charges immobilières
English translation: dead load
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| 4 | (interior) finishes |
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| 2 -1 | dead load |
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peer agreement (net): -1dead load Explanation: If you accept the first as being "live"... Example sentence(s):
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(interior) finishes Explanation: "charges mobilières" being "furnishings". Combustible INTERIOR FINISHES, which include the exposed ceiling, wall, and floor linings in buildings, are large continuous surfaces over which fires can spread. 1 These finishes, along with combustible FURNISHINGS AND CONTENTS provide the fuels that can permit the development of enclosure fires, in many cases, to flashover conditions. http://www.fpemag.com/archives/article.asp?issue_id=19&i=79 COMBUSTIBLE INTERIOR FINISH and COMBUSTIBLE FURNISHINGS have also caused the rapid ... Estimates of fire loading can determine the severity of a fire. ... books.google.com/books?isbn=0877653453..., Discuss COMBUSTIBLE FURNISHINGS AND FINISHES. a) Identified as major factors in loss of lives ... construction materials, and fire loading can contribute ... www.rescuenc.com/.../Firefighter II Study Guides/Building C... As written, of course, "charges immobilières" includes any combustile structural elements such as timber posts and beams. Under English-language analysis it is likely they constitute a special case examined separately. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2008-09-04 22:26:43 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- A reasonable estimate of the structural fire loading for conventional wood-frame construction is 7'/2 to 10 lb/ft2. For heavy-timber construction, ... books.google.com/books?isbn=0071432183... Heavy structural fire loading of a heavy timber constructed building (a mill) can create a radiated heat problem that can spread fire across a street. ... books.google.com/books?isbn=0878149023... Isn't it amazing how much literature is becoming available via Google books! -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 3 hrs (2008-09-04 23:12:59 GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- OK, dead loads ARE taken into account in fire analysis, but only in the sense of the weight they might bear on a structural component weakened (or not) by fire. You could have a massive timber column in the middle of a floor. By virtue of its weight it WOULD constitute a "dead load" on the floor and the rest of the structure below. But when set afire, it would constitute a "structural fire load". When burnt to ashes it would no longer be a structural fire load and would be a much reduced dead load (though since it would no longer be an effective structural member, it would effectively have ceased to be a dead load. Similarly, the combustible part of a Steinway grand would be a "furnishing load" in the sense of fire load, and the whole piano, including iron frame, pedals, strings, would be a "live load" in structural terms. |
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