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This chapter presents the detailed description of the main timber species applicable in construction industry. Numerous statistical data related to the fire cases in the twenty-first century are discussed (basically in Russia). These data emphasize that the timber and timber products are the main reason for most of the fire cases in timber buildings and structures. The original approach for understanding the fire behavior of timber of different species has been developed: the intensity of fire is a complex function of several interrelated parameters such as chemical structure, physical morphology, technical properties, age of timber constructions, and intensity of external heat flow.
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Aseeva, R., Serkov, B., Sivenkov, A. (2014). Introduction. In: Fire Behavior and Fire Protection in Timber Buildings. Springer Series in Wood Science. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7460-5_1
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