Investigation of charring rate for solid Malaysian timber in 2-d standard fire exposure using finite element modelling approach / Lannie Francis ... [et al.]
The study aims to examine the fire behaviour and char formation of Malaysian timber under two- dimensional (2-D) standard fire conditions through finite element simulations. Utilising Abaqus software and transient thermal analysis, a finite element model (FEM) was constructed and validated against f...
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| Language: | en |
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2024
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| Online Access: | https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/105609/1/105609.pdf https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/105609/ |
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| Summary: | The study aims to examine the fire behaviour and char formation of Malaysian timber under two- dimensional (2-D) standard fire conditions through finite element simulations. Utilising Abaqus software and transient thermal analysis, a finite element model (FEM) was constructed and validated against furnace fire tests conducted on Resak timber beams. The results indicate that the charring rate of Resak timber below 0.55 mm/min, demonstrating better fire resistance compared to charring rate stated in Eurocode 5 standards. Notably, there is a close alignment between numerical and experimental findings, with only a 3% variance observed. Using finite element analysis to investigate the charring rate could be a cost-effective technique in studying Malaysian tropical timbers under varied fire loading conditions. |
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