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    Chapter and Conference Paper

    Fire Protection of Wood Using a Coating Based on Sodium Silicate and Biochar

    Wood is one of the most frequently used building materials. However, due to its composition, it is flammable, which causes complications when using it. Coatings are one of the options for protecting wooden str...

    Peter Rantuch, Veronika Kvorková, Jozef Martinka, Tomáš Štefko in Wood & Fire Safety 2024 (2024)

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    Smoke Emission from Wood and Wood Based Products

    This paper deals with the smoke emission from wood and wood-based products. The amount of smoke released from organic polymers (e.g. wood and wood-based materials) is commonly quantified by smoke extinction ar...

    Jozef Martinka, Peter Rantuch, Igor Wachter, Tomáš Štefko in Wood & Fire Safety 2024 (2024)

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    Chapter and Conference Paper

    Electric Cables Installed in OSB Boards Surfaces and Their Temperature

    This paper discusses the impact of low-level electrical current on the temperature of electrical cables installed in surface grooves of oriented strand board (OSB). The three-wire power electrical cable (coppe...

    Jozef Martinka, Peter Rantuch, Tomáš Štefko, Igor Wachter in Wood & Fire Safety (2020)