Research on the cladding systems of the buildings from the perspective of the fire reaction of component materials

Abstract

During a fire in a building, the fire contribution is influenced by the parameters that influence the initial fire condition and, after ignition, the uncontrolled fire evolution. Specialists assess the fire behavior of the building using a set of hypotheses and conditions of the fire scenario. Due to the fact that the initiation and evolution of the fires is different, it is necessary to determine the fire behavior of the constructions and of the materials they are made of, under specified conditions, by exposure to a specified firing ignition source into a precise context. Researchers from NIRD URBAN-INCERC, INCERC Bucharest Branch, have conducted lately several experimental tests on the fire behavior of building façades made of ETICS-type thermal insulation systems. They have determined the mechanisms of initiation and propagation of flame on the building façade under natural ventilation conditions and the behavior of ETICS systems depending of different fire scenarios.

Keywords

• cladding systems
• fire reaction
• building fire
• external fire
• fire materials