Fire Safe Use of Wood in Buildings - 9781032040394

CRC Press

Fire Safe Use of Wood in BuildingsGlobal Design Guide\nAuthor(s): Andrew Buchanan, Birgit stman\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: CRC Press\nISBN-13: 9781032040394, 978-1032040394\nSynopsis\nThe Open Access version of this book, available at [url] has been made available under a Creative Commons [Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND)] [url] license. Funded by Linneaus University.\n\nIt 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 t]