- Author
- Gerlich, J. T. | Collier, P. C. R. | Buchanan, A. H.
- Title
- Design of Light Steel-Framed Walls for Fire Resistance.
- Coporate
- Winstone Wallboards Ltd., Lower Hutt, New Zealand Building Research Association of New Zealand, Judgeford University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
- Journal
- Fire and Materials, Vol. 20, No. 2, 79-96, March/April 1996
- Keywords
- walls | steels | fire resistance rating | load bearing elements | building construction | structural design | temperature effects | large scale fire tests | plasterboard | linings | gypsum | mechanical properties | thermal properties | heat transfer | failure modes
- Identifiers
- restraint conditions; structural design codes; structural testing; properties of gypsum plasterboard linings at elevated temperatures; properties of cold-formed steel at elevated temperatures; thermal properties; TASEF - two-dimensional finite element program designed to model heat transfer through materials and composite construction elements exposed to any fire; limiting temperature