Global modelling of structures in fire

in Urban Habitat Constructions under catastrophic events - Technical sheets – Fire Resistance (2009)

Fire Performance of undamaged and pre-damaged welded steel-concrete composite beam-to-column joints with concrete filled tubes

Conference (2008, October)

Major earthquakes in urban areas have often been followed by significant conflagrations that have been difficult to control and have resulted in extensive damage to property. Earthquakes, then, increase ... [more ▼]

Major earthquakes in urban areas have often been followed by significant conflagrations that have been difficult to control and have resulted in extensive damage to property. Earthquakes, then, increase the risk of loss of life if a fire occurs within a building. It is obvious therefore that a fire after an earthquake is a design scenario that should be properly addressed in any performance-based design, in locations where significant earthquakes can occur. In this paper both experimental and numerical results of undamaged and pre-damaged welded steel-concrete composite beam-to-column joints with concrete filled tubes are described as part of a European project aimed at developing fundamental data, design guidelines and prequalification of ductile and fire resistant composite beam-to-column joints. In detail, both the experimental program and the fire experimental results are presented and discussed in this paper together with thermal numerical simulations on frames and joints. Both the experimental activity and the numerical work demonstrated the adequacy of the seismic and joint fire design. [less ▲]

Baulicher Brandschutz

Book published by Bauwerk Verlag, GmbH - 2nd edition (2008)

This book contains: fire safety concepts as a base for fire safety of building constructions; fire safety requirements ; etc

Overview of fire design

in Mazzolani, Federico (Ed.) Proceedings of Urban Habitat Constructions under Catastrophic Events (COST Action C26) (2008)

Comparison between EC3 and the original proposal for Beam-Columns in Case of Fire

in Ofner (Ed.) Proceedings of the 5th European Conference on Steel and Composite Structures (EUROSTEEL 2008) (2008)

Assessment of Eurocode 5 charring rate calculation methods

in Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference Structures in Fire (2008)

The basic hypothesis for the assessment of fire resistance of wood structures is that for temperatures above 300 ºC, wood is no longer able to sustain any load. Consequently, the determination of the ... [more ▼]

The basic hypothesis for the assessment of fire resistance of wood structures is that for temperatures above 300 ºC, wood is no longer able to sustain any load. Consequently, the determination of the location of the 300 ºC isotherm, the charring depth, is decisive for the result of fire resistance calculation methods. Charring rate of wood is dependent of numerous factors, such as wood species (density, permeability or composition), moisture or direction of burning (along or across the grain). Eurocode 5, Part 1-2, presents several methods for the calculation of fire resistance of timber structures that are divided into simplified and advanced. In this paper simplified and advanced methods are compared regarding the calculation of the charring depth. Finite element simulations have been performed, using the proposed wood properties of Eurocode 5 using finite element code SAFIR. The influence of parameters such as wood density, moisture or anisotropy has been investigated. The results obtained with finite element calculations were then compared with Eurocode 5 simplified models. Some inconsistencies between methods have been observed. This paper presents proposals to overcome some of the inconsistencies as well as to extend the applicability of the models. [less ▲]

Consideration of nonlinear creep strain of siliceous concrete on calculation of mechanical strain under transient temperatures as a function of load history

in Kodur, Venkatesh; Tan, Kang Hai (Eds.) Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference Structures in Fire (2008)

The paper is given of an extended model for concrete in compression at elevated temperature that incorporates elastic, plastic and creep strain as a function of temperature and stress history. The ... [more ▼]

The paper is given of an extended model for concrete in compression at elevated temperature that incorporates elastic, plastic and creep strain as a function of temperature and stress history. The mechanical strain calculated as a function of elastic strain, plastic strain and thermal induced strain. The thermal induced strain is relative independent compared to dependence of Young’s Modulus by load history. Actually the term comprises elastic, plastic and (pure) transient creep strains as we will show. A comparison is given between experimental results with cylindrical specimens and calculated results. [less ▲]

Numerical modelling of thin-walled stainless steel structural elements in case of fire

in Kodur; Tan (Eds.) Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference Structures in Fire (2008)

In this paper, numerical tests made in stainless steel thin-walled elements, using the program SAFIR, will be presented. In order to make these simulations, two main changes in SAFIR were made: i) the ... [more ▼]

In this paper, numerical tests made in stainless steel thin-walled elements, using the program SAFIR, will be presented. In order to make these simulations, two main changes in SAFIR were made: i) the program was changed in order to deal with the stainless steel 2D material properties to be used with shell elements and ii) the possibility of the program to take into account residual stresses in shell elements was introduced. The stainless steel stress-strain relationship at high temperatures, was based on the one presented in part 1.2 of Eurocode 3 [1], which has no initial linear branch as the case of carbon steel. The hardening rule to be used on the shell element formulation could not be exactly established without an approximation of the Eurocode 3 constitutive law [1]. Due to the fact that the SAFIR procedure to take into account the residual stresses consists in transforming them first into residual strains and adding them after to the other initial strains [2], it was necessary to implement a procedure that took in consideration the nonlinearity of the material stress-strain relationship. The paper shows the influence of the residual stresses on the ultimate load bearing resistance of thin-walled stainless steel structural elements in case of fire. [less ▲]

Prefabricated composite beam-to-concrete filled tube or partially reinforced-concrete-encased column connections for severe seismic and fire loadings

Report (2008)

Lateral-torsional buckling of stainless steel I-beam in case of fire

in Journal of Constructional Steel Research (2008), 64

This work presents a numerical study of the behaviour of stainless steel I-beams subjected to lateral–torsional buckling in case of fire and compares the obtained results with the beam design curves of ... [more ▼]

This work presents a numerical study of the behaviour of stainless steel I-beams subjected to lateral–torsional buckling in case of fire and compares the obtained results with the beam design curves of Eurocode 3. New formulae for lateral–torsional buckling, that approximate better the real behaviour of stainless steel structural elements in case of fire are proposed. These new formulae were based on numerical simulations using the program SAFIR, which was modified to take into account the material properties of the stainless steel. [less ▲]