Fire resistance of wood stud wall assemblies

Design considerations for fire resistance of lightweight-framed assemblies

The effects of a number of design parameters have been investigated including the types of cavity insulation, resilient channels, gypsum board thickness, the number of gypsum board layers, stud arrangements, and type of framing. The results have shown that the main factors that affected the performance of stud wall assemblies were the type of insulation and the number of gypsum board layers. In...

Mould resistance design for external wood frame wall systems

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Hygrothermal Analysis of Wood-Frame Wall Assemblies in a Mixed-Humid Climate

M o is tu re tr a n s fe r H e a t tr a n s fe r April 2013 Glass, Samuel V. 2013. Hygrothermal analysis of wood-frame wall assemblies in a mixed-humid climate. The use of trade or firm names in this publication is for reader information and does not imply endorsement by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) of any product or service. The USDA prohibits discrimination in all its pr...

Fire-retardant Treatments for Wood

Wood Char Depth: Interpretation in Fire Investigations

INTRODUCTION Wood char depth patterns have been considered important by fire investigators in most countries where significant use is made of wood as a construction material. This is natural, since post-fire patterns found on wood members are generally more pronounced and extensive than those found on many other construction materials. But the present state of affairs has been such that there i...