Model Fire in a Two-Storey Timber Building von Jozef Štefko | ISBN 9783030822040

Model Fire in a Two-Storey Timber Building

von Jozef Štefko, Anton Osvald, Linda Makovická Osvaldová, Pavol Sedlák und Jaroslava Štefková
Mitwirkende
Autor / AutorinJozef Štefko
Autor / AutorinAnton Osvald
Autor / AutorinLinda Makovická Osvaldová
Autor / AutorinPavol Sedlák
Autor / AutorinJaroslava Štefková
Buchcover Model Fire in a Two-Storey Timber Building | Jozef Štefko | EAN 9783030822040 | ISBN 3-030-82204-4 | ISBN 978-3-030-82204-0

Model Fire in a Two-Storey Timber Building

von Jozef Štefko, Anton Osvald, Linda Makovická Osvaldová, Pavol Sedlák und Jaroslava Štefková
Mitwirkende
Autor / AutorinJozef Štefko
Autor / AutorinAnton Osvald
Autor / AutorinLinda Makovická Osvaldová
Autor / AutorinPavol Sedlák
Autor / AutorinJaroslava Štefková

This book addresses the performance of a multi-storey timber building subjected to a model fire that represents a real, potentially devastating internal fire. Readers will learn about factors concerning fire hazards in buildings; the mechanisms of how fires start and spread; and the degrading impact of fire on wood and wood-based materials, especially their mechanical properties. The book also discusses the fire resistance of timber buildings and the design principles for fire safety, summarised in Eurocodes.

In turn, a fire test on a full-size wooden structure demonstrates the principles discussed. The test makes up an essential part of the book, as to its individual steps: the development, planning, execution and subsequent assessment. This is complemented by detailed temperature monitoring at hundreds of individual spots and the reaction of the wood constructions, illustrated in extensive photo documentation. 

The temperature and fire development presented there show the fire's initial mechanism and its further behaviour in a wood construction. The test proved the feasibility of fire protection and safe design of timber buildings, offering insights that can be generally applied in research, material and construction development. Accordingly, the book will be especially useful for architects, building and fire engineers, as well as researchers dealing with the fire performance of timber buildings.