Components and Consequences of Cross-Laminated Timber Delamination
Mass timber products such as cross-laminated timber are increasingly being used in tall timber building designs. The high-density wood used in mass timber products has a natural self-extinguishment capacity which chars only under exposure from an external
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Richard Emberley, Arne Inghelbrecht, Nicholas Doyle, and Jose´ L. Torero
Abstract
Mass timber products such as cross-laminated timber are increasingly being used in tall timber building designs. The high-density wood used in mass timber products has a natural self-extinguishment capacity which chars only under exposure from an external heat flux. This makes timber a suitable building material giving timber buildings the potential to withstand full fire burnout of the building furnishings. However, ply delamination poses a significant challenge as the loss of the char layer exposes the unburnt wood and prevents the insulating char from regulating the heat flux to the unburnt wood. Even further, ply delamination means the structurally designed composite action of the mass timber product has been lost, and the ply could fall off into the compartment fire increasing the room fuel load. Ply delamination is extremely complex involving the resolution of heat transfer and structural equations as well as variables which are functions of temperature, moisture content, and many other factors. To date, the structural and thermal effects of crosslaminated timber delamination have not been comprehensively studied. This paper seeks to review the current research into delamination and highlight the research gaps that still exist. The current market focuses primarily on charring and eliminates the thermal penetration depth at the expense of losing understanding on a major failure mode of engineered timber. More detailed research into delamination is necessary to confidently ensure tall timber buildings meet the stakeholder’s goals of providing a safe building which can withstand complete fire burnout. Keywords
Delamination Two-way spanning Mass timber products Thermal penetration depth Charring
Nomenclature A c k q
Pre-exponential factor Specific heat Thermal conductivity Heat flux
t x E M R T V ΔH
Time Distance Activation energy Strength Universal gas constant Temperature Strength reduction rate Heat of combustion
R. Emberley (*) A. Inghelbrecht N. Doyle J.L. Torero School of Civil Engineering, The University of Queensland, Staff House Road, St. Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia e-mail: [email protected] # Springer Science+Business Media Singapore 2017 K. Harada et al. (eds.), Fire Science and Technology 2015, DOI 10.1007/978-981-10-0376-9_27
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Greek Symbols δ ρ
Small surface thickness Density
Subscripts 1 tpd vw
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Ambient Thermal penetration depth Virgin wood
been established, and little research has been done to understand both the structural and fire potential of ply failure in mass timber products such as CLT.
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Delamination Studies
In order to properly understand delamination, a thorough understanding of the heat transfer and combustion of timber is needed. The following section discusses the combustion of timber as well as current studies and definitions of delamination.
Introduction
The design and construction of tall timber buildings have increased rapidl
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