Whilst this publication can still be purchased some of the information in it has been superseded by more recent research and standards. The BRE Group does not accept any responsibility whatsoever for any loss or damage, including - without limitation - indirect or consequential loss or damage arising from use, or loss of use, of data or profits arising out of, or in connection with, the use of this document.

Establishes guidelines for the construction of fire resisting structural elements and includes tables of notional periods of fire resistance based on experimental test data; it also makes revisions to tables and text concerning concrete, masonry and timber included in the earlier 1982 edition. 39 pages.

Whilst this publication has been archived and there is no update, it remains a document referenced in Approved Document B and is still a useful source document for the fire resistance of commonly used structural elements. It is a useful source document for the fire resistance of historic forms of construction.

 

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