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Grenfell Tower Cladding
Block of Flats Development in North Kensington, British Capital City, England, UK
23 Jun 2017
Grenfell Tower Building Cladding
Effective Fire Compartmentation at Grenfell Tower"
Article by Herodotos Phylaktou, Director, MSc Fire and Explosion Engineering (Part-Time & Full-Time) at the University of Leeds, England, on his linkedin blog:
The most fundamental premise of our fire precautions and life safety strategy for blocks of flats is effective fire compartmentation.
The terrifying speed of fire spread and the devastating consequences for so many people, are not the result of the
– “stay put” policy
– lack of sprinklers – lack of multiple escape stairs
– lack of communal fire alarm or public address system
Grenfell Tower Fire Saferty Analysis
Grenfell Tower Cladding Exposed
Some excellent research here by a source:
Were the horizontal and vertical fire-stops installed correctly at Grenfell Tower"
The photo http://www.studioe.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DSC_0214-001.jpg on Studio E’s website shows one facade of Grenfell Tower.
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At the bottom of the left vertical rib some of the rainscreen panels are missing and you can see details of how the cladding was installed. You can see the horizontal firestops ...