Fire tests of non-sway loaded and rotationally restrained steel column assemblies

Journal of Constructional Steel Research

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 359-383

  Wang, Y C ^a   Davies, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bending moments; Column assemblies; Critical temperature; Fire tests; Fire resistant design; Restrained columns; Structural interaction

Indexed keywords

BENDING MOMENTS; COLUMNS (STRUCTURAL); FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FLAME RESISTANCE; FLAMMABILITY TESTING; STEEL BEAMS AND GIRDERS; STRUCTURAL FRAMES; STRUCTURAL LOADS; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMAL EXPANSION;

STEEL COLUMNS;

STEEL STRUCTURES;

COLUMN; FIRE; STEEL;

EID: 0037343813     PISSN: 0143974X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0143-974X(02)00035-4     Document Type: Article

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