Review of fire experiments in mass timber compartments: Current understanding, limitations, and research gaps

H Mitchell, P Kotsovinos, F Richter… - Fire and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Impact of partial encapsulation on the fire dynamics of an open‐plan compartment with exposed timber ceiling and columns: CodeRed #04

P Kotsovinos, EG Christensen, A Glew… - Fire and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The use of mass timber in construction is becoming a compelling option when faced with the
high carbon footprint of traditional concrete and steel production. However, fire safety …

[HTML][HTML] Large-scale fire experiments in a cross-laminated timber compartment with an adjacent corridor–Partly and fully protected with a water sprinkler system

AS Bøe, K Hox, RF Mikalsen, KL Friquin - Fire Safety Journal, 2024 - Elsevier
Two fire experiments have been conducted to study sprinkler system extinguishing
performance in a compartment (13 m 2) with an adjacent corridor (12 m 2), both with …

[PDF][PDF] Active fire protection by sprinklers

B Östman, D Barber, C Dagenais, A Dunn… - Fire Safe Use of …, 2022 - library.oapen.org
10.3. 1 Objectives of sprinkler systems 347 10.3. 2 Components of sprinkler systems 348
10.3. 3 Wet-pipe and dry-pipe fire sprinkler systems 349 10.3. 4 Residential sprinkler …

[PDF][PDF] FLAME SPREAD CHARACTERISTICS IN LARGE COMPARTMENTS WITH AN EXPOSED TIMBER CEILING

P Kotsovinos, EGCH Mitchell, R Amin, M Heidari… - proceedings.com
In the pursuit of the net-zero agenda set by the global community to fight climate change,
more architects and engineers have turned their attention to heavy/mass timber as an …