Possible 'panel instability' in composite deck floor systems under fire

Journal of Constructional Steel Research

Volumn 59, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1397-1433

  Lamont, S ^a   Usmani, A S ^b  

^a ARUP   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Composite construction; Natural fires; Steel frames; Structural behaviour in fire

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE BEAMS AND GIRDERS; FIRE RESISTANCE; STEEL RESEARCH; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

COMPOSITE DECK FLOORS;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

FIRE RESISTANCE;

EID: 0041422533     PISSN: 0143974X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0143-974X(03)00083-X     Document Type: Article

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