Determination of Fire Resistance of Ceiling Structure Variant Design on the Basis of Timber Using Numerical Calculation Methods

• Published in: Applied Mechanics and Materials Vol. 820; pp. 379 - 384
• Main Authors: Lopušniak, Martin, Leško, Róbert
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Zurich Trans Tech Publications Ltd 01.01.2016
• Subjects: Building materials; Construction; Construction materials; Design; Environmental impact; Fire resistance; Load; Mathematical analysis; Numerical methods; Timber; Fire Safety; Timber Ceiling Structure; Fire Resistance
• ISBN: 3038356891; 9783038356899
• ISSN: 1660-9336; 1662-7482; 1662-7482
• DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.820.379

Ability to resist of high temperature impacts during fire is not based exclusively on ignitability of building materials. At the present time, fire resistance is declared mainly through fire tests, but numerical procedures for the determination of fire resistance also represent an effective alternative in this field. Using calculation methods for the determination of ceiling structure fire resistance on the basis of timber is subject of the submitted paper. The main objective of this paper is to demonstrate the fact that timber, or products from it, are building materials capable to resist impacts of fully developed fire for the period of more than 60 minutes in spite of their flammability. Applicability of these results in selected countries of Europe can be seen from the list of requirements.