Structural Fire Performance of Engineered-Wood Building Systems

工程木建筑系统的结构防火性能

• 批准号: RGPIN-2014-05066
• 负责人: Salem, Osama
• 金额: $ 1.6万
• 依托单位: Lakehead University
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Discovery Grants Program - Individual
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2019-01-01 至 2020-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=678889
• 关键词: Structural; Fire; Performance; Engineered; Wood

Wood has been in demand as a competent construction material due to its beauty, economy, and ease of construction. However, in fire conditions light-wood structural members, if not treated, can perform poorly. On the contrary, heavy timber sections such as those made of glued-laminated (Glulam) and cross-laminated timbers (CLT) can retain their strength for a longer period of time in fire, since heavy wood sections lose strength slowly and only as material is lost through surface charring. In addition, those new engineered-wood products offer a strong combination of environmental performance and sustainability. Nevertheless, concerns about their structural fire performance have resulted in regulations that restrict their use through the prescriptive provincial and national codes and standards. The main objective of the research program proposed in this application is to investigate the structural fire performance of Glulam and CLT members and assemblies. Another important issue that needs to be investigated in this program is the different connecting configurations of structural members made of the aforementioned engineered-wood products. Accordingly, this research program will include both normal and elevated temperature examination of different types of connection configurations, such as bolted shear- and moment-resisting connections, as well as new assembling configurations that can improve the structural performance of Glulam members at elevated temperatures. The results obtained from this research will address important fire safety issues that could adversely affect potential markets for engineered-wood products in Canada. The proposed research program has a number of short and long term objectives. In the short term, producing new and reliable experimental data for the behaviour of both common and new bolted connections used in Glulam framed systems at both normal and elevated temperatures, as well as developing non-linear finite element computer models that can accurately simulate the structural behaviour of those connections are targeted in this program. In addition, training highly qualified individuals including undergraduate and graduate students who will use their aquired training and hands-on experience in different structural fire engineering applications is another important objective. In the long term, the results and findings of this research program will contribute to the advancement of the design of low- to mid-rise buildings made of engineered-wood products in Canada.*In order to achieve the abovementioned objectives, the proposed research will involve three different themes: experimental testing, computer modelling, and analytical study. The experimental program will be conducted in two phases; the normal and elevated temperature testing phases. A state-of-the art large gas furnace housed in the new Structural Fire Research Facility at Lakehead University will be used to accommodate the planned fire resistance experiments. A computer finite element modelling study using the commercial finite element software package ABAQUS will follow each set of tests in order to simulate the structural behaviour of the tested connections and assemblies made of Glulam and CLT. In a subsequent phase, the results of the experimental testing program along with the predictions of the computer models will be integrally used to carry out an analytical study that will lead to the development of fire-safe design guidelines for the tested assemblies and connections. It is highly anticipated that the unique experimental results and the computer modelling outcomes of this research program will improve our understanding of the structural fire performance of engineered-wood building systems and help us having safer buildings in Canada.

由于木材的美观、经济和易于施工，它作为一种合格的建筑材料一直受到需求。然而，在火灾条件下，轻木结构成员，如果不处理，可以表现不佳。相反，由胶合层压（Glulam）和交叉层压木材（CLT）制成的重型木材截面可以在火灾中保持较长时间的强度，因为重型木材截面的强度损失缓慢，并且只有材料通过表面炭化才会损失。此外，这些新的工程木材产品提供了环境性能和可持续性的有力结合。然而，由于对其结构防火性能的担忧，已经通过省级和国家规范和标准制定了限制其使用的法规。本申请中提出的研究计划的主要目的是调查胶合木和CLT构件和组件的结构防火性能。在这个项目中需要研究的另一个重要问题是由上述工程木制品制成的结构构件的不同连接配置。因此，该研究计划将包括对不同类型连接配置的正常和高温检查，例如螺栓抗剪和抗弯矩连接，以及可以在高温下改善胶合木构件结构性能的新组装配置。从这项研究中获得的结果将解决可能对加拿大工程木材产品潜在市场产生不利影响的重要消防安全问题。拟议的研究计划有许多短期和长期目标。在短期内，本项目的目标是为胶合木框架系统中使用的普通和新型螺栓连接在正常和高温下的性能提供新的可靠的实验数据，以及开发能够准确模拟这些连接的结构性能的非线性有限元计算机模型。此外，培养高素质的个人，包括本科生和研究生，他们将使用他们所获得的培训和实践经验，在不同的结构消防工程应用是另一个重要的目标。从长远来看，本研究项目的结果和发现将有助于加拿大工程木制品的中低层建筑设计的进步。*为达致上述目标，建议的研究将涉及三个不同的主题：实验测试、电脑模拟和分析研究。实验方案将分两个阶段进行；正常和高温测试阶段。一个国家的最先进的大型煤气炉安置在新的结构火灾研究设施在湖首大学将用于适应计划的耐火实验。使用商业有限元软件包ABAQUS的计算机有限元建模研究将在每组测试之后进行，以模拟由胶合木和CLT制成的测试连接和组件的结构行为。在随后的阶段，实验测试程序的结果以及计算机模型的预测将被完整地用于进行分析研究，这将导致开发测试组件和连接的防火设计指南。值得高度期待的是，这项研究项目的独特实验结果和计算机建模结果将提高我们对工程木结构建筑系统防火性能的理解，并帮助我们在加拿大拥有更安全的建筑。