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Predicting the Average Charring Rate of Mass Timber Using Data-Driven Methods for Structural Calculations
Engineered timber is increasingly in demand for tall buildings due to its positive impact on building sustainability. However, quick adoption raises...
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Temporal Variation of Charring Depth of the Wood-Frame Walls in Fire
In this study, temporal variation of charring depth of wood studs inside wood-frame walls (WFWs) in fire was investigated. First, the time variation...
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Charring Behaviour of Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) Members: Effects of Fire Retardant Treatment
Engineers and architects worldwide express an ever-increasing interest in using CLT in construction, which is hindered by the combustible nature of...
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Experimental Research on Moisture Transfer, Burning and Charring Behavior of Glue Laminated Larch Under Fire Heating Using Cone Calorimeter
Cone calorimeter tests were conducted to investigate the moisture transfer, burning and charring behavior of timber under fire heating....
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Exploring the Influence of Thin Intumescent Coatings on the Onset and Rate of Charring for Mass Timber During Fire
This experimental fire study investigates the application of two thin intumescent coatings on mass timber (CLT), to assess their capacity as a means...
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Experimental Study of the Charring of I-Joists and Recession of Combustible Insulation in Light Timber Frame Assemblies with Comparison to Eurocode 5
Design models are commonly used in fire safety design of light timber frame assemblies. Parameters for use in the models are available for...
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Modelling Charring and Burning of Spruce and Pine Woods During Pyrolysis, Smoldering and Flaming
The goal of this work is to develop a material model for Norway spruce and Scots pine woods for use in performance-based fire safety design to...
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Ignition and Charring of PVC-Based Electric Cables
The ignition of four different PVC-based electric cables was studied using cone calorimeter and the influence of the charring phenomenon on ignition...
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Study of the Charring Process of Long-Life Wooden Structures
Studies of the patterns of thermal and thermo-oxidative decomposition of substances and materials are important for creating a fundamental basis for...
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Numerical Study on Sample Thickness Dependence of Fire Response Properties of Polymeric Materials (Charring and Non-charring) in Standard Cone Calorimeter Test
In standard cone calorimeter test fire response properties like time to ignition, peak mass loss rate, time to peak mass loss rate, average mass loss...
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The Method of Interpolation of the Charred Zone in the Cross-Section of Wooden Beams with Fire-Resistant Cladding Based on Impregnated Plywood
This article discusses the developed method of interpolation of the charring zone in cross-sections of wooden beams with fire-resistant cladding...
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Physico-Chemical and Thermal Transformations of Wood of Long-Term Natural Ageing
In this paper, the physicochemical and thermal transformations of long-term naturally aged wood are investigated. The results obtained indicate a...
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Fire Performance of Steel-Timber Hybrid Beam Section
Slim-floor-type of steel-timber hybrid floor systems which use steel beams contained within the depth of the cross-laminated timber (CLT) floor slab...
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Fire Dynamics of Mass Timber Compartments with Exposed Surfaces: Development of an Analytical Model
Exposed timber in buildings has proven to have a positive effect on the building’s sustainability, occupant wellness, and increases the aesthetic...
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Determination of the Charring Rate of Timber to Estimate the Fire Resistance of Structures at Real Temperature Modes of Fires
The article presents the results of researches of fire resistance of timber structures, taking into account the realistic temperature modes of...
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Charring of Timber with Fissures in Experimental and Numerical Simulations
Drying fissures occur in some timber structures what can lead to an issue for a mechanical resistance of these structures. There is no proposal to...
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Thermal Response of an Orthotropic Non-charring Ablative Material
In this paper, the thermal response of orthotropic carbon–carbon is studied. In the first step, non-charring materials ablation is implemented into a...
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An Empirical Correlation for Burning of Spruce Wood in Cone Calorimeter for Different Heat Fluxes
This article proposes an empirical expression to describe the pyrolysis and charring of spruce wood in bench-scale experiments for a wide range of...
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Temperature Measurements in Timber Exposed to Fire Using Thermocouples
Fire tests on non-loaded steel-timber composite elements and their numerical simulation are achieved. Differences between measured and simulated...
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Numerical Analysis of Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) Wall Panels Under Fire
Cross-laminated timber (CLT) has gained popularity worldwide as a sustainable building product, attracting the attention of designers, engineers, and...