Predicting the thickness of zero-strength layer in timber beam exposed to parametric fires

Huč, Sabina (avtor), Pečenko, Robert (avtor), Hozjan, Tomaž (avtor)

In the design of timber structures, the mechanical resistance in fire conditions has to be ensured among others. In the European standards, Eurocodes, the reduced cross-section method is given to determine mechanical resistance of timber structural elements in fire conditions. The reduced cross-section method is based on an effective cross-section that is determined by two key parameters, namely the charring depth and the thickness of zero-strength layer where the latter accounts for the reductions of the stiffness and the strength of timber due to elevated temperatures. Although, the thickness of zero-strength layer of 7 mm is only prescribed for the ISO 834 standard fire exposure longer than 20 min in the Eurocodes, the same value is often used for non-standard fire exposures as well, which might not always be correct. Thus, in the present paper the thickness of zero-strength layer is investigated for a timber beam exposed to 44 different parametric fires by means of advanced numerical models and a simple design method. A hygro-thermal model and a mechanical model are applied to determine the temperature field over a timber beam cross-section and the mechanical resistance of the beam during fire exposure, respectively. The simple design method is based on the reduced cross-section method. The obtained results show that the thickness of zero-strength layer varies between 8.4 mm and 30.5 mm, which are substantially higher values than the value of 7 mm suggested in the Eurocodes for the standard fire exposure. The results also indicate that the thickness of zero-strength layer is not a constant value and should be written as a function of the parameters defining a parametric fire curve. Alternatively, the effective cross-section could be simply determined by finding the combined thickness of zero-strength layer and charring depth at temperature of about 90 °C.

• Jezik: Angleški jezik
• Ključne besede: charring depth, fire resistance, parametric fire, reduced cross-section method, timber beam, zero-strength layer, numerical modelling, hygro-thermal analysis, numerical model, thickness
• Vrsta gradiva: Članek v reviji
• Tipologija: 1.01 - Izvirni znanstveni članek
• Organizacija: FGG - Fakulteta za gradbeništvo in geodezijo
• Status publikacije: Objavljeno
• Različica publikacije: Objavljena publikacija
• Leto izida: 2021
• Št. strani: 11 str.
• Številčenje: Vol. 229, art. 111608
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-125118
• UDK: 614.84:624.011.1:624.072.2
• ISSN pri članku: 0141-0296
• DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2020.111608
• COBISS.SI-ID: 42650371
• Datum objave v RUL: 04.03.2021

Gradivo je del revije

• Naslov: Engineering structures
• Skrajšan naslov: Eng. struct.
• Založnik: Elsevier
• ISSN: 0141-0296
• COBISS.SI-ID: 7750666

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Sekundarni jezik

• Jezik: Slovenski jezik
• Ključne besede: debelina oglenenja, požarna odpornost, parametrični požar, metoda zmanjšanega prereza, leseni nosilec, debelina nenosilnega sloja, numerično modeliranje