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Fire Severity and Fire Resistance
This chapter outlines methods of assessing the adequacy of building components in fire conditions. It quantifies the requirements for design and provides alternative means of achieving these. The chapter outlines methods of quantifying the severity of post‐flashover fires, for comparison with the provided fire resistance, including the concept of equivalent fire severity, which is used for comparing real fires with the standard time‐temperature curve. The most common method of assessing fire resistance is to carry out a full‐scale fire resistance test. It is becoming increasingly possible to assess fire resistance by calculation in lieu of full‐scale tests, as permitted explicitly by codes such as the Uniform Building Code. Many listing agencies and national design codes now include approved calculation methods for assessing fire resistance. Calculation methods should be verified by full‐scale fire resistance test results of similar assemblies. Any assessment of fire resistance must consider the three failure criteria of stability, insulation and integrity.
Fire Severity and Fire Resistance
This chapter outlines methods of assessing the adequacy of building components in fire conditions. It quantifies the requirements for design and provides alternative means of achieving these. The chapter outlines methods of quantifying the severity of post‐flashover fires, for comparison with the provided fire resistance, including the concept of equivalent fire severity, which is used for comparing real fires with the standard time‐temperature curve. The most common method of assessing fire resistance is to carry out a full‐scale fire resistance test. It is becoming increasingly possible to assess fire resistance by calculation in lieu of full‐scale tests, as permitted explicitly by codes such as the Uniform Building Code. Many listing agencies and national design codes now include approved calculation methods for assessing fire resistance. Calculation methods should be verified by full‐scale fire resistance test results of similar assemblies. Any assessment of fire resistance must consider the three failure criteria of stability, insulation and integrity.
Fire Severity and Fire Resistance
Buchanan, Andrew H. (author) / Abu, Anthony K. (author)
Structural Design for Fire Safety ; 84-114
2016-12-16
31 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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