Essays about: "Fire tests"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 98 essays containing the words Fire tests.

  1. 21. Fire Resistance Test of Cross Laminated Timber Joints

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Byggkonstruktion och brand

    Author : Oliver Cato; [2022]
    Keywords : CLT; Joints; Fire; resistance; Korslaminerat; trä; skarvar; Brand; motstånd;

    Abstract : The increased popularity of timber buildings has heightened the demand for more knowledge on how tomake these buildings safer. In many cases, parts of wooden constructions are prebuilt in factories that later are delivered to the building site. Transportation by road limits the sizes of the parts. READ MORE

  3. 22. Youth Preparedness in the United States: Assessing the Impact of the American Red Cross’s “Prepare with Pedro!” Program

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Julia Sandberg; [2022]
    Keywords : Disaster preparedness; children and families; DRR preparedness education programs; fire safety; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Home fires are the most prevalent and preventable disaster in the United States. It is notoriously difficult to teach disaster preparedness skills to adults. But, when their children are taught this material, households are more likely to make changes. READ MORE

  4. 23. Axially loaded screw joints in wooden structures exposed to fire : Fire tests in furnace and numerical calculations in TASEF of different screw mounting variations

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och naturresurser

    Author : Henrik Pettersson; Emma Wiklund; [2022]
    Keywords : Fire; wood; screw joints; strength; temperature; TASEF; Brand; trä; skruvförband; bärförmåga; temperatur; TASEF;

    Abstract : To achieve sufficient stability of a structure in a fire scenario, a thorough design of joints in wooden structures are as important as the design of the construction itself. As an earlier study points out, there are no existing design method available to determine the load capacity of an axially loaded screw joint in wooden structures, which complicate the process of a thorough design of the joint in a fire scenario. READ MORE

  5. 24. Evaluation of a Fire Propagation System Based on Metaballs

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för datavetenskap

    Author : Sophia Lundström; [2022]
    Keywords : Metaballs; Fire Propagation;

    Abstract : Background Metaballs is a method that can be applied to multiple areas, for example creating clouds and water drop simulations. This thesis looks in into thepossibility of using metaballs as a technique for fire propagation. READ MORE

  6. 25. Insights into the burning behaviour of wood in the cone calorimeter

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och naturresurser

    Author : Ellinor Sanned; [2022]
    Keywords : Wood combustion; fire test; cone calorimetry; heat release rate; char formation;

    Abstract : Climate change and its accompanying environmental issues have caused the building industry to use more environmentally friendly building materials. Wood have always been a buildingmaterial but due to the renewed interest in imparting sustainability and renewability, its usage has increased over the recent years. READ MORE