Resource |
Format
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Fire Performance of Finger-Joints |
 PDF
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Forintek Canada test results on fire resistance of floor assemblies |
PDF |
US Department of Agriculture test results on adhesive behavior in wood construction |
PDF
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National Engineered Lightweight Construction Fire Research Project
(see p. 201) |
PDF |
Fire resistance tests of finger-jointed truss assemblies
(Underwriters Laboratories) |
 Web Link
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Fire resistance tests of finger-jointed truss assemblies
(Intertek/ETL & Warnock Hersey) |
Web Link |
Evaluation Report for finger-jointed trusses
(International Code Council) |
PDF |
Information on finger-jointed trusses from Open Joist 2000 |
Web Link |
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U.S. Department of Agriculture, Wood Handbook:
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Ch. 9 — Adhesive Bonding of
Wood Materials |
PDF |
Ch. 10 — Wood-Based Composites
and Panel Products |
PDF |
Ch.11 — Glued Structural Members |
PDF |
Ch. 17 — Fire Safety |
PDF |
|
Chemical information on resorcinol |
PDF |
Chemical information on phenol |
Web Link |
Carbeck Structural Components Institute fire performance educational
programs |
Web Link |
WTCA Resources for Fire Professionals page |
Web Link |
WTCA Fire & Wood Trusses page |
Web Link |
American Forest & Paper Association. 2005. National Design Specification for Wood Construction. Chapter 4. |
Web Link |
Metal Plate Connected Wood Truss Handbook, 3rd Ed., Wood Truss Council of America, Madison, WI., 2002. |
 Catalog
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ASTM D2559 Standard, available from ASTM International |
Web Link |
One type of connection used in the manufacture of wood structural building components is the glued finger-joint. The relative newness of structural building components, and of the finger-joints which are used in them, has raised questions about their performance from the perspective of fire safety. This page provides documents and resources which address these questions.
