Fire Behaviour Of Timber-concrete Composite Slabs

The experience of fire spread in old timber houses has resulted in a limitation of the use of timber in multi-storey buildings in the fire regulations of many countries. Timber-concrete composite elements show promise to overcome this handicap thus allowing an extended use of the sustainable building material timber. Results of fire tests on the behaviour of timber-concrete composite slabs are described and compared with design methods for timber in fire. KEYWORDS Timber-concrete composite slabs, fire resistance, burning rate, fire tests, shear connection, design methods for timber in fire, thermal stresses.