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In Fire Safety of Wood Construction, you'll learn ...
- Code provisions pertaining to fire safety of building materials
- Fire behavior and fire performance characteristics of wood products
- Fire-retardant treatments that can be used to reduce the combustibility of wood
Overview
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Credit: 2 PDH
Length: 32 pages
Fire safety is an important concern in all types of construction. The high level of national concern for fire safety is reflected in limitations and design requirements in building codes. This course is intended to provide the student with an understanding of the fire safety concerns of wood when it is used in the design and fabrication of buildings and other structures.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Describe fire safety design code requirements.
- Classify the five types of building construction based on materials and required fire-resistance ratings.
- Identify methods for reducing exterior fire exposure for buildings in wildfire-prone areas.
- Explain how wood products are tested and classified according to a flame spread index.
- Describe test methods for pre-flashover fire growth.
- Explain the two accepted procedures for calculating the fire ratings of exposed wood members.
- Identify the characteristics used to quantify the burning behavior of wood.
- Explain how charring of the cross-section affects the load-carrying capacity of a structural wood member.
- Describe the types of fire-retardant wood treatments and how they improve fire performance.
Certificate of Completion
You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a multiple-choice quiz consisting of 10 questions. PDH credits are not awarded until the course is completed and quiz is passed.
| This course is applicable to professional engineers in: | ||
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Preview a portion of this course before purchasing it.
Credit: 2 PDH
Length: 32 pages
