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Wood is very predictable under fire. In addition it is a good isolator so the high temperature does not spreed that fast. So it is quite straightforward to engi
by _0w8t 5y ago
Wood is very predictable under fire. In addition it is a good isolator so the high temperature does not spreed that fast. So it is quite straightforward to engineer things to be safe and give enough time for firemen to arrive.
Steel on the other hand not only looses its strength under high temperature, but it also conducts the heat very fast facilitating spread of fire. Accounting for that is non-trivial.
- jpitz 5y agoBy "still" I assume you mean "steel"?
- Jeff_Brown 5y ago> it is quite straightforward to engineer [wooden] things to be safe and give enough time for firemen to arrive. That time depends hugely on where you live.
- ceejayoz 5y agoWell, that's why local building codes exist. Don't build a ten story wood building two hours from the nearest fire station.
- Jeff_Brown 5y agoRight, but I'm thinking more of whether you live in a developed country with decent public services. In huge swaths of the world building with pure wood is asking for a lot of trouble. (Happily (?) it's too expensive in most of those regions to be very popular.)