Topic: Fire Safety

2018 Fire, Energy, and WUI Code Changes Related to Wood Construction

Code Updates – Fire Design of Exposed Wood Members

Guide for Partial Sprinklering of Unfinished Basement Areas, in accordance with 2012 IRC, R501.3, Exception 1

Calculating the Superimposed Load on Wood-Frame Walls for ASTM E119 Standard Fire-Endurance Tests

Addition of Generic, Tested Fire Assemblies in the 2001 ASD Guideline for Wood I-Joists

TR 3 – Comparative Fire Test of Timber and Steel Beams

ATF Compartment Fire Tests Videos

Watch five full-scale compartment fire tests were conducted on exposed, partially exposed, and unexposed (protected) five-ply cross-laminated timber.

ATF Compartment Fire Tests Report

Description: The final report on five full-scale compartment fire tests done on exposed, partially exposed, and unexposed (protected) five-ply cross-laminated timber.

Tall Mass Timber Construction Comparison

Compare the fire resistance rating for the tall mass timber (Type IV) construction types.

Literature Review Tall Wood Fire Safety, September 2016

Report summarizes the literature on previous CLT compartment fire testing.

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