Structures in Fire 6th 2010

Preface
Scientific Committee
Organizing Committee
Steering Committee
Acknowledgements

STEEL STRUCTURES

• Experimental Investigation of Fundamental Behavior of Steel Members under Fire Loading
• A 3D Numerical Analysis of a Typical Steel Highway Overpass Bridge under a Hydrocarbon Fire
• Numerical Analysis of the Cross-Sectional Capacity of Structural Steel Members in Fire
• Stability Check of Steel Frames Exposed to Fire
• Thermal Response of Steel Columns Exposed to Localized Fires—Numerical Simulation and Comparison with Experimental Results
• Structural and Fire Behaviour of a New Light Gauge Steel Wall System
• Development of a 3D Co-Rotational Beam-Column Element for Structural Analysis of Steel and Composite Frames Exposed to Fire
• Fire-Induced Progressive Collapse of Steel Structures that have Sustained Localized Damage
• Lateral-Torsional Buckling of Carbon Steel and Stainless Steel Beams Subjected to Combined End Moments and Transverse Loads in Case of Fire
• Reliability-Based Capacity Reduction and Fire Load Factors For Design of Steel Members Exposed to Fire
• Temperature of External Column During Fire Test
• Restrained Steel Beam Behaviour in Case of Fire, Depending on Load Ratio, Performed in Case Study of a Bus Station
• Experimental and Numerical Modelling of Cellular Beams with Elongations Openings at Elevated Temperature
• Performance Based Design Approach for Evaluating Fire Resistance of Restrained Steel Beams
• Load Bearing Capacity of Steel Structures after Fire
• Stress-Based Equations for Predicting the Buckling Capacity of Steel Plates Exposed to Fire
• A Study of Damage Mechanism of Thick Fireproof Coating for Steel Member Subjected to Monotonic Loading

CONCRETE STRUCTURES

• New Regulations for Hollow Core Slabs After Premature Partial Collapse
• Performance in Fire of Fibre Reinforced Polymer Strengthened Concrete Beams Including Embedded Fibre Optic Sensors
• Fire Performance of Precast Prestressed Concrete Beam with Openings
• Explosive Spalling of Concrete Columns with Steel and Polypropylene Fibres Subjected to Severe Fire
• Fire Resistance of a Concrete Box Beam Prestressed by External Tendons
• Behavior of Concrete Columns Subjected to Fire
• The Influence of Travelling Fires on the Response of a Concrete Frame
• Simplified Procedure for Shear Failure Assessment of RC Framed Structures Exposed to Fire
• Modeling the Fire Response of Reinforced Concrete Columns under Biaxial Bending
• Modelling the Fire Resistance of Prestressed Concrete Floors Using Multi-Spring Connection Elements
• Behaviour of Earthquake Damaged Reinforced Concrete Structures In Fire
• Fire Testing of an Earthquake Damaged RC Frame
• A Simplified Sectional Analysis Approach for RC Elements During Fire Events
• Moment Curvature Relationships for Fire Damaged Reinforced Concrete Sections
• Experimental Examination of Residual Load Bearing Capacity of RC Beams Heated Up to High Temperature
• Influence of Thermal Elongation of Beams on the Fire Resistance of RC Frames
• Stability of RC Structure Under Non-Uniform Thermal Exposure
• The Fire Performance of Polymer Fibre Reinforced Composite Concrete Slabs
• Estimating the Response of Flat Plate Concrete Slab Systems to Fire Exposure
• Structural Behavior of Reinforced Pre-Compressed Concrete (r.c.) Structures in Fire: Paradigms and Lessons from Experience
• Spalling of Normal Strength Concrete Walls in Fire
• A Material Model for the Numerical Simulation of High Strength Concrete Columns Subjected to Fire Loading
• Modeling R/C Columns in Fire According to Different Constitutive Models for Heated Concrete
• Performance of FRP-Strengthened Reinforced Concrete Beams Under Design Fire Exposure

COMPOSITE STRUCTURES

• Composite Columns Made of Partially Encased Steel Sections Subjected to Fire
• Parametrical Study on the Behaviour of Steel and Composite Cellular Beams Under Fire Conditions
• Performance of RC Beam to Concrete Filled Steel Tubular (CFST) Column Frames Subjected to Fire
• Experimental and Analytical Investigations of the Behaviour of Protected Composite Floor Beams with Web Openings in Fire
• Influence of Reinforcement Properties on the Failure of Composite Slabs in Fire
• Collapse Mechanisms of Composite Slab Panels in Fire
• Planning for a Large-Scale Fire Test on a Composite Steel-Frame Floor System
• Large-Scale Fire Test of Unprotected Cellular Beam Acting in Membrane Action
• Experimental and Numerical Investigations of Steel and Concrete Composite Floors Subjected to ISO Fire Condition
• Experimental Evaluation of Composite Floor Assemblies Under Fire Loading
• A Numerical Model for Unbraced Composite Frames in Fire
• Fire Resistance of Axially Loaded Slender Concrete Filled Steel Tubular Columns
• Performance Based Fire Resistance Design of CFT Columns in a Railway Station
• Fire-Resistance Evaluation of Double CFT Columns Under Central Axial Load
• Fire Endurance Performance of Cellular GFRP Columns with Water-Cooling System
• Influence of Moisture Transpor on Fire Resistance of Steel Concrete Composite Slab
• Numerical Modelling of Membrane Action of Composite Slabs in Fire Situation
• Fire Test of Composite Floor with Castellated Beams
• The Slab Panel Method: Design of Composite Floor Systems for Dependable Inelastic Response to Severe Fires

