Advanced Experiments on Dripping-V-0-Classified Polypropylene B Schartel, Melissa Matzen, BAM, Germany, J Marti, E Onate, S Idelsohn, Tech Univ of Catalonia, Spain

Field Test Methods for Aluminum Alloy Residual Strength Following Fire Brian Lattimer, M McKinnon, Jensen Hughes, R Mills, S Case, Virginia Tech, USA

11.55 Predicting UL 94 Ratings for Plastics Based on MCC Measurements Mahmood Tabaddor, Priyansu Panda, T Fabian, UL LLC, USA

Comparing Timber Adhesive Shear Strength Properties after Fire Damage Hailey Quiquero, J Gale, Carleton Univ, Canada

12.15 Discussion Discussion

12.25 Lunch - Presidio Foyer Lunch - Presidio Foyer

Chair: Eric Guillaume, EFECTIS, France FIRE RESISTANCE III

Chair: John Gales, Carleton Univ, Canada

13.45 Modifications to Cone Calorimetry Instrumentation and Procedures to Facilitate Generation of Fire Safety Engineering Data in Standardised Tests Sandra Pasantes, S Gregory, FTT, S Grayson, Interscience Communications, UK

Using CFAST and FDS to Evaluate the Response of CLT in Natural and Standard Fires Marc Janssens, J Huczek, SwRI, USA

14.05 Heat Release Measurement at Oxygen Rich Atmosphere Koichi Yoshida, Yokohama National Univ, A Hosogai, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, T Hatayakawa, Tokyo Systems Vac, Japan

Fire-Structure Simulations using Fully Coupled Thermo-Mechanical Shell Elements, Paul Beata, A Jeffers, Univ of Michigan, USA

14.25 Dynamic Study of Polymer Mass Loss under High and Fast Radiative Heat Fluxes Guillaume Rambaud, CEA-Gramat, M Gillet, DGA Aeronautical Systems, France

FDS-FEM Simulation Method for Structural Fire Engineering Design: Validation and a Case Study Chao Zhang, NIST, USA /Tongji Univ, China, H Yu, Arup International, Hong Kong, China

14.45 Discussion Discussion 15.00 Refreshments – Presidio Foyer Refreshments – Presidio Foyer

Chair: Thomas Fabian, UL LLC, USA

ENGINEERED WOOD PRODUCTS Chair: Steve Craft, CHM Fire Consultants, Canada

15.30 Calorimetric Study of Standard Commodity Fuels Gaurav Agarwal, Y Wang, FM Global, M Chaos, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA

Laminated Veneer Lumber Plated Connections in Fire Arlin Otto, J Gales, G Hadjisophocleous Carleton Univ, Canada

15.50 Influence of Plastic Formula on Flammability Properties Thomas Fabian, J Shih, L Chen, S MacLeod, R Messing, P Moore, UL LLC, USA

Full Scale Tests on the Performance of Hybrid Timber Connections in Real Fires Samuel Boadi, G Hadjisophocleous, Carleton Univ, Canada

16.10 A Methodology for Predicting and Comparing the Full-scale Fire Performance of Similar Materials Chad Lannon, Holmes Fire LLP, S Stoliarov, Univ of Maryland, J Lord, ATF, I Leventon, NIST, USA

Performance of Beam-to-Column Concealed Connections in Standard Fires

Christian Gonzalez, G Hadjisophocleous, Carleton Univ, O Salem, LakeHead Univ,

Canada

16.30 Scale Reduction: How to Play with Fire? Serge Bourbigot, P Bachelet, J Sarrazin, F Samyn, M Jimenez, S Duquesne, ENSCL, France

Rationalization of Cross-laminated Timber Design Standards Steve Craft, CHM Fire Consultants, I Van Zeeland, Canadian Wood Council, Canada

16.50 17.10

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17.15 Conference Reception and Buffet – Presidio Foyer Sponsored by FM Global

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7.50-8.50am Delegate conference breakfast Presidio Foyer

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HAZARDOUS MATERIALS Chair: Marc Janssens, SwRI, USA

