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Author
Lamont, S. | Lane, B. | Flint, G. | Usmani, A.
Title
Behavior of Structures in Fire and Real Design: A Case Study.
Coporate
Arup Fire, Ove Arup and Partners, London, England Edinburgh Univ., Scotland
Journal
Journal of Fire Protection Engineering, Vol. 16, No. 1, 5-35, February 2006
Keywords
structures | structural engineering | structural response | fire protection engineering | thermal expansion | structural design | fire tests | fire resistance tests | high rise buildings | office buildings | failure criteria | surface temperature | steel beams | columns | regulations | building codes | deflection
Identifiers
design fires; performance-based design; prescriptive design; approvals process; behavior of composite steel-concrete structures in fire; direct comparison between the structural response of an eleven-story office building in the city of London; addresses the issues raised by approving authorities, insurers, and the client; whole frame behavior; composite frame structures; global Finite Element (FE) models; material models; global model 1 and 9 m spans; proposed structure with unprotected secondary steel beams in response to the standard fire; 'Short Hot' fire; 'Short Hot' fire with secondary beams protected between columns; 'Long Cool' fire; 'Long Cool' fire with secondary beams protected between columns; connection modeling at the floor to the core boundary