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Development of a Unique Full-Scale Real-Fire Facade Testing Facility at IIT Gandhinagar


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1 Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Gandhinagar, Palaj, Gandhinagar 382 255, India
2 Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Gandhinagar, Palaj, Gandhinagar 382 255, India
3 Underwriters Laboratories, LLC, 333 Pfingston Rd, Northbrook, IL 60062, United States
4 Underwriters Laboratories India Pvt Ltd, Block 1, Klgani Platina, ERIP Zone, Whitefield Road, Bengaluru 560 066,, India
 

Most modern buildings incorporate a façade system to conform to green building regulations. Several common facade systems utilize composite panels made of combustible materials and can significantly enhance the fire risk, as shown by many recent building fires. This study presents the development of a full-scale research facility at IIT Gandhinagar to better understand the behaviour of real fires involving façade systems. Such a facility will facilitate scientific studies pertaining to façade fires and help in improving fire safety of such buildings.

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Facade Testing Facility, Green Building Regulations, Leap Frog Effect, Real-Fire Behaviour.
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Authors

Gaurav Srivastava
Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Gandhinagar, Palaj, Gandhinagar 382 255, India
Chinmay Ghoroi
Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Gandhinagar, Palaj, Gandhinagar 382 255, India
Pravinray Gandhi
Underwriters Laboratories, LLC, 333 Pfingston Rd, Northbrook, IL 60062, United States
V. Jagdish
Underwriters Laboratories India Pvt Ltd, Block 1, Klgani Platina, ERIP Zone, Whitefield Road, Bengaluru 560 066,, India
G. Karthikeyan
Underwriters Laboratories India Pvt Ltd, Block 1, Klgani Platina, ERIP Zone, Whitefield Road, Bengaluru 560 066,, India
Aravind Chakravarthy
Underwriters Laboratories India Pvt Ltd, Block 1, Klgani Platina, ERIP Zone, Whitefield Road, Bengaluru 560 066,, India
Dharmit Nakrani
Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Gandhinagar, Palaj, Gandhinagar 382 255, India

Abstract


Most modern buildings incorporate a façade system to conform to green building regulations. Several common facade systems utilize composite panels made of combustible materials and can significantly enhance the fire risk, as shown by many recent building fires. This study presents the development of a full-scale research facility at IIT Gandhinagar to better understand the behaviour of real fires involving façade systems. Such a facility will facilitate scientific studies pertaining to façade fires and help in improving fire safety of such buildings.

Keywords


Facade Testing Facility, Green Building Regulations, Leap Frog Effect, Real-Fire Behaviour.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv115%2Fi9%2F1782-1787