- Author
- Pettersson, O.
- Title
- Possibilities of Predicting the Fire Behavior of Structures on the Basis of Data From Standard Fire Resistance Tests.
- Coporate
- Lund Institute of Technology, Sweden
- Report
- Bulletin 20, 1971, 44 p.
- Book or Conf
- Colloque sur les Principes de la Securite au Feu des Structures. CentreScientifique et Technique du Batiment. June 4, 1971, Paris, France, 1971
- Keywords
- structures | fire behavior | fire resistance tests | fire load | compartments | structural engineering
- Abstract
- The different national prescripts and the corresponding ISO Recommendation - R 834, September 1968 - concerning fire resistance tests of elements of building construction have been developed on the basis of the classification requirements, stipulated in the building codes and regulations. The scope of the test method consists of a determination of the fire resistance of an element of building construction, defined as that period of time which extends from the beginning of a fixed heating process to an instant when the element no longer complies with the functional requirements to be fulfilled. The function required then can be (a) a load-bearing function (e.g., a column or a beam), (b) a separating function (e.g., a partition or a non-load-bearing wall), and (c) a load-bearing and separating function (e.g. a load-bearing wall or a floor).