Fire resistance

Department for Communities and Local Government, (2019) Fire resistance. In: Approved Document B: Fire Safety - Volume 1: Dwellings. 2019 ed. Appendix B: Performance of materials, products and structures, 1 (B19). RIBA Publishing Publication, London, 123 - 123. ISBN 9781859469156

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Abstract

Common to all of the provisions of Part B of the Building Regulations is the property of fire
resistance. Fire resistance is a measure of one or more of the following.
a. Resistance to collapse (loadbearing capacity), which applies to loadbearing elements only,
denoted R in the European classification of the resistance to fire performance.
b. Resistance to fire penetration (integrity), denoted E in the European classification of the
resistance to fire performance.
c. Resistance to the transfer of excessive heat (insulation), denoted I in the European
classification of the resistance to fire performance.

Item Type: Book Section
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Uncontrolled Keywords: common parts, building regulations uk part l, fire resistance, fire resisting (Fire resistance), capacity
Subjects: Appendix B: Performance of materials, products and structures
Appendix B: Performance of materials, products and structures
Building standards
Depositing User: admin
Date Deposited: 13 Jul 2020 06:21
Last Modified: 29 Sep 2022 21:01
URI: https://buildvoc.co.uk/id/eprint/1083

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