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Timber Structures
This chapter describes the fire behaviour of timber structures, and gives design methods for heavy timber structural members exposed to fire. 'Heavy timber' or 'massive wood' construction describes all uses of large dimension timber framing in buildings. Glue laminated timber (glulam) describes timber members which are manufactured from several solid timber laminations glued together. The temperatures inside fire‐exposed timber members can be calculated using finite element numerical methods. Investigations in many fire resistance tests have shown that the rate of charring of timber is roughly uniform and very predictable in the standard test fire, depending on the density and moisture content of the wood. Timber‐concrete composite floors have a structural concrete topping over timber planks or timber joists, and a shear connection between the concrete and the wood. Bolts and dowels are widely used in timber connections with excellent results. Dowel connections are similar to bolted connections, except that the dowels have no axial capacity.
Timber Structures
This chapter describes the fire behaviour of timber structures, and gives design methods for heavy timber structural members exposed to fire. 'Heavy timber' or 'massive wood' construction describes all uses of large dimension timber framing in buildings. Glue laminated timber (glulam) describes timber members which are manufactured from several solid timber laminations glued together. The temperatures inside fire‐exposed timber members can be calculated using finite element numerical methods. Investigations in many fire resistance tests have shown that the rate of charring of timber is roughly uniform and very predictable in the standard test fire, depending on the density and moisture content of the wood. Timber‐concrete composite floors have a structural concrete topping over timber planks or timber joists, and a shear connection between the concrete and the wood. Bolts and dowels are widely used in timber connections with excellent results. Dowel connections are similar to bolted connections, except that the dowels have no axial capacity.
Timber Structures
Buchanan, Andrew H. (author) / Abu, Anthony K. (author)
Structural Design for Fire Safety ; 257-300
2016-12-16
44 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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