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Several fires involving ETIC (external thermal insulation composite) systems with polystyrene foam insulation in Germany led to an extensive discussion about fire safety of such systems. A collection initiated by the Frankfurt fire service of façade fires which include polystyrene insulation foam shows that especially fires which started in front of the buildings led to more severe fires of the façade than fires that started inside the buildings. In several fires the ignition source were burning waste containers. Three large scale tests which were initiated by German building ministries showed weaknesses of the existing systems when challenged by a bigger fire source in front of the façade. Since then measures have been introduced to enhance these systems and an additional test with a 200 kg wood crib in front of a large test rig has been used for approval of ETICS. However, the recently introduced German draft standard DIN E 4102-20 does not take these changes into account although real cases and the large scale tests showed that fire scenarios with a bigger ignition source as a waste container are not covered by the DIN E 4102-20. Numerical investigations show that regarding the heat flux to the area above the opening (e.g. a window) also only a fraction of real fires is covered. Additionally damaged systems have been investigated using the Single Burning Item (SBI) test with higher heat release rates of the burner. The damage significantly influenced the fire development of the specimen. Collapse of a damaged coating of an ETIC system occurred during the test and had a sudden fire growth as a result as the whole specimen was suddenly on fire. Several effects which could be seen in the intermediate scale tests correspond to observations which were made in the real cases. In Germany insulation of existing buildings is often enhanced with application of ETICS. In most cases the buildings are in use at the time when the construction takes place. At several stages of the construction process large amounts of unprotected polystyrene are stored in immediate proximity of the building and unprotected polystyrene can be in place on the façade for several weeks. As a consequence of the investigations challenges and possible measures to enhance fire safety of ETIC systems are discussed.
Fire safety of facades
(2016)
Fire safety of façades is a complex topic regarding the different façades systems which differ in build and as well in possible fire safety measures. A great variation of materials is used in façade systems which also have a wide spread variation of reaction-to-fire behaviour. As building regulations are national legislations the implementation of fire safety of façade systems in building regulations differs significantly in different countries. Therefore the testing and classification of façade systems differs as well hugely. Approaches to regulate the material only are as well in use as to concentrate mainly on large scale testing and several approaches in between. It was not possible yet to find a harmonized test for façades in Europe. However, in many countries severe fires with combustible façade systems brought the challenges of fire safety of façades to a greater awareness. An overview over different large scale test and implementation in building regulations shows the differences. Challenges in fire safety of façades regarding the testing, the weathering, aging and damage of the systems and the impact on fire safety are discussed.
The self-ignition of coal dust deposits and its subsequent smoldering combustion pose a high fire hazard to oxy-fuel power systems which burn fuels using pure oxygen for the sake of carbon capture and storage. The increasing risk of explosion in the gas-phase and self-ignition in the solid-phase for an oxygen enhanced combustion environment has not been well studied yet. In this work, the heterogeneous reactions of a bituminous coal dust are investigated by using a novel hot-basket apparatus with an emphasis on the roles of O2 and diluent gas in chemisorption and smoldering. Experiments show that increasing O2 mole fraction accelerates both self-ignition and the following smoldering combustion. On the other hand, the presence of CO2 increases the ignition temperature and reduces the maximum smoldering temperature. However, the promotion in the fire and explosion risk by elevating O2 mole fraction is substantially stronger than the retardation effected by presence of CO2. The emission-gas measurements show that the CO to CO2 ratio increases significantly after self-ignition, and CH4 counts for 1 % to 8 % of the total carbon emission. This research may help improve the understanding of heterogeneous coal combustion and the fire safety in oxy-fuel power systems.
Deckensysteme aus Spannbeton-Hohlplatten (engl.: Hollow Core Slabs, HC-Platten) werden im Hochbau insbesondere aus wirtschaftlichen Gründen eingesetzt. Vorteile gegenüber Massivdecken in Ortbetonweise ergeben sich insbesondere aus dem hohen Vorfertigungsgrad, geringem Eigengewicht und der Möglichkeit großer Spannweiten bei relativ niedrigen Querschnitten. Bei einem 2007 aufgetretenen Brandereignis in einem Parkhaus in Rotterdam kam es infolge Horizontalrissbildung in den Plattenstegen zu einer teilweisen Ablösung des unteren Plattenspiegels. Dies hatte eine europaweite Diskussion zur brandschutztechnischen Bewertung dieser Bauart zur Folge. Mittlerweile liegen gutachterliche Stellungnahmen, Literaturauswertungen und auch jüngere Forschungsarbeiten zum Feuerwiderstand von Konstruktionen aus Spannbeton-Hohlplatten vor. In den Untersuchungen wurde unter anderem das Tragverhalten von HC-Platten bei starrer Auflagerung, insbesondere hinsichtlich der Querkrafttragfähigkeit, untersucht.
Ein bei der Prüfung und Bewertung von Spannbeton-Hohlplatten bisher kaum beachteter Aspekt ist die im Brandfall auftretende Behinderung der Querdehnung infolge umgebender Bauteile oder Tragwerksteile. Im Bauwerk kann für HC-Platten eine Querdehnungsbehinderung im Brandfall auftreten, wenn eine steife Begrenzung des brandbeanspruchten Deckenbereiches vorliegt, z.B. durch Treppenhauskerne oder auch durch umgebende Decken-felder bei lokaler Brandbeanspruchung. Ferner legten Versuchsergebnisse nahe, dass eine Aufbetonschicht die Zwängungen in der HC-Platte verstärkt. Die Problematik der Querdehnungsbehinderung im Brandfall wurde auch in Gremien der Bauaufsicht sowie im zuständigen Sachverständigenausschuss des Deutschen Instituts für Bautechnik (SVA 463 Tragwerksbemessung für Brandeinwirkung) erörtert. Dabei wurde anhand vorgelegter Studien und numerischer Voruntersuchungen deutlich, dass die Bildung von Horizontalrissen in den Plattenstegen auch bei HC-Platten ohne Aufbeton auftreten kann.
Um den Einfluss der Querdehnungsbehinderung zu klären wurden an der BAM entsprechende experimentelle und numerische Untersuchungen an Decken-feldern aus Spannbeton-Hohlplatten mit unterschiedlichem Grad der seitlichen Zwängung durchgeführt. Im Beitrag werden die im Realmaßstab durch-geführten Brandversuche beschrieben und deren Ergebnisse und daraus abgeleiteten Erkenntnisse vorgestellt.