The use of mass timber in buildings instead of non‐combustible materials has benefits in
sustainability, aesthetics, construction times, and costs. However, the uptake of mass timber …

Products derived from trees have been used by mankind for thousands of years, where
timber has a long tradition as an ecological construction material. There is currently an …

Densified wood (DW) is a promising functional material with excellent mechanical
performance, whose applications are restricted by fire safety problem. The key to solving this …

Wood is one of the most commonly-used and sustainable construction materials, but it is
flammable in nature. Pre-charring is an ancient approach used to protect wooden …

This paper describes fire tests on loaded glued laminated timber columns in which the
structural response was measured during the heating and cooling phases. Identical columns …

To improve our understanding of the energy balance in the burning of timber it is necessary
to quantify the heat release contribution of char oxidation. Experiments were performed in …

Densified wood (DW) is a promising structural material in high-rise timber buildings.
However, fire safety issues restrict its applications. The key is to understand the influence of …

Exposing cross-laminated timber (CLT) structures in buildings is increasingly popular in
modern buildings. However, large timber surfaces, window facades, and different …

Timber is cost-effective and environmentally-friendly, which is a potential material for
sustainable buildings, but its fire safety is still a significant concern. In this work, we …

Standard fire resistance testing is essential to qualifying wood-based materials to be
approved for use in building assemblies. In a previous study, we developed a theoretically …