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Safety of Structures
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Fire Engineering
The Fire Engineering division examines questions relating to structurally engineered fire protection, focusing on the fireproofing of structures. In the course of our research, new engineering techniques and suitable testing and evaluation methods are developed to maintain and improve the general fire safety standard.
As an approved testing, monitoring and certification institute in accordance with the State Construction Regulations, and as a Notified Body under the EU Construction Products Regulation, we have the expertise to assist businesses and institutions in the evaluation of both new and existing developments. In addition to large-scale testing apparatus, we also use smaller testing furnaces and numerical methods to study fire resistance and determine material properties at high temperatures.
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Fields of expertise
- Large-scale testing apparatus for fire tests at 1:1 scale
- Testing, monitoring and certification institute in accordance with the State Construction Regulations
- Notified Body under EU Construction Products Regulation
- Determination of building fire resistance
- Numerical simulation of fire-damaged structures
- Evaluation of products designed to improve fire resistance
- Cooperation in national and international committees (ISO, CEN, DIN, RILEM, EGOLF, ABM, DIBt-SVA)
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Main activities
- Development of methods to determine fire resistance
- Supporting and roof structures
- Steel, reinforced concrete and composite supports
- Partition walls
- Fire glazing
- Fire doors
- Special connecting structures
- Reactive fire protection systems
- Structural integrity under high temperatures
- Thermographic studies
- High-temperature properties of construction materials
- Containment systems for dangerous goods (supporting role)
- Transportation and storage containers for radioactive substances (supporting role)
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Range of services/technical equipment
- Furnace for testing wall structures
- Furnace for testing structural supports (6.3 MN axial load, specified fixing moments and rigidity)
- Furnace for testing roof structures (4x1 MN vertical load)
- Small-scale testing furnace in accordance with DIN 4102-8
- 1m³ testing furnace (hydrocarbon fire curve)
- Furnace for tension members
- Furnace for tunnel linings (4x1 MN vertical load, 8 MN horizontal load, tunnel fire curves up to 1400 °C)
- Thermomechanical testing station (1.5 MN axial load, max. 750 °C)
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Publications of the division
