Fire Safe Use of Wood in Buildings: Global Design Guide

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Andrew Buchanan (PTL Structural Consultants, New Zealand) Birgit Östman (Linnaeus University, Sweden)

Fire Safe Use of Wood in Buildings

Global Design Guide

Andrew Buchanan (PTL Structural Consultants, New Zealand), Birgit Östman (Linnaeus University, Sweden)

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CRC Press
26 August 2024

Civil engineering, surveying & building; Structural engineering; Fire protection & safety

The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons [Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND)] 4.0 license. Funded by Linneaus University.

It provides guidance on the design of timber buildings for fire safety, developed within the global network Fire Safe Use of Wood (FSUW) and with reference to Eurocode 5 and other international codes. It introduces the behaviour of fires in timber buildings and describes strategies for providing safety if unwanted fires occur. It provides guidance on building design to prevent any fires from spreading while maintaining the load-bearing capacity of structural timber elements, connections and compartmentation. Also included is information on the reaction-to-fire of wood products according to different classification systems, as well as active measures of fire protection, and quality of workmanship and inspection as means of fulfilling fire safety objectives.

Presents global guidance on fire safety in timber buildings

Provides a wide perspective, covering the whole field of fire safety design

Uses the latest scientific knowledge, based on recent analytical and experimental research results

Gives practical examples illustrating the importance of good detailing in building design

Fire Safe Use of Wood in Buildings is ideal for all involved in the fire safety of buildings, including architects, engineers, firefighters, educators, regulatory authorities, insurance companies and professionals in the building industry.

Feedback on this design guide is welcomed. A website for comments is available at www.fsuw.com.

Edited by: Andrew Buchanan (PTL Structural Consultants New Zealand), Birgit Östman (Linnaeus University, Sweden)
Imprint: CRC Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 898g
ISBN: 9781032040417
ISBN 10: 1032040416
Pages: 468
Publication Date: 26 August 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Timber structures and wood products 2. Fire safety in timber buildings 3. Fire dynamics 4. Fire safety requirements in different regions 5. Reaction to fire performance 6. Fire separating assemblies 7. Load bearing timber structures 8. Timber connections 9. Prevention of fire spread within structures 10. Active fire protection by sprinklers 11. Performance-based design nd risk assessment 12. Robustness in fire 13. Building execution and control 14. Firefighting considerations for timber buildings

Dr Andy Buchanan is Principal at PTL Structural Consultants, and Emeritus Professor of Timber Design at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand, and is the author of the New Zealand Timber Design Guide and Structural Design for Fire Safety. Dr Birgit Östman is Emeritus in building technology at Linnaeus University, Sweden, has recently won the Bernadotte Royal Award of the Swedish Forestry Association, and the L.J. Markwardt Award for Best paper in Wood and Fiber Science 2018, Forest Products Society, USA