暴露木结构防火设计概述

在设计防火建筑时，大型木构件燃烧缓慢的特性是很早以来就被认识到了的优点。在美国，用木材来建造安全防火的建筑已有一个多世纪的成功历史。本文对在美国如何进行暴露木结构的防火设计进行了概述。

AN OVERVIEW OF FIRE RESISTIVE DESIGN OF EXPOSED TIMBER STRUCTURES

The slow burning characteristics oflarge timber members have long beenrecognized as advantage in designing fire safebuildings. Timber has been successfully used toconstruct fire safe buildings in the United Statesfor over a century. This article gives an overviewof fire resistive design of exposed timber structuresin USA.