Download PDFOpen PDF in browserRevaluation of historical buildings with timber-concrete composite in compliance with fire resistance demandsEasyChair Preprint 1218 pages•Date: May 9, 2018AbstractThe requirements concerning the guarantee of sufficient fire resistance of structures have significantly changed with time. Hence, when revaluating or reconstructing existing older or even historical buildings a decision about necessary measures for ensuring the demanded fire resistance is needed. Timber-concrete composite is a proven technology for reconstruction and strengthening of existing timber beam ceilings. Timber-concrete composite floors have a high load-bearing capacity and very advantageous building-physical properties like fire resistance and sound insulation. A further essential benefit is the circumstance that the bottom side of the timber beam floors may be unchanged in the reconstruction process. This fact very often is a basic demand for reconstruction of historical buildings. The paper analyses the recent fire protection regulations for reconstruction of historical buildings. It is verified that timber-concrete composite is a profitable solution for improvement of fire protection of existing buildings. Keyphrases: Historical buildings, Timber-concrete composite, fire protection
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