WILDLAND I Chair: Samuel Manzello, NIST, USA

8.50 Analysis of Fire Barriers with respect to Fires with Combustible Gases and Liquids Patrick Van Hees, J Wahlqvist, Lund Univ, Sweden, B Andres Valiente, K Wilkens, A Bhargava, K Livkiss, Lund Univ, Sweden/DBI, Denmark

Statistical Analysis on Firebrand Generation from Structural Fuels Faraz Hedayati, A Zhou, Univ of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA

9.10 Indoor Fire Testing of Transportation Container Systems to Meet DOT Hazardous

Material Classification Requirements Walt Gill, D Finfrock, Anay Luketa, B Servantes, Sandia National Labs, USA

Laboratory Studies on the Generation of Firebrands from Cylindrical Wooden Rods Sara Caton, R Hakes, M Weston-Dawkes, M Gollner, A Tohidi, Univ of Maryland, N Bryner, NIST, USA

9.30 Characterisation of a Vehicle Fire on a 7 Tonne LPG Road Tanker Lorraine Jenney, DNV GL, UK

Wind Effects on Flame Spread and Ember Spotting Near a Structure Kathryn Butler, E Johnsson, M Fernandez, M Zarzecki, E Auth, G Forney, NIST, USA

9.50 Discussion Discussion

10.05 Refreshments - Presidio Foyer Refreshments - Presidio Foyer

FIRE DYNAMICS Chair: Jim Quintiere, Univ of Maryland, USA

WILDLAND II Chair Aixi Zhou, Univ of NC Charlotte, USA

10.35 Limiting Oxygen Concentration of Thin Materials in Opposed Flow under Microgravity Conditions Shuhei Takahashi, K Maruta, Gifu Univ, Japan

Exposing Fencing Assemblies to Firebrand Showers Characteristic of Burning Structures Samuel Manzello, NIST, USA, S Suzuki, NRIFD, I Hagiwara, BRI, Japan

10.55 Effect of Oxygen Depletion on the Radiative Characteristics of Buoyant Turbulent Diffusion Flames Dong Zeng, Y Wang, FM Global, USA

Accumulation and Characterization of Embers Deposited Adjacent to Buildings Stephen Quarles, Christine Standohar-Alfano, M Morrison, Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety, USA

11.15 A Method for Measurement of Spatially Resolved Radiation Intensity and Radiative Fraction of Laminar Flames of Gaseous and Solid Fuels Catherine Hamel, AcuTech Consulting Group/Univ of Maryland, F Raffan-Montoya, S Stoliarov, Uni of Maryland, USA

Understanding Ignition Susceptibility of Wildland-Urban Interface Fuels to Firebrand Attack Raquel Hakes, S Caton, M Weston-Dawkes, M Gollner, Univ of Maryland, J Yang, NIST, USA

11.35 Temperature and Velocity Field Measurements for a Pure Buoyancy Driven Plume in an Enclosure Alexander Belt, L Arnold, L Rommeswinkel, A Tscherniewski, Research Centre Juelich, Germany

Ignition of Attic Insulation Foams Subjected to Firebrands Jacob Kadel, M Stickles, E Hamann, B Bahrani, A Zhou, Univ of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA

11.55 Discussion Discussion 12.15 Lunch - Presidio Foyer Lunch - Presidio Foyer

UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE Chair: Alex Morgan, Univ of Dayton, USA

WILDLAND III Chair: David Shew, CALFIRE, USA

13.30 Experimental and Numerical Investigation on Fire Behavour of Foam/Fabric Composites Konrad Wilkens, K Livkiss, DBI/Lund Uni, Denmark, P van Hees, Lund Univ, Sweden

The Growing Impacts of Wildland Fires in California – And Steps We Are Taking to Deal With Them David Shew, CALFIRE, USA

13.50 Experimental Evaluation of Fire Barriers Exposed to Open Flame Ignition on Full Scale Upholstered Furniture Andrew Lock, L Fansler, D Miller, US Consumer Product Safety Commission, USA

Ignition of Wildland Fuels by Hot Metal Particles and Droplets James Karnesky, E Christiansen, Exponent Failure Analysis Assoc, USA

14.10 Fire-blocking Performance of Laminated Barrier Fabrics: Cone Calorimetric Characterization Shonali Nazare, W Pitts, J Shields, NIST, USA

