Journal of Structural Fire Engineering: Volume 13 Issue 1

An analytical model for the behavior of I-shaped beam to cylindrical column connections at room temperature and high temperatures

Seied Ahmad Hosseini, Mostafa Zeinoddini

In this paper, a closed-form analytical solution for the prediction of moment-rotation and the rotational stiffness-rotation curves of I-shaped beam to cylindrical column…

Reliable assumptions for structural fire design of steel car parks

Kristian Dahl Hertz, Lars Schiøtt Sørensen, Luisa Giuliani

This study aims to analyze and discuss the key design assumptions needed for design of car parks in steel, to highlight the impact that the increased fire loads introduced by…

Experimental characterization of a novel ventilation system for multi-story buildings with continuous curtain walls

Alessandro Fascetti, Alessandro Palladino

The purpose of this paper is to present the results of an experimental campaign conducted on a recently developed fire protection system (FPS), specifically designed for…

Fire performance of earthquake-damaged reinforced concrete columns: an experimental study

Hemanth Kumar Chinthapalli, Anil Agarwal

Earthquake tremors not only increase the chances of fire ignition but also hinder the fire-fighting efforts due to the damage to the lifelines of a city. Most of the international…

Hybrid concretes: solutions for better bond and splitting tensile strength under elevated heat exposure

Hala Mohamed Elkady, Ola Bakr Shalaby, Mohamed Kohail, Elsayed Abdel Raouf Nasr

This paper presents the second part of the investigation on resistance to elevated temperatures of a proposed hybrid composite concrete (NCSF-Crete) mix. The composite including…

Numerical modelling of fire test with timber fire protection

Vojtěch Šálek, Kamila Cábová, František Wald, Milan Jahoda

The purpose of this paper is to present a complex pyrolysis computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model of timber protection exposed to fire in a medium size enclosure. An emphasis…

Diatomaceous earth aggregates based composite masonry blocks for bushfire resistance

Indunil Erandi Ariyaratne, Anthony Ariyanayagam, Mahen Mahendran

This paper presents the details of a research study on developing composite masonry blocks using two types of mixes, conventional and lightweight mix, to enhance their…