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oapen-20.500.12657-575872022-07-23T03:28:07Z Fire Safe Use of Wood in Buildings Buchanan, Andrew Östman, Birgit active fire protection fire resistance performance-based design Structural Design timber engineering bic Book Industry Communication::T Technology, engineering, agriculture::TN Civil engineering, surveying & building::TNK Building construction & materials::TNKF Fire protection & safety bic Book Industry Communication::T Technology, engineering, agriculture::TN Civil engineering, surveying & building::TNC Structural engineering This book provides guidance on the design of timber buildings for fire safety, developed within the global network Fire Safe Use of Wood (FSUW) and with reference to Eurocode 5 and other international codes. It introduces the behaviour of fires in timber buildings and describes strategies for providing safety if unwanted fires occur. It provides guidance on building design to prevent any fires from spreading while maintaining the load-bearing capacity of structural timber elements, connections and compartmentation. Also included is information on the reaction-to-fire of wood products according to different classification systems, as well as active measures of fire protection, and quality of workmanship and inspection as means of fulfilling fire safety objectives. Presents global guidance on fire safety in timber buildings Provides a wide perspective, covering the whole field of fire safety design Uses the latest scientific knowledge, based on recent analytical and experimental research results Gives practical examples illustrating the importance of good detailing in building design Fire Safe Use of Wood in Buildings is ideal for all involved in the fire safety of buildings, including architects, engineers, firefighters, educators, regulatory authorities, insurance companies and professionals in the building industry. 2022-07-22T12:07:23Z 2022-07-22T12:07:23Z 2022 book ONIX_20220722_9781000683578_20 9781000683578 9781003190318 9781032040394 9781032040417 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/57587 eng application/pdf n/a 9781000683578.pdf Taylor & Francis CRC Press 10.1201/9781003190318 10.1201/9781003190318 7b3c7b10-5b1e-40b3-860e-c6dd5197f0bb 9781000683578 9781003190318 9781032040394 9781032040417 CRC Press 432 open access
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This book provides guidance on the design of timber buildings for fire safety, developed within the global network Fire Safe Use of Wood (FSUW) and with reference to Eurocode 5 and other international codes. It introduces the behaviour of fires in timber buildings and describes strategies for providing safety if unwanted fires occur. It provides guidance on building design to prevent any fires from spreading while maintaining the load-bearing capacity of structural timber elements, connections and compartmentation. Also included is information on the reaction-to-fire of wood products according to different classification systems, as well as active measures of fire protection, and quality of workmanship and inspection as means of fulfilling fire safety objectives. Presents global guidance on fire safety in timber buildings Provides a wide perspective, covering the whole field of fire safety design Uses the latest scientific knowledge, based on recent analytical and experimental research results Gives practical examples illustrating the importance of good detailing in building design Fire Safe Use of Wood in Buildings is ideal for all involved in the fire safety of buildings, including architects, engineers, firefighters, educators, regulatory authorities, insurance companies and professionals in the building industry.
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