Temperature distribution in wood floorings exposed to fire
2007
Buksans, E., Latvia Univ. of Agriculture, Jelgava (Latvia)
Wood construction elements are widely used in buildings and they can be used in construction elements such as roofs, floorings, windows and doors. As wood is combustible material, there are lot of fire regulations that should be fulfilled at the design stage of any building project. In Latvia, as in some other countries usage of wood in building constructions is limited. Wood materials are an ecologically friendly material and a renewable resource, and its usage should be promoted. The paper presents an overview of heat distribution in wood floorings exposed to standard heat fluxes which is different compared to wood members exposed to high heat radiation. Fire spread and self-ignition investigation on wood floorings is carried out in this research. The results show different kinds of the temperature distribution in the cross section of the wood member cross section depending on heat radiation and location of the temperature measurement point. Temperature distributions in wood during fire can be completely different in dependence on heat radiation and cross section of the wood member. The wood materials in floorings do not reach the self-ignition temperature during standard heat radiation.
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