Statistical Analysis on the Effects of Natural Weathering on the Performance of Intumescent Coatings using ANOVA Vahid Hemmati, B Bahrani, A Zhou, Univ of North Carolina at Charlotte, S Quarles, IBHS, USA

14.30 Influence of Modern Furniture on the Fire Development in Fires in Homes: Large Scale Fire Tests in Living Rooms, Anja Hofmann, F Rabe, S Kaudelka, T Gnutzmann, BAM, A Klippel, Otto von Guericke Univ, Germany

Modelling in WFDS of a Wildfire Scenario Johan Anderson, D Lange, A Lonnermark, P Mindykoski, SP Technical Research Inst, Sweden

14.50 15.10

Discussion Refreshments

Discussion Refreshments

COMPARTMENT FIRES Chair: Anja Hofmann, BAM, Germany

FIRE HAZARD Chair: Sergey Dorofeev, FM Global, USA

15.40 An Analytical Model for Flashover to Reveal Mechanisms Jim Quintiere, Univ of Maryland, USA

Recommendations for Documentation of Reaction-to-Fire Properties of Materials In the Oil and Gas Industry Karolina Storesund, A Steen-Hansen, SP Fire Research, Norway

16.00 Vertical Flame Spread in Wooden Corners as a Function of Fuel Moisture Content Torgrim Log, A Kraaijeveld, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Norway

Unregulated Combustibles: Decorative Materials Marcelo, Hirschler, GBH International, D Evans, DHE FPE LLC, USA

16.20 Numerical Modelling of Thermal Conditions During Fires in Cave-Like Geometry Virginie Drean, G Auguin, S Sarfati, Efectis France, C Ferrier, PACEA Univ of Bordeaux, J-C Leblanc, TRACES Univ of Toulouse, D Lacanette, J-C Mindeguia, I2M Univ of Bordeaux, A Bellivier, LCPP, France

Fire Hazard Analysis of Indoor Large-Screen Digital Media System Xiaolei Chen, California State Univ, F Wang, Jensen Hughes, USA

16.40 RABOT2012 Multi-Compartment Fire Tests - A Comparative Study with CFD Andrea Klippel, F Rabe, U Krause, Otto-von-Guericke Univ, A Klippel, A Hofmann, BAM, Germany

Travelling Fire Spread between Vehicles in Car Parking Buildings Mohd Zahirasri Bin Mohd Tohir, Univ Putra Malaysia, Malaysia, M Spearpoint, Univ of Canterbury, New Zealand

17.00 Repeatability of Underventilated Compartment Fire Testing with Complex Fuel Packages Peter Senez, P Mulherin, Jensen Hughes, USA, E Weckman, Univ of Waterloo, Canada

Flammability Properties and Radiant Fraction of FRT Wood Plastic Composites using Mass Loss Calorimeter under HRR Hood Mark Dietenberger, C Boardman, N Stark, USFS Forest Products Lab, USA

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19.00 Optional Group Dinner – Swiss Louis, Pier 30, Fisherman’s Wharf (pre-booked tickets only)

The programme is correct at time of going to press but the organisers reserve the right to make changes as and when necessary. Last updated: 10 January 20178

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7.50-8.40am Delegate conference breakfast Presidio Foyer PRESIDIO HALL THAYER HALL

TOXICITY Chair: Marcelo Hirschler , GBH International, USA

IGNITION AND PYROLYSIS MODELING Chair: Richard Lyon , FAA, USA

8.40 An Investigation into the Relevance of the Contribution to Toxicity of different Construction Products in a Furnished Room Fire Roy Weghorst, Kingspan Insulation, UK/Netherlands, E Antonatus, S Kahrmann, BASF, Germany, C Lukas, Dow Chemical Co, UK, Julian Bulk, CURRENTA, Germany

Determining Ignition Temperature Using Dynamic Thermal Analysis Richard Lyon, FAA, N Safronava, Technology and Management International, USA

09.00 Polymer Combustion Products at Constant Fuel/Oxygen Ratios in the Microscale Combustion Calorimeter with FTIR Louise Speitel, R Walters, R Lyon, FAA, USA

