Journal of Structural Fire Engineering: Volume 9 Issue 4

Practical method to predict the axial capacity of RC columns exposed to standard fire

Salah F. El-Fitiany, Maged A. Youssef

Existing analytical methods for the evaluation of fire safety of reinforced concrete (RC) structures require extensive knowledge of heat transfer calculations and the finite…

Deflection behavior and load-bearing period of structural glued laminated timber beams in fire including cooling phase

Hitoshi Kinjo, Yusuke Katakura, Takeo Hirashima, Shuitsu Yusa, Kiyoshi Saito

This paper aims to discuss the fire performance of glulam timber beams based on their deflection behavior and load-bearing period, which were obtained from load-bearing fire tests…

On the fire performance of unbraced composite frames

Oliver Bahr

The purpose of this study is to gain a deeper understanding of the structural behaviour of fire-exposed unbraced composite frames. Designers to date paid little attention to…

Hybrid fire testing: Discussion on stability and implementation of a new method in a virtual environment

Ana Sauca, Thomas Gernay, Fabienne Robert, Nicola Tondini, Jean-Marc Franssen

The purpose of this paper is to propose a method for hybrid fire testing (HFT) which is unconditionally stable, ensures equilibrium and compatibility at the interface and captures…

Fire resistance of concrete walls with light aggregate

Kristian Hertz

The purpose of this paper is to present the design methods for fire-exposed concrete columns and walls. In addition, it presents analyses and tests showing that the methods are…

Parametric study on load ratio effect on the flexural bending behaviour of axially-restrained HSS steel beams subjected to fire

Osama (Sam) Salem

In fire condition, the limiting temperature of a restrained steel beam depends on a few parameters, e.g. temperature distributions along and across the beam, beam’s load ratio and…