Fire Resistance of Connections in Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL)

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dc.contributor.authorLau, Puong Hocken
dc.date.accessioned2008-09-07T21:52:23Z
dc.date.available2008-09-07T21:52:23Z
dc.date.issued2006en
dc.description.abstractThe fire resistance of timber connections is relatively unknown in the construction and design industries even though they are widely used. This research focuses on the fire resistance of nailed, screwed, bolted and self-drilling doweled connections in laminated veneer lumber (LVL) timber. These connections have been found to have high strength under cold or normal temperature but hardly achieved 30 minutes fire rating in the furnace tests. To establish the performance of connections, an investigation was carried out on the compressive strength of connections by having compressive tests using an Instron Testing Machine. Similar connections were tested at simulated fire conditions under constant load in a custom-built furnace. The different fasteners used and the arrangement of the connections gave different connection strengths at ambient and elevated temperature.en
dc.identifier.issn1173-5996
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10092/1089
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.26021/2948
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of Canterbury. Civil Engineeringen
dc.relation.isreferencedbyNZCUen
dc.rightsCopyright Puong Hock Lauen
dc.rights.urihttps://canterbury.libguides.com/rights/thesesen
dc.subjectfireen
dc.subjectlvlen
dc.subjectfire resistanceen
dc.subjectconnectionsen
dc.titleFire Resistance of Connections in Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL)en
dc.typeTheses / Dissertations
thesis.degree.disciplineFire Engineeringen
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Canterburyen
thesis.degree.levelMastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Engineering in Fire Engineeringen
uc.bibnumber1018541en
uc.collegeFaculty of Engineeringen
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