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Forest Products Laboratory
One Gifford Pinchot Drive
Madison, WI 53726-2398
Phone: (608) 231-9200
Fax: (608) 231-9592
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Evaluating Fire Performance of Adhesives used in Cross-Laminated Timber

Small scale test of an adhesive bond in a high temperature chamber built around a test frame to study the performance of adhesives under load and temperature.
Small scale test of an adhesive bond in a high temperature chamber built around a test frame to study the performance of adhesives under load and temperature.
Snapshot: Our research focuses on the study of how adhesives used to hold wood composites together perform under fire to ensure strong, fire-safe construction.
Summary:

This study is part of a research project examining fire risk in cross laminated timber (CLT) buildings. "Delamination", a major concern for CLT fire safety, can occur when the adhesive bondline fails in the panel before it chars which can lead to additional fuel for fire regrowth. Understanding the mechanical strength and stiffness of the adhesive bond under elevated temperature is one of the fundamental steps towards better understanding delamination. The current understanding of delamination is based off of full-scale tests of CLT structures. We are developing small scale tests that can be performed in a laboratory to cheaply screen adhesives and better understand fire risk with different adhesives.		Princpal Investigator(s):
 Bleche, Nathan
 Rammer, Douglas R.
 Hasburgh, Laura E
 Zelinka, Samuel L.


Research Location:
  • Madison, WI


External Partners:
  • Colorado School of Mines
  • Oregon State University

Fiscal Year: 2020
Highlight ID: 1672
 
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