- Author
- Szitanyine-Siklosi, M.
- Title
- Observations Regarding Resistance to Fire of Building Construction Pieces.
- Coporate
- Research Institute for Fire Protection, Budapest, Hungary
- Book or Conf
- Gepipari Tudomanyos Egyesulet. International Symposium on Fire Protection of Buildings, 3rd. May 10-12, 1990, Eger, Hungary, Banky, T.; Kovacs, B. D., Editors, 89-99 p., 1990
- Keywords
- fire protection | building construction | wood | building materials | wooden structures | fire retardant treatments | fire resistance testing | time | timber | load bearing elements | temperature effects | flameproofing | temperature | shear strength
- Abstract
- The application of wood as building material might be considered equal in age with the human race. For a long time wooden constructions were made without static calculation only based on empirical dimensions. As a result of this, the wooden constructions, practically in most instances, were oversized. The forest stand made for centuries possible this kind of wasting. In line with the reduction of the quantity of wood available, new materials appeared and the wood - as building material - lost its importance.