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Timber in Fire

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Timber treatments and finishes: An introduction

Timber can be physically altered and chemically engineered through the application of various treatments and finishes to meet demanding performance requirements. Covers preservation, treatments to improve performance in fire and various finishing treatments.

Checking and specifying fire doors

UK Building Regulations require fire doors to have appropriate test evidence to prove their performance. Describes the tests and BM TRADA's product certification scheme. Looks at what can go wrong in the specification, supply and installation process.

Flame retardant treatments for timber

Describes types of treatment available to upgrade the performance of timber products to Class 0 and Class 1 requirements

Fire Resisting Doorsets

Introduces the concept of fire resisting doorsets and describes the individual components. Also gives a brief summary of the testing process from which the performance rating is derived.

Behaviour of wood in fire

Describes how charring rate varies with density. Explains the terms fire resistance, reaction to fire, surface spread of flame, fire propagation, non-combustibility, limited combustibility

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