This paper summarizes research on the structural perfomance of wood elements and assemblies exposed to fire and reviews methodologies available to predict performance. This research 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.

Creator

• Bland, Kenneth Edward

Contributors

• Fitzgerald, Robert W.

Degree

• MS

Unit

• Fire Protection Engineering

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Language

• English

Identifier

• etd-021005-111804

Keyword

• Fire
• structural failure
• wood
• construction
• Flame spread

Advisor

• Fitzgerald, Robert W.

Defense date

• 1994-05-01

Year

• 2005

Date created

• 2005-02-10

Resource type

• Thesis

Rights statement

• In Copyright