Identification of the Solid Fuel Auto-Ignition Characteristics: Direct Numerical Simulation of the PMMA Auto-Ignition under Cone Calorimeter Configurations Simon Roblin, F Richard, T Rogaume, Institut Pprime, France, A Trouve, Univ of Maryland, USA

09.20 Use of FTIR Combined with Small-scale Fire Tests as Screening Test to Toxicity Test Hideki Yoshioka, NILIM, T Hayakawa, TSV, S Fujimotos, Utsunomiya Univ, T Naruse, BRI, X Zhao, T Noguchi, Y Tanaike, Univ of Tokyo, K Yoshida, Yokohama National Univ, Y Hase, Mitsubishi Plastics, Japan

Simulation of Micro-Scale Fiber Reinforced Polymer Resin and Additive Specimens for Kinetic Modeling Nick Dembsey, K Anderson, WPI, W Kreysler, Kreysler & Associates, USA

09.40 Fire Toxicity of Aircraft Seat Covers and Seat Foam Gordon Andrews, L Witty, A Alarifi, I Obot, H Phylaktou, Univ of Leeds, UK

Numerical Study on the Influence of In-depth Radiation in the Pyrolysis of Medium

Density Fibreboard

Guoxiang Zhao, T Beji, B Merci, D Zeinali, Ghent Univ, Belgium

10.00 Real-Time Measurements Of Particulate And Toxic-Gas Concentrations Fumiaki Takahashi, Case Western Reserve Univ, P Greenberg, G Hunter, M Kulis, NASA Glenn Research Center, S Carranza, Makel Engineering, G Berger, Universities Space Research Assoc, USA

Modified Heat of Combustion as a Tool for Evaluation of Building Products Combustibility Jagwiga Fangrat, Instytut Techniki Budowlanej, Poland , M Janssens SwRI, USA

10.20 Discussion Discussion

10.40 Refreshments Refreshments

FIRE AND THE Chair: Christine Lukas , Dow Chemical Co, UK

FIRE A N I Chair: John DeHaan, Fire-Ex Forensics, USA

11.10 Office Equipment Fire Safety: The Implications of Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Programs on Flame Retardant Usage and Fire Safety Tim Earl, GBH International, USA

Arc Mapping: New Science, or New Myth? Vytenis Babrauskas, Fire Science and Technology Inc, USA

11.30 Assessment of the Environmental Impact of Warehouse Fires and Fire Service

Response Francine Amon, J Gehandler ,SP Fire Research, Sweden

Beware the Hidden Wood Particle Board Hervé Breulet, ISSeP, S Brohez, Univ of Mons, Belgium

11.50 Wood Stove Chimney Smoke Monitoring and Opacity and Odor Reductions

Noel Putaasuu, IAAI-CFI, USA Signature Recognition of Energetic Materials June Bott, Kevin Lewis, S Scheiff, Case Forensics Corp, J McCary, Novinium Inc, USA

12.10 Discussion Discussion 12.25 Lunch - Presidio Foyer Lunch - Presidio Foyer

FLAME RETARDANTS

Chair: Serge Bourbigot, Univ of Lille, France

FIRE INVESTIGATION II Chair: Vytenis Babrauskas, FSTI, USA

13.40 Polystyrene Foam Insulation with a Sustainable Flame Retardant: Transforming the Market Christine Lukas, Dow Chemical Company UK, L Ross, Intech Consulting Inc, USA, I Beulich, H Hollnagel, Dow Europe, Switzerland, M Beach, J Davis, J Hull, B King, S Kram, T Morgan, M Porter, W Stobby, The Dow Chemical Company, USA

Fire Testing of Aerosols and Propane Bottles Dan Madsen, J Barton, S Svensson, P van Hees, Lund Univ, Sweden

14.00 Epoxy Flame Retardant Approaches – A Review for Transportation and New Flame Retardant Additives

Alexsnfrt Morgan, V Benin, M Galaska, Univ of Dayton, USA

Electronic Ballast Fire Analysis Sebastian Scheiff, K Lewis, C Rice, K Rayment, M McClelland, J Bott, Case Forensics Corp, USA

14. 20 Using Nature to Flame Retard Polyolefins for Flexible Polyurethane Foam David Schiraldi, T Deans, Case Western Reserve Univ, USA

