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Foreword

Preface 00001

Stéphanie Vallerent and Lars Boström

Published online: 29 November 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20130900001

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Standardization and Regulation

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A new approach to the Danish guidelines for fire protection of combustible insulation 01001

Anders Dragsted and Anders Bach Vestergaard

Published online: 29 November 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20130901001

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A risk-informed appraisal of prescriptive building separation regulations in Switzerland 01002

Jakob Studhalter

Published online: 29 November 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20130901002

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Comparative analysis of façade regulations in the Nordic countries 01003

Michael Strömgren, Joakim Albrektsson, Anders Johansson and Erik Almgren

Published online: 29 November 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20130901003

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Fire safety of wooden balconies, facades and eaves 01004

Esko Mikkola

Published online: 29 November 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20130901004

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The Italian National Guidelines for the fire safety of facades 01005

Mazziotti Lamberto and Piergiacomo Cancelliere

Published online: 29 November 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20130901005

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Test and Assessment Methods

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Fire resistance without fire resistant glazing 02001

Johan Koudijs and Csilla Csoke

Published online: 29 November 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20130902001

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Fire spread modes and performance of fire stops in vented façade constructions – overview and standardization of test methods 02002

Geir Jensen

Published online: 29 November 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20130902002

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Façade fire tests – measurements and modeling 02003

Johan Anderson and Robert Jansson

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20130902003

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Experimental study of the fire performance of wooden facades 02004

Martin Teibinger, Irmgard Matzinger and Peter Schober

Published online: 29 November 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20130902004

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Fire hazards of exterior wall assemblies containing combustible components 02005

Nathan White, Michael Delichatsios, Marty Ahrens and Amanda Kimball

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20130902005

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Calculation of radiant heat flux from compartment fires in various ventilation conditions 02006

Devin Glennie and George Hadjisophocleous

Published online: 29 November 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20130902006

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Fire Safety in timber-based element façade-systems 02007

Stefan Loebus, Norman Werther and Stefan Winter

Published online: 29 November 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20130902007

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Fire safety of etics with EPS material properties and relevance for fire safety during transport, construction and under end use conditions in external thermal insulation component systems 02008

Edith Antonatus

Published online: 29 November 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20130902008

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Fire resistance tests of large glazed aluminium curtain wall test specimens – results comparison 02009

Bartłomiej Sȩdłak, Jacek Kinowski and Andrzej Borowy

Published online: 29 November 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20130902009

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Mechanism of fire spread on facades and the new Technical Report of EOTA “Large-scale fire performance testing of external wall cladding systems” 02010

Ingolf Kotthoff and Jan Riemesch-Speer

Published online: 29 November 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20130902010

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Performance of different fire retardant products applied on Norway spruce tested in a Cone calorimeter 02011

Josef Kögl, Paul Hartmann and Wilfried Beikircher

Published online: 29 November 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20130902011

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Semi-natural test methods to evaluate fire safety of wall claddings 02012

Miroslav Smolka, Birgitte Messerschmidt, John Scott and Bruce le Madec

Published online: 29 November 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20130902012

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Fire Safety Engineering

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Effects of side walls on facade flame entrainment and flame height from opening in compartment fires 03001

L.H. Hu, K.H. Lu, F. Tang, M. Delichatsios and L.H. He

Published online: 29 November 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20130903001

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Computer-simulation study on fire behaviour in the ventilated cavity of ventilated façade systems 03002

María P. Giraldo, Ana Lacasta, Jaume Avellaneda and Camila Burgos

Published online: 29 November 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20130903002

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Comparative assessment of CFD Tools and the Eurocode Methodology in describing Externally Venting Flames 03003

Eleni K. Asimakopoulou, Dionysios I. Kolaitis and Maria A. Founti

Published online: 29 November 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20130903003

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Contribution to the study by numerical simulation of a fire plume coming out through a window on façade “Application to the comprehension of the wind influence on an eventually stack effect” 03004

Bernardo Martinez R.

Published online: 29 November 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20130903004

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Experimental study and advanced CFD simulation of fire safety performance of building external wall insulation system 03005

Zhenghua Yan, Chenggang Zhao, Yan Liu, Xiaobing Deng, Xubin Ceng, Songlin Liu, Bin Lan, Richard Nilsson and Sebastian Jeansson

Published online: 29 November 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20130903005

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Façade fires in Swedish school buildings 03006

Nils Johansson, Patrick van Hees, Margaret Simonson McNamee, Michael Strömgren and Robert Jansson

Published online: 29 November 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20130903006

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A qualitative investigation on double-skin façade fires 03007

C.L. Chow

Published online: 29 November 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20130903007

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Experimental investigation of flame impingement on vertical and inclined glazing facades 03008

Michael Quinn, Ali Nadjai, Faris Ali and Dimitri Bakirtzis

Published online: 29 November 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20130903008

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Experimental and numerical study of fire spread upon double-skin glass facades 03009

Lei Peng, Zhaopeng Ni and Xin Huang

Published online: 29 November 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20130903009

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Facade fire – fire safety engineering methodology 03010

Franck Didieux

Published online: 29 November 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20130903010

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Facade Systems

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Experimental study on fire propagation over combustible exterior facades in Japan 04001

Yuhei Nishio, Hideki Yoshioka, Takafumi Noguchi, Tatsuo Ando and Masamichi Tamura

Published online: 29 November 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20130904001

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Fire safety of EPS insulated facades in residential multi-storey buildings 04002

Esko Mikkola, Tuula Hakkarainen and Anna Matala

Published online: 29 November 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20130904002

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Experimental study of fire barriers preventing vertical fire spread in ETISs 04003

Huang Xin, Ni Zhaopeng, Peng Lei and Zhuo Ping

Published online: 29 November 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20130904003

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Case Studies

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Fire hazard analysis of façade systems in reconstructing buildings 05001

Giletich Anatoly Nikolaevich, Kosachev Andrey Arcad'yevich and Kosachev Andrey Andreevich

Published online: 29 November 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20130905001

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Fire resistance of “high-tech plastics” - Results of a test series about the fire resistance of glass-fibre reinforced polyester composite (FRP) 05002

Johan Koudijs, Jhon de Wild and Jack Smit

Published online: 29 November 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20130905002

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EPS insulated façade fires from a fire and rescue perspective 05003

M. Kumm, J. Söderström and A. Lönnermark

Published online: 29 November 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20130905003

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Study on prevention of spread of vertical fire along finishing materials for external wall of high-rise buildings 05004

Yong Ho Yoo, Seung Un Chae, Heung Youl Kim and Woon Hyung Kim

Published online: 29 November 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20130905004

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Products and Material

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Fire performance of multi-storey wooden facades 06001

Birgit A.-L. Östman and Lazaros D. Tsantaridis

Published online: 29 November 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20130906001

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Gypsum plasterboards enhanced with phase change materials: A fire safety assessment using experimental and computational techniques 06002

Dionysios I. Kolaitis, Eleni K. Asimakopoulou and Maria A. Founti

Published online: 29 November 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20130906002

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Fire tests of PUR insulation with different fire protecting claddings 06003

Anders Dragsted and Anders Bach Vestergaard

Published online: 29 November 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20130906003

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Artificial and natural weathering of fire proofed wood cladding 06004

Christophe Belloncle, Mark Irle and Jean-Baptiste Aurel

Published online: 29 November 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20130906004

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