Analysis of the dynamics of the fire hazards spread into the windows of ordinary stairwell in a residential building serving as a fire-safe area
- Authors: Luchkin S.A.1
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- All-Russian Research Institute for Fire Protection (VNIIPO), the Ministry of Russian Federation for Civil Defence, Emergencies and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters (EMERCOM of Russia)
- Issue: Vol 118, No 1 (2025)
- Section: Experience Exchange, Problems and Judgments
- URL: https://journal-vniispk.ru/2411-3778/article/view/316666
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.37657/пб.v118i1.316666
- ID: 316666
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Abstract
Regulatory documents in the field of fire safety provide for the possibility of using standard stairwells in residential buildings as fire-safe areas. However, there are no regulatory requirements regarding the width of the piers between stairwell windows and the windows or balconies of rooms adjacent to the stairwell. Additionally, there are no requirements for the dimensions of stairwell projections relative to the building facade that could restrict the spread of fire along the facade into the stairwell windows. To justify the absence of these requirements, there was conducted an analysis of the dynamics of fire hazards into the windows of ordinary stairwell from the windows and balconies of burning rooms. This analysis was supplemented with results defining time intervals for evacuation and rescue operations by fire departments.
About the authors
Sergey A. Luchkin
All-Russian Research Institute for Fire Protection (VNIIPO), the Ministry of Russian Federation for Civil Defence, Emergencies and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters (EMERCOM of Russia)
Author for correspondence.
Email: luchkin.sergey@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-2313-6309
SPIN-code: 6785-6025
Researcher, Department of Fire Resistance of Building Structures and Engineering Equipment
Russian Federation, VNIIPO district, 12, Balashikha, Moscow region, 143903, RussiaReferences
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