plastic is 3X worse than paper/word in terms of fire load (mega joules per kilogram)
Fire Load Explained: How Much Fuel Is in Your Building? https://youtu.be/hRAkKZhBu18?si=VUlpaTBI-tN1f23m - 20 minute video - 3 days old - seems to be aimed at the general public or maybe engineers - a joule is like a calorie - not a big deal ====================== from fire engineering toolbox - not sure who that is exactly Fire load explained — the total combustible energy hiding in every room of your building. This is the single most important input for fire severity, FRL, and fire engineering design. Understanding fire load density (MJ/m²) is the foundation of every fire engineering decision — from selecting Fire Resistance Levels to designing Performance Solutions under the NCC. This video breaks down what fire load is, how engineers calculate it, why it varies so dramatically between building types, and the real-world disasters where getting it wrong cost lives. Whether you're a fire safety engineer, architect, building surveyor, or engineering student, this video gives you the fire engineering intuition to understand what drives compartment fire behaviour and structural fire protection requirements. Timestamps: 0:00 Every Room Is a Fuel Package 0:43 What Is Fire Load? 1:34 The Formula — How Engineers Calculate It 2:27 Fixed vs Movable Fire Load 3:18 Fire Load by Building Type 4:12 Fire Load Drives Fire Severity 5:10 How Fire Load Surveys Work 6:00 The Plastics Problem — Modern Fire Loads 6:56 Case Study — Grenfell Tower 7:57 Fire Load in the NCC Framework 8:59 Common Misconceptions 9:59 Wrap-Up — Why Fire Load Is the Foundation Key References: NCC 2022 Volume One, Section C — Fire Resistance AS 1530.4:2014 — Fire Resistance Test Methods EN 1991-1-2 — Eurocode 1: Actions on Structures Exposed to Fire NFPA 557 — Standard on Determination of Fire Loads -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "massfire" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/massfire/CAFXWwKYo-j0Z2AkN38UTZ%3D9zN2XLxQ-f8jmgnK9TSrN7Ws0mSw%40mail.gmail.com.
