Journal of Structural Fire Engineering: Volume 12 Issue 4

Examination of the effect of fire retardant materials on timber

Eva Lubloy, Lajos Gábor Takács, David Istvan Enczel, Zsolt Cimer

The fire safety of structures is an existing and important design aspect, which is assured by strict regulations. As a means to adhere to the strict requirements, fire protection…

Fire behaviour and resistance of cold-formed steel beams with sigma cross-sections

Flávio Arrais, Nuno Lopes, Paulo Vila Real

Sigma cross-section profiles are often chosen for their lightness and ability to support large spans, offering a favourable bending resistance. However, they are more susceptible…

Is it reasonable to use high-strength concrete columns under fire conditions?

Oliver Bahr

This paper aims to answer two questions. First, are there any differences in the fire performance of columns made of normal and of high-strength concrete? Second, under which…

Flexural behavior of fire damaged self-compacting concrete beams strengthened with fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) wrapping

Mervin Ealiyas Mathews, Anand N, Diana Andrushia A, Tattukolla Kiran, Khalifa Al-Jabri

Building elements that are damaged by fire are often strengthened by fiber wrapping techniques. Self-compacting concrete (SCC) is an advanced building material that is widely used…

A risk-based approach for structural assessment against fire considering escalation and passive fire protection (PFP) optimization

Ali Sari, Umid Azimov

Accidental loadings such as fire constitute a great majority of potential and actual fatalities in both onshore and offshore installations. In order to prevent human loss and for…

Fire resistance of composite slabs with steel deck under natural fire

Paulo A.G. Piloto, Carlos Balsa, Felipe Macedo Macêdo Gomes, Bergson Matias

Most of the numerical research and experiments on composite slabs with a steel deck have been developed to study the effect of fire during the heating phase. This manuscript aims…

Performance of steel moment-resisting frames in post-earthquake horizontally traveling fire

Amit Chandra, Anjan Bhowmick, Ashutosh Bagchi

The study investigates the performance of a three-story unprotected steel moment-resisting frame (SMRF) designed for high seismic demand in the fire-only (FO) and post-earthquake…