Thermal performance of cold-formed thin-walled steel panel systems in fire

Fire Safety Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 365-394

  Feng, M ^a   Wang, Y C ^a   Davies, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cassette section; Fire test; Gypsum board; Heat transfer; Interior insulation; Stringer system; Temperature distribution; Thermal performance

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FIRE RESISTANCE; GYPSUM; HEAT LOSSES; HEAT TRANSFER; STEEL CONSTRUCTION; STRUCTURAL PANELS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMAL INSULATION; THIN WALLED STRUCTURES;

STEEL PANEL SYSTEMS;

FIRE PROTECTION;

EID: 0037409831     PISSN: 03797112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-7112(02)00090-5     Document Type: Article

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