Fire protection
Usually, additional fire protection is not required in our drive-in car parks (open above-ground multi-storey car parks according to German building regulations). A third of the external wall surface is always open, so that hot smoke can escape quickly and be replaced by fresh, cool outside air. This means that in the case of a fire, the air temperature will not rise excessively and the critical steel temperature will not be reached.
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Fire has no chance
Fire behaviour tests in multi-storey car parks have also proven that even in the worst case, fire spreads only to the next car. In addition, the rise in temperature in the area surrounding the fire was not enough to reduce the load-bearing capacity of the steel construction. This is due to the fact that modern cars do not contain much inflammable material except petrol, tyres and seat fabrics.
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Concrete cover construction method for closed designs
In contrast to open multi-storey car parks, the framework of closed multi-storey car parks or underground car parks must be protected against the effects of fire.
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Concrete cover composite supports as fire protection in a basement floor.
This also applies to all open car park levels below ground level which cannot be ventilated sufficiently (1/3 of the external wall surface). These levels could be built using the concrete cover construction method.
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