HARMONIZATION OF RUSSIAN AND EUROPEAN REGULATORY DOCUMENTS ESTABLISHING THE METHODS OF FIRE TESTS OF BUILDING STRUCTURES WITH THE USE OF FIRE PROTECTION

This article provides a brief overview and analysis of European regulations governing the methods of fire tests of building structures with the use of fire protection, differences in terms and definitions, the number of samples, test conditions, methods of assessment. It's shown to be especially different methods for testing of building structures with intumescent coatings: the number of test specimens in European regulations varies from 10 to 32 in contrast to the Russian methods, which are regulated by two samples; European documents in detail the application of methods interpolation, which allows to predict the performance of fire resistance for various configurations and types of structures; combined test methods and limits fire fireproof efficiency. In Russian norms interpolation method is used only as a guideline and never in the case of certification not the method of extended application of the results. In the long term through the harmonization of test methods for fire resistance of building structures with the use of intumescent fire protection coatings development of the non-equivalent standards are projected, for other means of fire protection — the modified harmonized standards.