Journal of Structural Fire Engineering: Volume 8 Issue 1

Comparative fire performance of traditional lumber and engineered wood joists

Venkatesh Kodur, James Stein, Rustin Fike, Mahmood Tabbador

This paper aims to present an evaluation of comparative fire resistance on traditional and engineered wood joists used in the construction of floor systems in residential housing.

Decomposing composite material structures: Practical modelling issues for the large-scale fire tests

Anne-Charlotte Goupil, Jean-Charles Craveur, Benjamin Mercier, Philippe Barabinot

This paper aims to deal with numerical modelling of composite panels of naval industry exposed to fire. Finite element (FE) analyses have been used to study the thermomechanical…

A mathematical model of predicting residual moment capacity of RC elements after fire exposure

Rajkishor , Pradeep Bhargava, Navratan M. Bhandari, Umesh K. Sharma

This paper aims to present a mathematical model of predicting the residual moment capacity of fire-damaged reinforced concrete (RC) elements after cooling to ambient temperature…

Energy-based time equivalent approach to determine the fire resistance ratings of light gauge steel frame walls exposed to realistic design fire curves

Anthony Deloge Ariyanayagam, Mahen Mahendran

This paper aims to present the details of a study undertaken to develop an energy-based time equivalent approach to obtain the fire resistance ratings (FRRs) of light gauge steel…

Performance of hybrid fibre-reinforced concretes at elevated temperatures

Swapnil K. Shirsath, Subhash C. Yaragal

This study reports the performance of thermally deteriorated concrete with and without fibres. Attempts have been made to find the suitable performance of steel polypropylene (PP…

Reliability analysis of the slab panel method (SPM) for the design of composite steel floors in severe fires

Richard Walls, Celeste Viljoen, Hennie de Clercq, Charles Clifton

This paper aims to present a reliability analysis of the slab panel method (SPM) for the design of composite steel floors in severe fires. Rather than seeking to accurately define…