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Development of a Ready-To-Assemble (RTA) Tornado Safe Room Constructed from Cross-Laminated Timber

https://research.thinkwood.com/en/permalink/catalogue716
Topic
Design and Systems
Wind
Material
CLT (Cross-Laminated Timber)
Application
Rooms
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Author
Black, Todd
Falk, Bob
Organization
Forest Products Laboratory
Country of Publication
United States
Format
Report
Material
CLT (Cross-Laminated Timber)
Application
Rooms
Topic
Design and Systems
Wind
Keywords
Ready-To-Assemble
Tornadoes
Lateral Loads
Research Status
In Progress
Summary
Over the past several decades, the market for ready-to-assemble (RTA) products has grown significantly. RTA kitchen cabinets and furniture are commonplace because they can be shipped flat and assembled on site, which has greatly reduced shipping costs as...
Resource Link
https://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/rips/fplrip-4714-032-DRJohnson-Falk-Black.pdf
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Full-Scale Tests in a Furnished Living Room to Evaluate the Fire Performance of Protected Cross-Laminated and Nail-Laminated Timber Construction

https://research.thinkwood.com/en/permalink/catalogue710
Year of Publication
2015
Topic
Design and Systems
Fire
Material
CLT (Cross-Laminated Timber)
NLT (Nail-Laminated Timber)
Application
Rooms
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Author
Janssens, Marc
Organization
American Wood Council
Year of Publication
2015
Country of Publication
United States
Format
Report
Material
CLT (Cross-Laminated Timber)
NLT (Nail-Laminated Timber)
Application
Rooms
Topic
Design and Systems
Fire
Keywords
Full Scale
Type X Gypsum Board
Room Fire
Heat Release Rate
Language
English
Research Status
Complete
Summary
The objective of the two tests described in this report was to evaluate the performance of cross-laminated timber (CLT) and nail laminated timber (NLT) construction protected with two layers of %-in. (16-mm) type X gypsum board when exposed to the therma...
Copyright
Courtesy, American Wood Council, Leesburg, VA
Online Access
Free
Resource Link
http://www.awc.org/pdf/awc/AWC-NLT_CLT_Compartment_Fire-Final_Report.pdf
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Nail Laminated Timber Compartment Fire Tests

https://research.thinkwood.com/en/permalink/catalogue2165
Year of Publication
2019
Topic
Fire
Design and Systems
Material
NLT (Nail-Laminated Timber)
Glulam (Glue-Laminated Timber)
Application
Rooms
Wood Building Systems
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Author
Su, Joseph
Leroux, Patrice
Lafrance, Pier-Simon
Berzins, Rob
Gratton, Karl
Gibbs, Eric
Weinfurter, Mark
Publisher
National Research Council Canada
Year of Publication
2019
Country of Publication
Canada
Format
Report
Material
NLT (Nail-Laminated Timber)
Glulam (Glue-Laminated Timber)
Application
Rooms
Wood Building Systems
Topic
Fire
Design and Systems
Keywords
Fire Tests
Compartment Fire Test
Encapsulated Mass Timber Construction
EMTC
Exposed Mass Timber Elements
Language
English
Research Status
Complete
ISBN
978-0-660-29070-6
Online Access
Free
Resource Link
http://publications.gc.ca/pub?id=9.866272&sl=0
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