Abstract
An overview of the calculation methods for the evaluation of fire resistance, currently used in Canada, to facilitate performance-based design is given. The various steps in the calculation procedure, as well as the development of simplified design formulas for the mathematical models, is discussed. The application of the simplified design formulas for evaluation of fire resistance performance is demonstrated through two case studies. The introduction of an objective-based code in Canada in the year 2001 and the expected approaches in this code for cost-effective fire resistance design are briefly discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages | 523-528 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| State | Published - 1997 |
| Event | Proceedings of the 1997 15th Structures Congress. Part 2 (of 2) - Portland, OR, USA Duration: 13 Apr 1997 → 16 Apr 1997 |
Conference
| Conference | Proceedings of the 1997 15th Structures Congress. Part 2 (of 2) |
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| City | Portland, OR, USA |
| Period | 13/04/97 → 16/04/97 |