Fire Performance of Impregnated Wood Subjected to Natural Aging in the Swedish Climate
Wilkens Flecknoe-Brown, Konrad LU ; Johansson, Nils LU
; Psajd, Hannes
and Engström, Filip
(2024)
FSF 2024
p.89-97
- Abstract
- The growing demand for sustainable construction materials has led to an increased interest in utilizing wood in façade applications. Wood in façade applications can be treated with impregnation to enhance its fire performance; however, concerns surrounding fire safety necessitate a comprehensive understanding of how impregnated wood materials evolve over time in outdoor environments.
This study, presents a systematic investigation into the fire performance of impregnated wood specimens that have undergone natural aging in southern Swedish climatic conditions. Cone calorimetry tests of reference material (non-aged, non-treated and non-exposed) and exposed wood is employed to assess the effect of natural short-term aging on the samples.... (More) - The growing demand for sustainable construction materials has led to an increased interest in utilizing wood in façade applications. Wood in façade applications can be treated with impregnation to enhance its fire performance; however, concerns surrounding fire safety necessitate a comprehensive understanding of how impregnated wood materials evolve over time in outdoor environments.
This study, presents a systematic investigation into the fire performance of impregnated wood specimens that have undergone natural aging in southern Swedish climatic conditions. Cone calorimetry tests of reference material (non-aged, non-treated and non-exposed) and exposed wood is employed to assess the effect of natural short-term aging on the samples. The outcomes of this study offer valuable “food-for-thought” for researchers, engineers, architects and policymakers concerned with fire safety in wood facades, particularly in regions characterized by challenging climates like Sweden. By enhancing our understanding of how impregnated wood performs after exposure to natural aging, this research to supports the sustainable and safe utilization of these material in applications like facades, facilitating the creation of more robust and fire-resilient building designs.
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- Wilkens Flecknoe-Brown, Konrad
LU
; Johansson, Nils
LU
; Psajd, Hannes
and Engström, Filip
- organization
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- 2024-06
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- host publication
- FSF 2024 : The 4th International Symposium on Fire Safety of Facades - The 4th International Symposium on Fire Safety of Facades
- edition
- 4th
- pages
- 89 - 97
- publisher
- Rise, Research Institute of Sweden
- conference name
- FSF 2024
- conference location
- Lund, Sweden
- conference dates
- 2024-06-10 - 2024-06-12
- ISBN
- 978-91-89971-04-2
- language
- English
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- yes
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abstract = {{The growing demand for sustainable construction materials has led to an increased interest in utilizing wood in façade applications. Wood in façade applications can be treated with impregnation to enhance its fire performance; however, concerns surrounding fire safety necessitate a comprehensive understanding of how impregnated wood materials evolve over time in outdoor environments. <br/>This study, presents a systematic investigation into the fire performance of impregnated wood specimens that have undergone natural aging in southern Swedish climatic conditions. Cone calorimetry tests of reference material (non-aged, non-treated and non-exposed) and exposed wood is employed to assess the effect of natural short-term aging on the samples. The outcomes of this study offer valuable “food-for-thought” for researchers, engineers, architects and policymakers concerned with fire safety in wood facades, particularly in regions characterized by challenging climates like Sweden. By enhancing our understanding of how impregnated wood performs after exposure to natural aging, this research to supports the sustainable and safe utilization of these material in applications like facades, facilitating the creation of more robust and fire-resilient building designs.<br/>}},
author = {{Wilkens Flecknoe-Brown, Konrad and Johansson, Nils and Psajd, Hannes and Engström, Filip}},
booktitle = {{FSF 2024 : The 4th International Symposium on Fire Safety of Facades}},
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publisher = {{Rise, Research Institute of Sweden}},
title = {{Fire Performance of Impregnated Wood Subjected to Natural Aging in the Swedish Climate}},
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year = {{2024}},
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