A simplified analysis of catenary action in steel beams in fire and implications on fire resistant design

Steel and Composite Structures

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 367-386

  Wang, Y C ^a   Yin, Y Z ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b ARUP   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Catenary action; Fire engineering; Fire resistant design; Integrity of fire compartment; Large deflection; Steel beams

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; STEEL BEAMS AND GIRDERS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

CATENARY ACTION; FIRE ENGINEERING; FIRE RESISTANT DESIGNS; INTEGRITY OF FIRE COMPARTMENTS; LARGE DEFLECTIONS; STEEL BEAMS;

FIRE RESISTANCE;

EID: 33749346079     PISSN: 12299367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12989/scs.2006.6.5.367     Document Type: Article

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