Comparison of BRE simple design method for composite floor slabs in fire with non-linear FE modelling

Fire and Materials

Volumn 28, Issue 2-4, 2004, Pages 127-138

  Huang, Zhaohui ^a   Burgess, Ian ^a   Plank, Roger ^a   Bailey, Colin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b BUILDING RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Composite floor slabs; FE modelling; Fire resistance; Tensile membrane action

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCRETE SLABS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FIRE RESISTANCE; FIRES; FLOORS; REINFORCEMENT; STEEL BEAMS AND GIRDERS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; TENSILE STRESS;

COMPOSITE FLOOR SLABS; FINITE ELEMENT MODELLING; SOFTWARE PACKAGE VULCAN; STEEL REINFORCEMENT; TENSILE MEMBRANE ACTION;

CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION;

EID: 2442608471     PISSN: 03080501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/fam.847     Document Type: Article

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