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ICC Performance Code for Buildings and Facilities—Structural Fire Protection Provisions
The development of performance codes is a becoming a common occurrence internationally. Countries such as the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Australia and Japan have developed and are using performance-based building codes. Other countries such as Canada and Spain are in the process of developing performance-building codes. It should be noted that Canada is actually developing what is called an "objective-based code" which is similar to a performance-based code. The common structure of these codes is to provide a document that contains qualitative statements of intent and to also provide at least one set of prescriptive solutions. ICC saw this trend and felt it was necessary to explore this concept as an ICC document. This paper is intended to provide a background into the development of the ICC Performance Code for Buildings and Facilities and highlight how structural fire protection is addressed within the document. It should be noted that structural fire protection being the protection of structural members from the effects of fire in order to prevent and reduce the likelihood of unacceptable structural damage. Part of this discussion will touch upon the variation in the levels of performance design that can occur and how that affects structural fire protection design.
ICC Performance Code for Buildings and Facilities—Structural Fire Protection Provisions
The development of performance codes is a becoming a common occurrence internationally. Countries such as the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Australia and Japan have developed and are using performance-based building codes. Other countries such as Canada and Spain are in the process of developing performance-building codes. It should be noted that Canada is actually developing what is called an "objective-based code" which is similar to a performance-based code. The common structure of these codes is to provide a document that contains qualitative statements of intent and to also provide at least one set of prescriptive solutions. ICC saw this trend and felt it was necessary to explore this concept as an ICC document. This paper is intended to provide a background into the development of the ICC Performance Code for Buildings and Facilities and highlight how structural fire protection is addressed within the document. It should be noted that structural fire protection being the protection of structural members from the effects of fire in order to prevent and reduce the likelihood of unacceptable structural damage. Part of this discussion will touch upon the variation in the levels of performance design that can occur and how that affects structural fire protection design.
ICC Performance Code for Buildings and Facilities—Structural Fire Protection Provisions
Tubbs, Beth (author)
Structures Congress 2001 ; 2001 ; Washington, D.C., United States
Structures 2001 ; 1-9
2001-05-18
Conference paper
Electronic Resource
English
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