<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> In this paper, we address the historical comparison methods with current methods for the assessment of flammability characteristics for materials an especially for wood, wood components and wooden buildings. Nowadays in European Union brings harmonization in evaluated of standards into each European country and try to make one concept of evaluated the flammability properties. In each European country to the one standard level which will be used by evaluation of materials regarding flammability. In our article we focused mainly on improving the evaluation methods in terms of flammability characteristics of using materials at building industry. In the article we present examples of different assessment methods at their own test methods in terms of fire prevention. On the base of old compared of materials by STN, BS and DIN methods for testing materials on fire and new methods of evaluating the flammability properties regarding EU standards before and after starting the flash over.</p></abstract>

In this paper, we address the historical comparison methods with current methods for the assessment of flammability characteristics for materials an especially for wood, wood components and wooden buildings. Nowadays in European Union brings harmonization in evaluated of standards into each European country and try to make one concept of evaluated the flammability properties. In each European country to the one standard level which will be used by evaluation of materials regarding flammability. In our article we focused mainly on improving the evaluation methods in terms of flammability characteristics of using materials at building industry. In the article we present examples of different assessment methods at their own test methods in terms of fire prevention. On the base of old compared of materials by STN, BS and DIN methods for testing materials on fire and new methods of evaluating the flammability properties regarding EU standards before and after starting the flash over.

The Evaluation of Flammability Properties Regarding Testing Methods

Department of Fire Engineering, Faculty of Security Engineering, University of Žilina, 1. Mája 32, 010 26 Žilina

Civil and Environmental Engineering

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In this paper, we address the historical comparison methods with current methods for the assessment of flammability characteristics for materials an especially...

The Evaluation of Flammability Properties Regarding Testing Methods

Publié en ligne: 12 déc. 2015

Pages: 142 - 146

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/cee-2015-0018

Mots clés
Fire, Evaluation criteria, Fire-fighting properties, Testing methods, Flammability

© 2015

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

The Evaluation of Flammability Properties Regarding Testing Methods

Publié en ligne: 12 déc. 2015

Pages: 142 - 146

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/cee-2015-0018

Mots clésFire, Evaluation criteria, Fire-fighting properties, Testing methods, Flammability

© 2015

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Mots clés
Fire, Evaluation criteria, Fire-fighting properties, Testing methods, Flammability