Experimental investigation on the fire behaviour of wooden facades
Résumé
The paper presents results of large-scale facade fire tests which were performed during "Firewall" research project. This project, funded by the French National Research Agency (ANR), aims to provide a better understanding of flame propagation mechanisms along vertical walls. Two large-scale fire tests were carried out on a non-combustible and combustible facade. The tests were conducted with a high fire power of approximately 950 kW, generated by a natural gas burner. Spruce wood was used as testing material in the case of combustible facade. The gas temperature, heat release rate, in-depth temperature, total and radiative heat flux and char depth were measured to evaluate the thermal actions and the influence of wood on the flame spread. These findings are presented in this publication and compared with the results of other works of literature.
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