Case Study : Pyrophoric Iron Reactions in Refinery and Petroleum Industries Isabelle Murray, CEP Forensic, R Gauvin, McGill Univ, Canada

14.40 Plant Based Flame Retardant Coatings

Douglas Fox, H Khalfan, N Kaufman, American Univ, J Shields, R Davis, NIST USA Measurements on Smoke Generated from an Office Fire: Soot Mass Concentration, Wall Deposition and Particle Characterization,Francois Xavier Ouf, IRSN, L Decoster, A Thiry, LCPP, A Coppalle, CORIA, France

15.00 Physical Characterization of Carbonaceous Products from Fire and Fire Retardants: Assessment of the Impact on Fire Performance, Gizem Okyay, A Naik, P Tranchard, S Bellayer, M Jiminez, F Samyn, S Bourbigot, Univ of Lille, France

On-site Investigation Exercise Based on Six Full-Scale Live Burnings Aurélien Thiry, E Faure, M Suzanne, N Dreuille, Laboratoire Central de la Préfecture de Police, B Poutrain, Paris Fire Brigade, C Remillon, Instit de Recherché Criminelle de la Gendarmeries Nationale, V Vidotto, Inst National de Police Scientifique, France, O Delemont, Univ de Lausanne, Switzerland, K Pasedag, Buro fur Brandschutz, Germany

15.20 Discussion Discussion

15.40 Close and Refreshments Close and Refreshments

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EVENING SOCIAL FUNCTIONS WELCOME RECEPTION & BUFFET: Monday, 6th February Sponsored by FM Global At the close of session delegates are invited to network at our reception and dinner buffet (included in the delegate fee). The rest of the evening is at leisure to enjoy the nightlife at Fisherman’s Wharf and Ghirardelli Square. Extra tickets can be purchased for guests at US$65, includes drinks and buffet. OPTIONAL GROUP DINNER: Tuesday 7th February We have organised an optional dinner for Tuesday evening. This will be an informal dinner at the famous Pier 39 at Swiss Louis Italian Restaurant. Join colleagues for an convivial evening of Italian food and wine with expansive views of the San Francisco Bay, Alcatraz Island, Aquatic Park, Angel Island and the famous resident seals at Pier 39. Price - US$80 includes dinner, house wine/drinks and service All tickets need to be ordered and purchased in advance. CANCELLATION Cancellations made before the Monday 7 January 2017 will be subject to an administration charge of US$90. We regret that cancellations made from 7January will be subject to the full fee but substitutions can be made at any time. Cancellations and substitutions should be made in writing by fax or email to Interscience Communications.

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LOCATION DETAILS The location for the 2017 conference will once again be the popular Fisherman’s Wharf area in San Francisco, California. San Francisco has much to offer the visitor from visits to the famed Chinatown, Union Square, the Golden Gate Bridge, and Alcatraz. City information will be sent out with the joining instructions but delegates should check out the excellent tourist web sites at www.sfvisitor.org and www.fishermanswharf.org OTHER HOTEL ACCOMMODATION Within 2-5 minutes walk of the Hyatt Hotel, delegates will find alternative accommodation at the Holiday Inn, Sheraton, Marriott, Hilton and the Wharf Inn hotels.

VENUE AND ACCOMMODATION The conference returns to the Hyatt Centric Hotel located in the heart of the world-famous Fisherman’s Wharf area on San Francisco waterfront. Major tourist at-tractions such as the Powell and Mason cable car line, Pier 39, the Cannery, harbour cruises and Ghirardelli Square are all within a few minutes walk of the hotel. The hotel also has an outdoor heated swimming pool and whirlpool, sauna and fully equipped fitness centre. The hotel offers covered valet parking. Single Occupancy Room per night $229 + tax Double Occupancy Room per night $252 + tax Please book your accommodation via the confer-ence hotel reservation website https://resweb.passkey.com/go/Fire2017 Hyatt Centric at Fisherman's Wharf 555 North Point Street, San Francisco, CA 94133. USA Tel: +1 415 563 1234, Reservations: +1 888 421 1442 Fax: +1 415 749 6122 Website: http://fishermanswharf.hyatt.com Reservations: https://resweb.passkey.com/go/Fire2017

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