APA Blog for Professional Associates - Elevated Temperatures

2008 APA Publications Index Now Available

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:15:00 -0700

The APA Publications Index, Form B300 NN, has been updated. The revised 2008 index provides a complete listing of APA design and construction guides, product guides, builder tips, case histories, industrial publications and other materials available from the Association.

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Help Desk Question: Smoke Passage through T&G Plywood Floor

Fri, 15 Dec 2006 12:02:00 -0700

Question: I am working on a single floor retail building with storage in the basement, which has a sprinkler system. We have specified 3/4-inch Sturd-I-Floor tongue-and-groove (T&G) plywood as floor sheathing. The building official/fire marshal has commented that no evidence has been presented on smoke passage through the T&G joints. Is there some sort of documentation that discusses this?

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Help Desk Question: Fire Retardant Treated Plywood

Wed, 29 Nov 2006 09:20:00 -0700

Question: Does fire-treating plywood have an effect on allowable design values or application recommendations for plywood?

Answer: APA does not test, promote or trademark Fire Retardant Treated (FRT) plywood. The FRT process is a secondary operation outside the scope of our involvement. [More]

2006 World Conference on Timber Engineering: Fire Performance of FRP Reinforced Glulam

Wed, 27 Sep 2006 16:17:00 -0700

Fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) is typically used to reinforce the tension zone of glulam, but little was known, until recently, on its fire performance in glulam. I provided the results of fire tests performed on FRP reinforced glulam in a presentation at the 9th World Conference on Timber Engineering in August. A brief summary is below. Look for the last APA conference presentation to be posted on the Blog soon. [More]

2006 World Conference on Timber Engineering: Adhesive Performance at Elevated Temperatures

Fri, 08 Sep 2006 12:09:00 -0700

Below is a summary on adhesive performance at elevated temperatures, one of the five APA presentations given at the 9th World Conference on Timber Engineering, held in August. Look for APA’s other conference presentations to be posted on the Blog soon. [More]