This book addresses fire safety of combustible façade systems which has gained much attention in recent times due to several major fire accidents across the world where combustible façade systems had a significant role in enhancing the growth of fire.

Introduction.- Aspects of Design of Façade Systems.- Materials Used and their Properties.- Rationale of Existing Test Methods.- Detailed Case Studies of Full-scale Experiments.- Summary and Future Directions.

This book addresses fire safety of combustible façade systems which has gained much attention in recent times due to several major fire accidents across the world where combustible façade systems had a significant role in enhancing the growth of fire. The Grenfell tower (London) fire is one of the most severe accident in this category. The book covers basic design and functional aspects of commonly used façade systems along with the materials typically used in such systems. Subsequently, it discusses the currently available testing methods at component level, intermediate level, and system level. It also provides detailed case studies of six full-scale real fire façade fire experiments that have been jointly carried out by IIT Gandhinagar and Underwriters Laboratories at the full-scale façade testing facility established at IIT Gandhinagar. The book will enable designers and decision makers to make better assessments regarding fire safety of existing and upcoming façade systems. It also serves as a guide to deciding which testing methods are more appropriate under certain conditions.

Data of key characteristics such as combustion rate, ignition time, smoke production, etc. of constituents of façade systems Seven illustrated case studies of real façade fires from fully instrumented experiments. These will involve photographs, time-temperature graphs, annotated timelines of events and post-fire investigation studies Discussion of findings of the experiments with respect to existing standard testing procedures highlighting their limitations

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