| dc.description.abstract | Fires are present in the history of cities around the world, and some of them came to star in significant changes in urban design and the construction characteristics of their buildings. In Brazil, the knowledge Fire Safety in buildings only became a matter of importance after two great national tragedies: fires in Andraus buildings (in 1972, with sixteen dead) and Joelma (in 1974 with one hundred eighty-nine dead) both in São Paulo. Currently, after the tragedy at Kiss nightclub in Santa Maria - RS in 2013, which culminated in the death of 242 young people, many changes in state laws fire protection are being suggested in Congress and in State Legislative Assemblies, however, in mostly without scientific and regulatory support. Along with legislative changes, many products and equipment appear daily in order to protect human life and the historical and cultural heritage. In this sense, there are passive protections for intumescent coatings that, as evidenced by the results of this work, have the property to maintain comfort and thermal insulation appropriate, while maintaining resistance to compression and maximum load capacity of sealing ceramic blocks at acceptable levels by the Brazilian standard, after direct exposure to flame for a period of 60 minutes. | |
