- Author
- Sultan, M. A. | Alfawakhiri, F. | Kodur, V. K. R.
- Title
- Model for Predicting Thermal Response Across Steel C-Joist Floor Assemblies Exposed to Fire.
- Coporate
- National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
- Report
- NRCC-44993,
- Distribution
- For more information contact: National Research Council of Canada, Institute for Research in Construction, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0R6, Telephone (613) 993-2607, Fax: (613) 952-7673, Email: Irc.Client-Services@nrc.ca, Website: http://www.nrc.ca/irc/ircpubs -- OR -- http://serpent.cisti.nrc.ca/dbtw-wpd/textbase/irc/
- Book or Conf
- AOSFST International Conference, 5th Proceedings. December 3-6, 2001, Newcastle, Australia, 1-3 p., 2001
- Keywords
- floors | thermal response | exposure | temperature distribution | gypsum board | insulation
- Identifiers
- thermal model; construction details and results of tested assemblies
- Abstract
- This paper discusses the development of a model and compares the temperature predictions from the model with results from 5 full-scale experimental test data. The model developed predicts reasonably well the temperature distribution across steel C-joists protected with gypsum board floor assemblies, with and without insulation in the floor cavity. Model limitations and further developments are identified.