Fire in heritage and historic buildings, a major challenge for the 21st century

Garcia-Castillo, E.; Payá-Zaforteza, Ignacio; Hospitaler, Antonio

doi:10.1016/j.dibe.2022.100102

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“…Buildings and structures that belong to cultural heritage sites, as a rule, do not comply with modern standards in construction, including fire safety requirements, as analyzed by Lisienkova et al (2021) [1], Garcia-Castillo et al (2023) [2], and Salazar et al (2021) [3]. Therefore, when reconstructing or overhauling (restoring) cultural heritage sites, it is necessary to develop special design solutions and fire-fighting measures to ensure building codes and established fire resistance limits of building structures.…”

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Development of a Method for Increasing the Fire Resistance of Cast-iron Structures of Cultural Heritage Sites under Reconstruction

Puzach,

Liubov,

Кamchatova

et al. 2024

Civ Eng J

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When reconstructing cultural heritage sites, significant changes to the original design planning are not allowed. More rational methods are needed to increase the fire resistance of historical buildings, which will ensure their fire safety and preserve their architectural value. Nowadays, most heritage sites do not meet the safety requirements of modern buildings. The purpose of the study is to develop a methodology for increasing the fire resistance of cast iron structures. The key tasks are increasing the fire resistance of buildings during reconstruction and ensuring their fire safety during operation. The tasks have been achieved by developing a new methodology for increasing the fire resistance of cast iron. It includes an integrated approach to assessing the risk of a fire, a predictive model for the occurrence of fire danger, as well as various scenarios for the fire development caused by cast iron heating. The results’ analysis has allowed us to determine the fire resistance limits of cast iron structures. The scientific novelty lies in the study of the fire resistance of cast iron structures using a three-dimensional mathematical model. The resulting values have been obtained via differential equations of the laws of mass conservation, momentum, gaseous energy, and the optical density of smoke. Doi: 10.28991/CEJ-2024-010-02-015 Full Text: PDF

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Development of a Method for Increasing the Fire Resistance of Cast-iron Structures of Cultural Heritage Sites under Reconstruction

Puzach,

Liubov,

Кamchatova

et al. 2024

Civ Eng J

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“…Heritage structures have great historical and architectural value (Garcia-Castillo et al, 2023). They also play an essential role in transmitting the culture from one generation to the next, as they assist the people of today to know more about the people of ancient times.…”

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“…These structures were designed in ancient times when there were no fire standards that are used today. As a result, they typically do not satisfy the criteria set forth in existing fire standards (Garcia-Castillo et al, 2023). Therefore, a number of worldfamous heritage structures and cities have been destroyed by fire throughout history including the Library of Alexandria (48 B.C.…”

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“…), the city of Rome (64 A.D.), St. Paul's Cathedral in London (1666), and the Cathedral of León (1966) (Venegas et al 2020). Some other notable fire incidents of historic buildings are the 1992 fire incident at Windsor Castle in England (Garcia-Castillo et al, 2023), the 2018 fire incident at the National Museum of Brazil (which destroyed a 19 th century building as well as nearly 90% of its preserve), and the 2019 fire incident at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, where the collapse of a more than 600-year-old timber-built spire occurred (Neto & Ferreira, 2020). In Pakistan, several heritage buildings have been damaged by fire including Radio Pakistan (The Express Tribune, 2023) and 500 years old Sheesh Mahal in DG Khan (The Express Tribune, 2016).…”

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“…In Pakistan, several heritage buildings have been damaged by fire including Radio Pakistan (The Express Tribune, 2023) and 500 years old Sheesh Mahal in DG Khan (The Express Tribune, 2016). It is to be noted that the loss of a heritage structure signifies not only the loss of a structure but also the loss of the works of art, furnishings, and cultural contents that are lost with it and cannot be recovered (Garcia-Castillo et al, 2023). Fire protection for such structures is thus receiving more attention these days.…”

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Fire Risk Assessment for Heritage Structures of Lahore: Current Situation and Contributing Factors

Riaz,

Mustafvi,

Ishtiaq

2023

JAABE

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Pakistan is recognized around the world for its heritage structures which represent the country’s glorious history. These structures are of distinctive architectural and cultural importance. They differ from each other in various aspects of their ornamentations, building fabric, design, and construction process; however, they were typically built without any concern towards fire safety. Worryingly, mortifying accounts of fire disasters have been reported from all over the world. Fire incidents and fire disasters in heritage sites of the world amplify the fact that this threat should be fully recognized and precautionary measures must be taken beforehand. For this purpose, the technique used in this study is called Fire Risk Index (FRI). It has been used internationally for cities with historical values, especially in Portugal. In this study, this technique was applied to 12 cultural heritage buildings of Lahore. A site visit was conducted to each structure. Based on the observations and data, the value of FRI was derived for each structure. Furthermore, the characterization of the buildings was also carried out in terms of fire risk. It was found that Sheesh Mahal and Lahore Museum have the highest fire risk and were classified as high-risk buildings. Overall, the heritage structures included in this study comprised 17% high-risk buildings, 33% moderate-risk buildings, and 50% low-risk buildings. In the same vein, propagation of fire (P) was determined as the most prominent sub-factor in evaluating the FRI values, as there are 67% of heritage structures in which the contribution of this sub-factor is more as compared to other sub-factors. This study contributes towards the development of intervention packages as an efficient tool for fire risk mitigation purposes in heritage structures

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Coupled Multi-risk Mitigation in Historical Urban Outdoor Built Environment: Preliminary Strategies Evaluation Through Typological Scenarios

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D’Orazio,

Quagliarini

2023

RILEM Bookseries

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Fire in heritage and historic buildings, a major challenge for the 21st century

Cited by 25 publications

References 78 publications

Development of a Method for Increasing the Fire Resistance of Cast-iron Structures of Cultural Heritage Sites under Reconstruction

Development of a Method for Increasing the Fire Resistance of Cast-iron Structures of Cultural Heritage Sites under Reconstruction

Fire Risk Assessment for Heritage Structures of Lahore: Current Situation and Contributing Factors

Coupled Multi-risk Mitigation in Historical Urban Outdoor Built Environment: Preliminary Strategies Evaluation Through Typological Scenarios

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