Help make sure you are current and compliant with the latest criteria for building structural fire engineering with NFPA 557, 2020 edition.
Having a clear understanding of how to calculate the fire load in a building is a needed element when considering structural performance under thermal exposure. NFPA 557, Standard for Determination of Fire Loads for Use in Structural Fire Protection Design provides a methodology for deciding the fire load and fire load density to be used as the basis for the evaluation and design of the structural fire performance of a building.
Developed to address the need for guidance and standardization in the area of structural fire engineering, NFPA 557 covers:
- Design fundamentals
- Development of fire loads
- Occupancy-based fire load density
- Survey method-based fire load density
- Documentation, inspection, and maintenance
The 2020 edition provides the most recent and relevant provisions that are essential for evaluating the structural fire performance of buildings.
The revised NFPA 557 offers state-of-the-art information essential to building designers and engineers.
Changes to this edition include:
- Updated language for defining limited-combustible materials
- Added guidance on fire losses in warehouses
- Reorganized heat of combustion values
- Amended reference documents
Safeguard buildings and occupants using the risk frameworks outlined in NFPA 557, Standard for Determination of Fire Loads for Use in Structural Fire Protection Design. Place an order for your copy of the 2020 edition.
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