Fire reaction testing of wood façade materials is typically performed on new materials under controlled and repeatable conditions. While such testing provides valuable insight into initial performance, façade materials in practice are exposed for years to solar radiation, moisture cycles and temperature variations. Over the past years, a large number of wood species have been tested using identical SBI test configurations, allowing material-related behaviour to be distinguished from test-induced variability. Repetition tests show that results tend to cluster strongly within a given wood species, while pronounced differences occur between species, even within a relatively narrow density range. These observations indicate that fire behaviour is inherently wood-species dependent. Based on this, the working hypothesis was formulated that the effects of natural weathering may also be species dependent and potentially non-linear. This blog outlines the research approach used to investigate these mechanisms and explains why understanding surface evolution over time is essential when interpreting fire behaviour of wood façades.
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