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Modelling Gypsum Board Performance for Real Fire Conditions

Research Details
Application Id: 544050-2019
Competition Year: 2019 Fiscal Year: 2019-2020
Project Lead Name: Gales, John Institution: York University
Department: Lassonde School of Engineering Province: Ontario
Award Amount: $25,000 Installment: 1 - 1
Program: Engage Grants Program Selection Committee: Ontario Internal Decision Committee
Research Subject: Civil engineering Area of Application: Forestry (silviculture, forest management)
Co-Researchers: No Co-Researcher Partners: Vortex Fire
Award Summary

Climate change is a globally acknowledged problem. This is motivating the Canadian timber industry to advocate the use of tall engineered timber structures. These structures are built with engineered timber products which rely on gypsum board encapsulation to protect the material from fire. The breakdown and decomposition of gypsum board in high temperatures is not well understood. Vortex Fire, the industry partner, has a need for an improved understanding of gypsum board degradation in fire and a subsequent need to develop modelling technologies for use in the design of Canadian built infrastructure. Our research objective is to work with them to develop these technologies.