TY - GEN
T1 - Structural performance of stud walls under normal and post-earthquake fire exposure
AU - Yassin, Hany
AU - Bagchi, Ashutosh
AU - Kodur, Venkatesh
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - Wood frame house construction is very common in North America. These structures are vulnerable to fire hazard. fire following an earthquake event is not uncommon. After an earthquake the structure may sustain a considerable damage and the fire resistance of the system will be significantly impaired. Current building codes do not take this into account adequately. This article presents a framework for carrying out a systematic study for post-earthquke fire performance of buildings structures. In addition, a simulation of fire performance of a stud wall system has been carried out. The wall system was a part of an earlier experimental study. The validated simulation model would be used from futher analysis of post-earthquake fire response as envisioned in the framework presented here.
AB - Wood frame house construction is very common in North America. These structures are vulnerable to fire hazard. fire following an earthquake event is not uncommon. After an earthquake the structure may sustain a considerable damage and the fire resistance of the system will be significantly impaired. Current building codes do not take this into account adequately. This article presents a framework for carrying out a systematic study for post-earthquke fire performance of buildings structures. In addition, a simulation of fire performance of a stud wall system has been carried out. The wall system was a part of an earlier experimental study. The validated simulation model would be used from futher analysis of post-earthquake fire response as envisioned in the framework presented here.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=70349382504&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1061/41016(314)61
DO - 10.1061/41016(314)61
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:70349382504
SN - 9780784410165
T3 - Proceedings of the 2008 Structures Congress - Structures Congress 2008: Crossing the Borders
BT - Proceedings of the 2008 Structures Congress - Structures Congress 2008
PB - ASCE - American Society of Civil Engineers
T2 - 2008 Structures Congress - Structures Congress 2008: Crossing the Borders
Y2 - 24 April 2008 through 26 April 2008
ER -