On the char front temperature of beech (Fagus sylvatica)

Pečenko, Robert (author), Knez, Nataša (author), Hozjan, Tomaž (author), Šejna, Jakub (author), Cábová, Kamila (author), Turk, Goran (author)

The article investigates the charring and the char front temperature of beech, the most widespread hardwood species in Central Europe. The current Eurocode standard EN 1995-1-2 specifies the char front temperature to be 300 °C, albeit this determination primarily applies to softwood species. Consequently, this article aims to examine whether this assumption applies to beech. Through advanced experimental analysis and numerical modelling, it was determined that the char front temperature for beech exceeds 300 °C. This finding represents crucial information for the correct validation of fire-resistant design for structural elements made of beech. Moreover, it lays the groundwork for improving simplified methods of fire design, particularly for a more accurate determination of the charring depth.

• Language: English
• Keywords: charring, beech, fire test, charring temperature
• Work type: Article
• Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
• Organization: FGG - Faculty of Civil and Geodetic Engineering
• Publication status: Published
• Publication version: Version of Record
• Year: 2024
• Number of pages: Str. 1535–1553
• Numbering: Vol. 58, iss. 4
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-160125
• UDC: 624.011.1:614.84
• ISSN on article: 0043-7719
• DOI: 10.1007/s00226-024-01574-x
• COBISS.SI-ID: 203177987
• Publication date in RUL: 21.08.2024

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: Wood science and technology
• Shortened title: Wood sci. technol.
• Publisher: Springer Nature, International Academy of Wood Science
• ISSN: 0043-7719
• COBISS.SI-ID: 9151749

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• License: CC BY 4.0, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
• Link: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Description: This is the standard Creative Commons license that gives others maximum freedom to do what they want with the work as long as they credit the author.

Secondary language

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: oglenenje, bukev, požarni test, temperatura oglenenja