- Author
-
Witteveen, J.
- Title
- Trends in Design Methods for Structural Fire Safety.
- Coporate
- Delft Univ. of Technology, The Netherlands
- Book or Conf
- C.C.E. C.E.C. K.E.G. Fire-Safe Steel Construction: Practical Design. Working Document. April 11-12, 1984,
Luxembourg,
A/1-2 p.,
1984
- Keywords
-
design applications
- Abstract
- Internationally, the generally accepted method for the design of load bearing structural elements under fire action is based on a classification system, comprising two main components: (1) a fire exposure according to ISO 834, with a required time of fire duration t(fd) stipulated in building regulations and codes for the structural application in question--usually expressed in multiples of 30 minutes, and (2) a standard fire resistance test according to ISO 834 by which the fire resistance time t(fr) of the structural element in question is determined experimentally--usually classified in multiples of 30 minutes.