Compression Mechanical Properties of Wood at Temperatures Simulating Fire Conditions

摘要

Compression mechanical properties of wood at temperatures simulating fire conditions have been obtained for sue in structural response models to aid the design of light-timber framed walls as fire barriers in accordance with recent performance-based fire codes. The properties that have been measured are elastic modulus and strength. The properties were obtained from samples that had a number of similarities to studs in walls. The effects of knots, however, have been excluded from this study.