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The revised “FDB Code of Practice No. 7 on Fire Safety with Precast Elements” supersedes the previous version published in November 2012 Figure: FDB
The revised “FDB Code of Practice No. 7 on Fire Safety with Precast Elements” supersedes the previous version published in November 2012
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The Fachvereinigung Deut­­scher Betonfertigteilbau e.V. (FDB; German Association for Precast Construction) has revised its Code of Practice on Fire Safety and renamed it to “FDB-Merkblatt Nr. 7 Brandschutz mit Betonfertigteilen” (FDB Code of Practice No. 7 on Fire Safety with Precast Elements). The revised version of July 2017 supersedes the previous issue of November 2012 (the original edition of this Code of Practice was published in September 2008). The Code of Practice comprises 20 pages. Interested users may download it for free from the FDB website at...

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