Fire-safe use of timber construction II

A variety of New Zealand made Pinus radiata engineered wood products were tested in a cone calorimeter to determine key combustion properties, including time to ignition and heat release rate at different incident heat fluxes as well as heat of combustion and critical heat flux. A clustering analysis was then undertaken to group similar products based on their fire performance in small-scale testing. A series of ISO 9705 room corner experiments were then conducted using two of the products. The results of these experiments were combined with previous experimental data gathered by others and were then used to determine the limiting factors influencing their contribution to fire growth in compartments.