This paper summarizes research on the structural perfomance of wood elements and assemblies exposed to fire and reviews methodologies available to predict performance. This reasecrh provides a wealth of information on topics such as how fast a flame spreads across the surface of wood, how much smoke is produced during combustion and at what rate does wood char and at what heat release rate.
Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:wpi.edu/oai:digitalcommons.wpi.edu:etd-theses-2159 |
Date | 10 February 2005 |
Creators | Bland, Kenneth Edward |
Contributors | Jonathan R. Barnett, Reader, Robert W. Fitzgerald, Advisor, David A. Lucht, Department Head, Marc Janssens |
Publisher | Digital WPI |
Source Sets | Worcester Polytechnic Institute |
Detected Language | English |
Type | text |
Format | application/pdf |
Source | Masters Theses (All Theses, All Years) |
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