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Tabique construction is one of the most used traditional building techniques and it can
be found almost everywhere in Portugal with special incidence in the northeast region. Tabique
construction elements can be described as a timber structure filled on both sides with an earthbased
render. Tabique elements can be found in ancient buildings, from simple construction as
rural dwellings to more urban sophisticated ones. This paper presents a study of the behaviour of
tabique walls, concerning its fire resistance. Therefore, an experimental analysis was performed
using tabique wall panel specimens. Such wall panels were made in pine wood with an earth-based
render finishing. In order to assess the thickness effect of the earth-based render on the fire
resistance of the wall, three specimens with different render thicknesses of 15 mm, 10 mm and 5
mm were tested in a fire-resistance furnace according to the ISO 834 [1] standard fire curve. Fire
resistance is a measure of the ability of a building element to resist a fire, usually the time for
which the element can meet appropriate criteria during exposure to a standard fire resistance test.
By this way it is possible to increase the safety of people and property. Two performance criteria
were verified which are the integrity and the insulation. In addition, a numerical model was also
developed in order to assess the tabique wall behaviour under fire conditions, which was validated
using the obtained experimental results.
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Tabique wall Fire resistance Traditional construction Timber
Contexto Educativo
Citação
Ferreira, Débora; Araújo, Alexandre; Fonseca, E.M.M.; Piloto, P.A.G.; Pinto, Jorge (2017). Behaviour of non-loadbearing tabique wall subjected to fire – experimental and numerical analysis. Journal of Building Engineering. ISSN 2352-7102. 9, p. 164-176