Fire protection of light and massive timber elements using gypsum plasterboards and wood based panels: A large-scale compartment fire test

TY - JOUR

T1 - Fire protection of light and massive timber elements using gypsum plasterboards and wood based panels: A large-scale compartment fire test

AU - Kolaitis, Dionysios

AU - Asimakopoulou, Eleni

AU - Founti, Maria

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PY - 2014/10/15

Y1 - 2014/10/15

N2 - A full-scale compartment fire test was performed to assess gypsum plasterboards and wood based panels as cladding materials for the fire protection of light and massive timber elements. The test compartment was constructed using both the timber frame and the cross laminated timber techniques; a wood crib was used to achieve realistic fire conditions. Temperature measurements and optical inspection evidence suggested that gypsum plasterboards offered adequate fire protection since they did not fail and no charring was observed in the timber elements. A free standing wall inside the test compartment, protected by wood-based panels, partially collapsed. Measured values of characteristic failure times, such as time to failure of fire protection cladding and time to onset of charring, were compared to relevant Eurocode correlations, achieving good levels of agreement. The obtained set of measurements, describing the time evolution of a large variety of physical parameters, such as gas and wall layer temperatures, can be used for validation of relevant advanced fire simulation tools.

AB - A full-scale compartment fire test was performed to assess gypsum plasterboards and wood based panels as cladding materials for the fire protection of light and massive timber elements. The test compartment was constructed using both the timber frame and the cross laminated timber techniques; a wood crib was used to achieve realistic fire conditions. Temperature measurements and optical inspection evidence suggested that gypsum plasterboards offered adequate fire protection since they did not fail and no charring was observed in the timber elements. A free standing wall inside the test compartment, protected by wood-based panels, partially collapsed. Measured values of characteristic failure times, such as time to failure of fire protection cladding and time to onset of charring, were compared to relevant Eurocode correlations, achieving good levels of agreement. The obtained set of measurements, describing the time evolution of a large variety of physical parameters, such as gas and wall layer temperatures, can be used for validation of relevant advanced fire simulation tools.

KW - Timber frame

KW - Cross laminated timber

KW - CLT

KW - Gypsum plasterboard

KW - Wood based panels

KW - Fire protection

KW - Timber construction

KW - Compartment fire test

U2 - 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2014.09.027

DO - 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2014.09.027

M3 - Article

VL - 73

SP - 163

EP - 170

JO - Construction and Building Materials

T2 - Construction and Building Materials

JF - Construction and Building Materials

SN - 0950-0618

ER -