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Author
Lamont, S. | Lane, B. | Usmani, A.
Title
Behaviour of Multi-Storey Composite Steel Frame Structures in Response to Compartment Fires.
Coporate
Arup Fire, London, England Edinburgh Univ., Scotland
Book or Conf
Fire Safety Science. Proceedings. Eighth (8th) International Symposium. International Association for Fire Safety Science (IAFSS). September 18-23, 2005, Intl. Assoc. for Fire Safety Science, Boston, MA, Beijing, China, Gottuk, D. T.; Lattimer, B. Y., Editors, 177-188 p., 2005
Keywords
fire research | fire safety | fire science | compartment fires | steel structures | structural response | structural design | World Trade Center | steel beams | design fires | mechanisms | failure | building collapse | scenarios | high rise buildings | beams | structural engineering | fire protection engineering
Identifiers
World Trade Center (110-story-high) Towers, Manhattan, New York, September 11, 2001; develop better solutions for fire; take advantage of intrinsic design strengths; design out any intrinsic design weakness; progressive collapse mechanisms in tall structures