The lap joint exposure test simulates the use of wood and wood based materials in exterior construction that may be exposed to the weather, but does not contact the ground. Some examples include ...

Wildfires always have been a part of our environment. For a variety of reasons, in recent years wildfires have been growing in both frequency and intensity, dramatically increasing the level of ...

Wood is a promising construction material because of several physical properties: it is lightweight with a high strength-to-weight ratio, has highly predictable behaviour in cases of fire, good ...