Modelling of six full-scale fire tests on a composite building

Structural Engineer

Volumn 80, Issue 19, 2002, Pages 30-37

  Huang, Zhaohui ^a   Burgess, Ian W ^a   Plank, Roger J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

BRE; Composite constructions; Concrete slabs; Fire tests; Full scale testing; Numerical modelling; Steel beams; Structural behaviour; Temperatures

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE BUILDINGS;

BUILDINGS; COMPOSITE BEAMS AND GIRDERS; COMPUTER PROGRAM LISTINGS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCRETE SLABS; FIRE RESISTANCE; FRACTURE; STEEL STRUCTURES; STRUCTURAL FRAMES;

FIRE PROTECTION;

EID: 0036795041     PISSN: 14665123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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