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Effect Of Protective Cladding On The Fire Performance Of Vertically Loaded Cross-Laminated Timber (Clt) Wall Panels, Muhammad Yasir, Andrew Macilwraith, Conan O'Ceallaigh, Kieran Ruane

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Cross-laminated timber (CLT) is a sustainable engineered wood product which is utilised in modern multi-storey timber buildings. The fire behaviour of timber structures is often a concern due to their combustible nature. In this paper, experimental fire testing of CLT panels made of Irish spruce was performed. This series of tests consisted of four vertically loaded CLT wall panels which were tested under Standard fire curves in the Structural Laboratory of Munster Technological University, Cork (MTU). To improve the fire performance of CLT panels, different types of protective claddings were used. The effectiveness of each system of protection has been …