... (DIBt) and conducted by the Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM) will be described. Steel Structure Solid Rod Tension member Fire Protection Reactive Fire Protection Systems Structural Analysis Finite Element Method (FEM) Experimental Testing DIBt – Deutsches...

... conditions. Keywords: connections, experimental testing, fire resistance, LVL, thermal properties, timber 1. INTRODUCTION In recent years, a number of papers have been published on the performance of joints in timber members when subjected to fire temperatures [1 8]. Over the last five years, research...

.... The experimental tests were performed at the University of Canterbury and BRANZ (New Zealand) on 146×60, 300×105 and 360×133 mm LVL members. The temperature distribution was monitored using several thermocouples. The numerical results were obtained using the Abaqus FE code with different conductive models...