Abstract
Currently the designers of buildings in North America rely on the results of standard fire tests to ensure building structures meet the fire resistance rating requirements prescribed by national building codes. With the development of performance based building codes throughout North America it is important that the design community have the tools necessary to take advantage of these new codes. In order to provide structural engineers with these tools a method is being proposed that will facilitate the design of structural steel for fire conditions using a performance based approach. This approach is simplistic in nature and only considers a two-dimensional thermal response of structural steel to the fire. A method has been proposed that allows the designer to predict the time-temperature relationship expected in a compartment fire with a reasonable level of conservatism, which can be used to determine the required level of protection. Copyright ASCE 2006.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages | 36 |
| Number of pages | 1 |
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| State | Published - 2006 |
| Event | Structures Congress 2006 - St. Louis, MO, United States Duration: 18 May 2006 → 21 May 2006 |
Conference
| Conference | Structures Congress 2006 |
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| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | St. Louis, MO |
| Period | 18/05/06 → 21/05/06 |