Swiss Structural Timber Construction - Fundamentals of Fire Safety Regulations : A Research on Public Wooden Buildings in Switzerland in Course of the European Public Wood Project
Schüdde, Yannick (2019)
2019
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This Bachelor’s thesis was part of the European Public Wood Project. This project aims to achieve a trans-disciplinary and trans-national course for higher education institutions (HEI) on public wood buildings. The purpose of the thesis was to briefly introduce wood as a building material, conduct research on the Swiss fire safety standards, and facilitate the implementation of a trans-national course by comparing the obtained data to other European standards.
The main subject of the research was the Swiss fire safety regulation VKF 2015. The VKF 2015 was thoroughly analyzed and compared to the Finish Decree on Fire Safety in the thesis. Furthermore, the national annexes of the Eurocode 5 Part 1-2 from Switzerland and Finland were compared.
The results of the thesis show that the Swiss fire regulations formulate the requirements for the fire resistance of the building elements independent of the material. Timber structures can, therefore, be constructed in all building, and utilization categories as long as the fire safety requirements are met. These requirements and their practical implementation in building elements are given in this thesis. The comparison of the national regulations and the national annexes presented fundamental similarities as well as differences due to national conditions. Those differences complicate the implementation of a course that is similar in every country.
It was proposed to approach this problem by creating a course based on the structure of the Eurocodes, including a section where certain parameters are left open for national choice. The course could, therefore, be implemented by the individual HEIs according to the national conditions
The main subject of the research was the Swiss fire safety regulation VKF 2015. The VKF 2015 was thoroughly analyzed and compared to the Finish Decree on Fire Safety in the thesis. Furthermore, the national annexes of the Eurocode 5 Part 1-2 from Switzerland and Finland were compared.
The results of the thesis show that the Swiss fire regulations formulate the requirements for the fire resistance of the building elements independent of the material. Timber structures can, therefore, be constructed in all building, and utilization categories as long as the fire safety requirements are met. These requirements and their practical implementation in building elements are given in this thesis. The comparison of the national regulations and the national annexes presented fundamental similarities as well as differences due to national conditions. Those differences complicate the implementation of a course that is similar in every country.
It was proposed to approach this problem by creating a course based on the structure of the Eurocodes, including a section where certain parameters are left open for national choice. The course could, therefore, be implemented by the individual HEIs according to the national conditions