Handbook of Building Materials for Fire Protection

Handbook of Building Materials for Fire Protection PDF Author: Charles A. Harper
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN: 0071433309
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 562

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Book Description
The first handbook devoted to the coverage of materials in the field of fire engineering. Fire Protection Building Materials Handbook walks you through the challenging maze of choosing form the hundreds of commercially available materials used in buildings today and tells you which burn and /or are weakened during exposure to fire. It is the burning characteristics of materials, which usually allow fires to begin and propagate, and the degradation of materials that cause the most damage. Providing expert guidance every step of the way, Fire Protection Building Materials Handbook helps the architect, designers and fire protection engineers to design and maintain safer buildings while complying with international codes.