Fire codes and timber structures in Australia

Leicester, R. H. (1995) Fire codes and timber structures in Australia. [Proceedings Paper]

This paper describes the technology and research used to develop fire code requirements for timber structures in Australia. AS 1720.4, the Standards Australia code for the design of large timber sections, is based on the concept of sacrificial charring and the protection of connectors. With respect to light-framed timber structures, the Building Code of Australia is particularly interesting because some of the traditional insistence on the use of non-combustible material for the fire separation elements in multi-residential, multi-storey construction has recently been dropped on the basis of data produced from a risk-assessment study; this is probably the first time that a performance criterion of this type has been successfully used for building code development. Current developments of interest include work on computational procedures for predicting the fire performance of timber-framed wall and floor assemblies.

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This paper describes the technology and research used to develop fire code requirements for timber structures in Australia. AS 1720.4, the Standards Australia code for the design of large timber sections, is based on the concept of sacrificial charring and the protection of connectors. With respect to light-framed timber structures, the Building Code of Australia is particularly interesting because some of the traditional insistence on the use of non-combustible material for the fire separation elements in multi-residential, multi-storey construction has recently been dropped on the basis of data produced from a risk-assessment study; this is probably the first time that a performance criterion of this type has been successfully used for building code development. Current developments of interest include work on computational procedures for predicting the fire performance of timber-framed wall and floor assemblies.

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Item Type:	Proceedings Paper
Additional Information:	Available at Perpustakaan Sultan Abdul Samad, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia. TH1073 N277 1995 Call Number
AGROVOC Term:	wood
AGROVOC Term:	fire control
AGROVOC Term:	building construction
AGROVOC Term:	concrete structures
AGROVOC Term:	structural engineering
AGROVOC Term:	fire resistance
AGROVOC Term:	engineers
AGROVOC Term:	building industry
AGROVOC Term:	structural timber
AGROVOC Term:	timber structure
Geographical Term:	Australia
Depositing User:	Nor Hasnita Abdul Samat
Date Deposited:	02 Nov 2025 04:21
Last Modified:	10 Nov 2025 01:11
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/1177

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