Modelling of the cardington LBTF steel frame building fire tests

Fire and Materials

Volumn 28, Issue 2-4, 2004, Pages 177-198

  Moss, Peter J ^a   Clifton, G Charles ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b New Zealand Heavy Engineering Research Association   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Finite element modelling; Fire engineering; Fire tests; Multi storey steel framed building; Whole building behaviour

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FIRE RESISTANCE; FLAMMABILITY TESTING; STEEL; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

FIRE ENGINEERING; FIRE TESTS; INELASTIC RESERVE OF STRENGTH; MULTI-STOREY FRAMED BUILDING; WHOLE BUILDING BEHAVIOUR;

STRUCTURAL FRAMES;

EID: 2442495027     PISSN: 03080501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/fam.868     Document Type: Article

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