Wood building properties & Fire Tests of Mass Timber elements
Fire in people's consciousness is one of the main reasons why we currently live in concrete, brick, metal and other material buildings.
Wood really burns very well and we know from history that when a fire broke out in one building, the whole city often burned down.
Let's look at the main trends in the construction of wooden buildings and modern possibilities to reduce the impact of fire in wooden construction. Let's compare the possibilities of wood, metal and reinforced concrete structures to survive a fire and talk about "why wood burns so badly these days"?
