Akizuki, M., Hasemi, Y., Yasui, N., Kinoshita, K., Yammamoto, K., Yoshida, M., Tamura, Y. and Takeda, M., 2001. Fire Safety Studies In The Restoration Of A Historic Wooden Townhouse In Kyoto - Fire Safety Experiments On Japanese Traditional Wood-Based Constructions. AOFST 5
ABSTRACT
Until recently, sufficient research was not conducted on the fire performance of the traditional construction method utilizing soil walls. In this paper, fire performance of a traditional soil wall is examined by loaded fire resistance tests. Fire performance of traditional surface treatment of wood-based material is also studied through heat release measurements. The test results suggest high feasibility of traditional timber frame reinforced soil wall construction to urban buildings. This indicates an encouraging prospect for the rational fire safety assessment of historic buildings and further development of fire-safe traditional constructions for the restoration of historic buildings.
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