Correa, N;
Fuentes, A;
Torero, JL;
Reszka, P;
(2021)
Experimental temperature profiles in timber elements subjected to fire conditions.
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Proceedings of the the World Conference on Timber Engineering: WCTE 2021.
WCTE: Chile.
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Abstract
Safe use of wood for modern structural applications requires a precise definition of the in-depth evolution of temperatures and degradation rates (mass loss rates). A series of experiments have been carried out with the main aim of developing a dependable procedure to obtain well characterized temperature distributions and mass loss rates in wood specimens subjected to radiant energy within magnitudes typical of fires. The measurements have been then compared against the results of a simplified numerical model of the pyrolysis process. The results show a good agreement between the model and the experiments for the initial heating stages. However, the agreement becomes poorer at longer exposure times and increased depths from the exposed surface.
| Type: | Proceedings paper |
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| Title: | Experimental temperature profiles in timber elements subjected to fire conditions |
| Event: | The World Conference on Timber Engineering: WCTE 2021 |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Publisher version: | http://wcte2021.com/the-wcte-2021-will-take-place-... |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Civil, Environ and Geomatic Eng |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10141480 |
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