Protection of lightweight wooden houses against cable fire

Abstract

Tree as a building material is flourishing all over the world, which is due to several factors, such as the construction of buildings only from natural building materials (burnt ceramics, stone, wood). However, the use of this material and its use for construction purposes is limited by fire protection, including fire regulations. Everyday life is unimaginable without electrical equipment, of which electrical wiring is a necessary part. Their failure is one of the most common causes of home fire, especially in wooden buildings. In our thesis we review the applicable laws and current standards; and test different types of cables in different locations. Our goal is to find out what the role of electrical wiring failure is in the generation and proliferation of fire. During my experiments, we compared the consequences of overload of fireproof cables and a PVC coated insulated three-wire copper cable.