TDL - Other Design Considerations - Fire Performance
American Forest & Paper Association
Flame Spread Performance of Wood Products: DCA No.1
Flame spread ratings for wood products and species used for interior finishes. 6 pages.
Design of Fire-Resistive Exposed Wood Members: DCA No.2
How exposed heavy timber and glued-laminated columns and beams can be designed to meet fire-resistive requirements. 10 pages.
One-Hour Fire Rated Exterior Wood Floor and Wall Assemblies: DCA No.3
Describes how wood I-joist floors can be used to meet building code requirements for fire-resistive assemblies.
Component Additive Method (CAM) for Calculating and Demonstrating Assembly Fire Endurance: DCA No.4
Procedure to calculate the fire endurance rating of a wood-frame wall, roof, or floor/ceiling assembly. (1991) 6 pages. #T20.
Calculating the Fire Resistance of Exposed Wood Members: Technical Report 10
Design of beams and columns so that a sufficient cross section of wood remains to sustain design loads for the required duration of fire exposure. 45 pages.
Heat Release Rates of Construction Assemblies By the Substitution Method: Technical Report No.9
Measurement methods to determine the rate of heat release of full-scale assemblies. 24 pages. #T27.
Fire Performance Characteristics of Protected Wood and Steel Floor-Ceiling Assemblies: Appendix to Technical Report No. 9
Fire tests demonstrating the heat release of full-scale wood and steel-joist floor assemblies by comparison of fuel consumption data. 20 pages. #T28.
American Institute of Timber Construction
Calculation of Fire Resistance of Glued-Laminated Timbers, Technical Note 7
Calculate sizes required for one-hour fire ratings of glulam.
Glulam: Superior Fire Resistance.
APA - The Engineered Wood Association
Fire-Rated Systems
Guide to wood panel systems that meet code and insurance requirements. Form W305.
California Redwood Association
Redwood Grades and Uses
Illustrates Redwood lumber properties, including its fire-resistance and flamespread ratings. 4 pages.
Canadian Wood Council
Fire Safety and Insurance in Commercial Buildings
Explains some of the basic factors that affect fire risk and property insurance rates in commercial buildings. 20 pages.
Cedar Shake & Shingle Bureau
Certi-Guard
Production and testing of fire retardant pressure-treated cedar shakes and shingles.
Forest Products Laboratory
Analytical Methods for Determining Fire Resistance of Timber Members
The Society of Fire Protection Engineers handbook. (1995)
Performance of Wood in Fire
Lists publications written to facilitate application of new and existing technologies. (1993)
Gypsum Association
Fire Resistance Design Manual
Systems utilizing gypsum products to provide fire resistance to walls, partitions, floor-ceilings, roof-ceilings, columns, beams, girders, and trusses.
National Frame Builders Association
Report of Standard Methods of Fire Tests of Building Construction and Materials
Documents a one-hour fire test.
Southern Pine Council
Southern Pine Use Guide
Grade descriptions, design values, and sample specifications. Includes fire-endurance and flame-spread information. 24 pages. #200.
Truss Plate Institute
Wood Truss Council of America
Fire Test Report FC-214: ASTM E119-73 Fire Endurance Test of Floor-Ceiling Assembly Wood Truss with Plywood Floor and Gypsum Wallboard Ceiling - 1-Hour Rating
Double layer of gypsum wallboard secured directly to bottom chords of trusses.
Fire Test Report FC-392: ASTM E119 Fire Endurance Test of Wood-Webbed Truss Floor-Ceiling Assembly - 1-Hour Rating
Single layer of gypsum, directly applied as ceiling membrane.
Fire Test Report UL-L528/L529: Wood Truss Members with Steel Plate Connectors Used in Floor-Ceiling Assemblies
One-hour fire test on parallel chord trusses protected with a single layer of 5/8” Type C wallboard attached to steel furring channels affixed to the bottom chords.
Wood Truss Council of America
Fire Performance of Trusses - Reference Guide
Truss Technology in Building – Sprinkler Systems & Wood Trusses
This 4-page document provides important information on the key points of the NFPA 13 fire sprinkler standards. An essential design tool for Building Designers that clarifies the confusing provisions, restrictions, and exceptions for sprinklers in wood frame construction.
Truss Technology in Building - Fire Resistance Rated Truss Assemblies
This four-page color document explains fire rated wood truss assemblies, reviews modification and substitution guidelines for rated assemblies, and lists nearly two dozen summaries of 45-minute, 1-hour and 2-hour rated truss assembly reports. It's a great resource for Building Designers.
Section 17, Fire Performance of Trusses
Section 17, Fire Performance of Trusses, Supplement
Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.
Fire Resistance Directory
Fire-resistance ratings for beams, columns, floors, roofs, through-penetration firestop systems, walls, and partitions.
Western Wood Products Association
Flame Spread Ratings (A-4)
Flame spread ratings and smoke developed index numbers for Western species.
