Experimental Investigation of the Flammable Properties and Factors of Wooden Products Exposed to the Fire Impact

Abstract

Consideration was given to the issue of the integrated evaluation of the flammable properties and factors of wooden products (Oriented Strand Boards, OSB and Wood Particle Boards, WPB) as basic flammable construction materials exposed to the action of fire. The experimental data obtained for flammable wooden products during the experiments carried out to define the dependence of temperature on the time of fire impact, to measure and substantiate the charring depth of wooden products, to determine degradation zones affected by fire and their sizes (area, width and length) and to compare a change in the specimen mass before and after the tests have been given. The experimental data confirm and substantiate the pyrolysis processes of wooden products during the fire spread.