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Lightweight wood ID law DCC 5/13/09 Lightweight wood construction identification law
DCC TGI test burn DCC/Brendan Nugent 5/5/09 DCC-GI Burn 2009
New construction dangers- TGI's vs regular lumber DCC 4/4/09 ../FIRE-STRUCTURAL/New construction dangers.wmv
News Report-TGI's DCC 12/16/08 TGI's-News Report
May 3, '08 DCC Fire Science wood truss test burn DCC Brendan Nugent 5/8/08 DCC-TRUSS-BURN-5-08
Wood truss test burn, close up of gusset plates as they fail. See one actually in mid air as it falls off. This is the full version of the test burn. A shorter version is below. DCC 5/2/07 DCC-Truss-Burn-4-28-07-complete
Wood truss test burn close of up gusset plates as they fail (short version) DCC 4/30/07 DCC-FIRE-SCIENCE-TRUSS-BURN-4-28-07
Wood Roof Comparison Test Burns; Truss vs Stick Built. See how they both react to fire along with a timeline of when each failed. DCC   DCC_ROOF_COMPARISONS.wmv
Firefighter suffers minor injuries after falling through a truss roof. DCC   Turnoutgearworks
'88 Hackensack New Jersey Truss Collapse,5 LODD's DCC   Hackensack NJ
The DCC Fire Science program conducted a test burn of a 16' wood truss assembly. Watch this truss assembly fail in rapid order; SEEING IS BELIEVING!! DCC   DCC WOOD TRUSS BURN.mpg

 

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