A model is presented for predicting the failure time of loaded wooden beams of rectangular cross-section exposed to elevated temperatures or to fire. Failure times calculated by the model were compared to failure times measured in this study using 19.05 mm x 19.05 mm simply supported southern pine beams, and to failure times measured by the National Bureau of Standards during the fire of a full scale room. Reasonable agreements were found between the calculated failure times and the data.
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