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13. Conclusion
The role of an engineer is to synthesize factors of diverse and sometimes contradictory origins, combining the quantifiable with the human, and integrating long-term objectives: urban planning, programming, technical and legal constraints. The life of a building is largely conditioned by the choices made from the outset.
Among the many parameters that the engineer must harmonize and weigh up, fire safety occupies an important place. The aim of this report is to provide the information needed to raise the designer's awareness and help him or her choose, from among several possible options, the one that best ensures the required level of safety.
An analysis of the statistics provided by the French Ministry of the Interior highlights the risk of fire in sleeping quarters. As well as night-time periods, during which fire outbreaks are frequent....
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Glossary
Bibliography
Software tools
CISIA June 2000 The Bayesian (version for Windows Vista).
Websites
Cerib laboratory – Concrete research
CSTB – Centre Scientifique et Technique du Bâtiment
CTICM – Centre technique industriel de la construction métallique
Events
Batimat Reed Expositions – International construction show, held every two years in Paris (odd-numbered years).
Standards and norms
- Installations de branchement à basse tension. - NF C 14-100 - 09-1998
- Installations électriques à basse tension. - NF C 15-100 - 12-2002
- Degrés de protection procurés par les enveloppes (code IP) (équivalente à NF EN 60529 de juin 2000). - NF C 20-010 - 10-1992
- Fabrication de portes en bois. - NF P 23-501 et 502 -
- Colonnes sèches. - NF S 61-750 - 07-1973
- Fire safety systems (SSI)...
Regulations
The main general texts in force governing safety in residential buildings are as follows.
Town Planning Code
Art. L. 421-3: "Building permits may only be granted... if the applicant undertakes to comply with the general building regulations defined in article L. 111-3."
Art. L. 111-3: sets out "the general construction rules and maintenance measures...
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New dimensions for stretcher passage on stairs
The minimum dimensions of staircases in residential buildings must comply with the requirements set out in article R. 111.5 of the French Construction and Housing Code, bearing in mind that the dimensions of a stretcher are standardized (NF EN 1865),...
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