Properties of building materials

V. K.R. Kodur, T. Z. Harmathy

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Abstract

Building components are to be designed to satisfy the requirements of serviceability and safety limit states. One of the major safety requirements in building design is the provision of appropriate fire resistance to various building components. The basis for this requirement can be attributed to the fact that, when other measures of containing the fire fail, structural integrity is the last line of defense. In this chapter, the term structural member is used to refer to both load-bearing (e.g., columns, beams, slabs) and non-load-bearing (e.g.,

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSFPE Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering, Fifth Edition
PublisherSpringer New York
Pages277-324
Number of pages48
ISBN (Electronic)9781493925650
ISBN (Print)9781493925643
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2016

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