AIJ Journal of Technology and Design
Online ISSN : 1881-8188
Print ISSN : 1341-9463
ISSN-L : 1341-9463
LOADED FIRE RESISTANCE TESTS ON TIMBER-FRAME SOIL WALL CONSTRUCTION FOR TRADITIONAL TOWN HOUSE(Fire Safety)
Noboru YASUIYuji HASEMIAtsushi UMAYAHARASuguru OHNISHIMotohide KAMIJIMAMariko SHIMIZUKyosuke HIYAMATadanori KIMURAYoshihide TAMURAAkihiko HOKUGOToshimitsu HATAMasatomo YOSHIDAKoichi YAMAMOTO
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2003 Volume 9 Issue 18 Pages 139-142

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Loaded fire resistance tests are conducted on five different 1-story tall speciments of Japanese traditional timber frame soil wall construction commonly used for historic townhouses in Kyoto. The test result show good prospect for single-side plastered soil wall commonly used for party walls to be rated as Fire Protective Construction by reasonable improvement and effectiveness of the cedar panel covering on the external wall surface for the improvement of the fire endurance.
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© 2003 Architectural Institute of Japan
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