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Author
Cooke, G. M. E.
Title
Resisting Collapse of Steel-Faced Sandwich Panel Walls and Ceilings Exposed to Fire.
Coporate
City University, London, England
Journal
Journal of Fire Protection Engineering, Vol. 18, No. 4, 275-290, November 2008
Keywords
sandwich panels | panel walls | ceilings | structural engineering | fire risk assessment | building collapse | scenarios | fire walls | structural stability | equations | geometry | temperature | exposure | wind direction | wind effects | pressure
Identifiers
catenary force; equation relating mid-span bow to axial end displacement; dead load of the face and core; hazard of unseen fire above the ceiling; practical design of support for ceiling panels (in fire condition); fire exposure from below the ceiling; fire exposure from avove the ceiling; free-standing internal fire walls; dead loading; wind loading; snow loading