A research project, Wood and Wood-Hybrid Midrise Buildings, was undertaken to develop information to be used as the basis for alternative/acceptable solutions for mid-rise construction using wood structural elements. One of the Tasks in the project was to investigate the effectiveness of three materials for use as encapsulation materials for combustible structural elements: Type X gypsum board, cement board and gypsum-concrete. Cone calorimeter and intermediate-scale furnace tests were conducted for these materials. The results of the tests on these materials using the cone calorimeter and the intermediate-scale furnace are provided in References 3 and 4, respectively. In addition to the tests for the three encapsulation materials, data from previous NRC fireresistance projects were reviewed for data on the encapsulation time for structural elements afforded by gypsum board in the context of standard fire-resistance testing. In this report, the results of the data-mining from several of NRC’s fire-resistance testing projects are provided.
