Fire Resistant Roof Glazing Design

A large, mostly transparent roof had to be built over the bus station at Amsterdam Central station (Figs. 1 and 2). Due to several tunnel disasters, the fire brigade required that if two buses with full fuel tanks were to ignite simultaneously, no glass should fall into the area below during the fir...

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Published in:Structural engineering international : journal of the International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE) 2006-05, Vol.16 (2), p.156-160
Main Authors: Vakar, Laszlo, Kool, Eric, van Wolfswinkel, Jan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Building technical equipments
Buildings
Buildings. Public works
Detection. Firefighting. Smoke control. Evacuation
Exact sciences and technology
External envelopes
Fire protection
Roof
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Summary:A large, mostly transparent roof had to be built over the bus station at Amsterdam Central station (Figs. 1 and 2). Due to several tunnel disasters, the fire brigade required that if two buses with full fuel tanks were to ignite simultaneously, no glass should fall into the area below during the first 30 minutes of the ensuing fire. This new requirement had to be met without a significant increase in cost and a special glass system had to be developed. Following a theoretical study of glass subjected to fire, specific design criteria were established. Fire tests then demonstrated the ability of the design method of glass to meet the requirements without a significant increase in cost.
ISSN:1016-8664
1683-0350
DOI:10.2749/101686606777962503