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Digest 487 Part 3 Structural fire engineering design: materials behaviour - masonry
Publication Year
2004
Document Status
Current
Abstract
Part of a suite of related documents containing guidance for the construction industry on structural fire engineering design, and contains information complementary to the existing and emerging fire engineering codes and standards. Each Digest may be used in isolation or as part of the full integrated suite. Owing to its high thermal conductivity exposed steel will increase in temperature very quickly during a fire, losing strength and stiffness. The designer must ensure that any building will maintain its stability for a reasonable period should any accidental fire occur. Presents three broad design methodologies for masonry; Traditional prescriptive, test based, Simple performance based by combining test based and other data, and Via modelling.
Author
de Vekey, R.
ISBN
9781860817045
Publisher Information
BRE
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