... for buildings in cities. The developed elements are composed of three layers made of laminated timber. Design/methodology/approach These wood structural elements, made of glued laminated timber with self-charring-stop, have sufficient fire resistance during and after a fire and comply with the strict...

...H. Kinjo; T. Hirashima; S. Yusa; T. Horio; T. Matsumoto Purpose Based on heating tests and load-bearing fire tests, this paper aims to discuss the charring rate, the temperature distribution in the section and the load-bearing capacity of structural glued laminated timber beams not only during...