TIMBER STRUCTURES

• Design Method for the Separating Function of Timber Structures
• Design Model for Fire Exposed Cross-Laminated Timber
• Failure Mechanisms of Structural Insulated Panel (SIP) Systems Under Natural Fire Conditions
• Fire Resistance of Connections in Timber Structures
• Design of Timber-Concrete Composite Floors for Fire Resistance
• Fire Performance of Epoxied Connections in Heavy Timber Structures
• Fire Resistance of Wood-Steel-Wood Bolted Timber Connections
• Fire Performance of Engineered Versus Traditional Lumber
• Fire Resistance of Traditional Timber Post and Beam Construction—An Experimental and Modeling Study
• Timber Bolted Joints Subjected to High Temperatures
• Post Protection Behaviour of Wooden Wall and Floor Structures Completely Filled with Glass Wool
• Failure Times of Gypsum Boards
• Using Artificial Neural Networks for Predicting Temperatures In Timber
• A Laboratory Study into the Fire Resistance Performance of Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs)

CONNECTIONS

• Improved Details for Fire-Induced Steel Single Plate Shear Connections
• Fire Performance of External Semi-Rigid Composite Joints
• Experimental Investigations and Analytical Model for the Behavior of Grade 8.8 Bolts and Butt Welds Under Heating and Subsequent Cooling
• Investigations on the Behavior of Steel Single Plate Beam End Framing Connections in Fire
• A Simplified Model for Modelling End-Plate Connections In Fire
• Testing of Composite Top-and-Seat-and-Web Angle Joints at Ambient and Elevated Temperature
• Numerical Modelling of HSS Endplate Connections at Elevated Temperatures
• Experimental Study of Mechanical Properties of High-Strength Bolts After Fire
• Finite Element Analyses of Flexible End-Plate Connections Between Steel Beams and Columns at Elevated Temperatures
• How Connections Affect Global Response

MATERIAL BEHAVIOUR

• Constitutive Equations and Empirical Creep Law of Structural Steel S460 at High Temperatures
• Experimental Study of the Mechanical Properties of Prestressed Steel Wire at Elevated Temperatures
• Influence of Polypropylene Fibres on the Thermal Strain of High Strength Concrete at High Temperatures
• Fire Induced Transient Creep Causing Stress Relaxation and Tendon Rupture in Unbonded Post-Tensioned Structures: Experiments and Modeling
• Experimental Study of Aging Effects on Insulative Properties of Intumescent Coating for Steel Elements
• Bond Strength Degradation for Prestressed Steel and Carbon FRP Bars in High-Performance Self-Consolidating Concrete at Elevated Temperatures and in Fire
• Strain Development of Traditional and Self-Compacting Concrete During Fire
• Behaviour at High Temperature of Concretes Prepared with Flint, Quartzite or Limestone Aggregates
• How the Steel Fibres Improve the Residual Properties of Concrete Subjected to High Temperature
• Experimental Study on Fire Performance and Protection of Building Seismic Rubber Bearings
• Consideration of Transient Creep in the Eurocode Constitutive Model for Concrete in the Fire Situation
• Deformation of Concrete Due to Mechanical and Fire Loads
• Physical Properties and Behaviour of High-Performance Concrete at High Temperatures
• Permeability of High Performance Concrete at Elevated Temperatures
• Uni-Axial Behaviour of Confined Fiber Reinforced High Strength Concrete Exposed to Elevated Temperatures
• Effect of Heating Method on the Physical Properties of Hybrid Fibre Reinforced High Strength Concrete at High Temperature
• Pore Pressure Measurement Inside Hybrid Fibre-Reinforced High Strength Concrete Under High Temperature Condition
• The Application of RGB Histogram Analysis of Colour Images as a Method of Assessing the Condition of Concrete in Structures After Fire
• On High-Temperature Properties of Structural Shotcrete Containing Different Accelerating Agents
• Proposal for the Model and the Mechanical Properties at High Temperature for High Strength Concrete Mixed with Fiber Cocktail
• High-Strength Concrete Reinforced Jute Fiber and Water-Soluble PVA Fiber under High Temperature
• A Theoretical Approach for Estimating Mechanical and Electric Properties of Polymers and Polymer-Concrete Mixtures at Elevated Temperatures
• Fire Behaviour of High Performance Concrete—An Experimental Investigation on Spalling Risk
• Stress-Strain Curves of Steel and Aluminum Exposed to Natural Fires
• Tangent Modulus of ASTM A992 Steel at Elevated Temperatures
• Behaviour of Galvanized High Strength Grade 10.9 Bolts Under Fire Conditions

FIRE SAFETY ENGINEERING AND PRACTICE

• Using Open Sees for Structures in Fire
• Significance of Common U.S. Construction Details on Fire Resilience Of Structural Steel Floor Systems
• Structural Response of Unprotected Floor Assemblies in Realistic Residential Fire Scenarios
• Mitigation of Post-Earthquake Fire Risk to Building Structures
• The Use of Adiabatic Surface Temperature to Design Structures For Fire Exposure
• Variability of Fire and Concrete Temperatures and the Associated Uncertainty in Structural Behavior
• Feedback and Knowledge Gaps from a Variety of Structural Fire Engineering Projects
• Prediction and Calibration of Fire Resistance of Standard Units
• A Simplified Approach for Evaluating Equivalent Fire Resistance Under Design Fire Exposures
• An Assessment of the Use of Structural Deformation as a Method of Determining Area of Fire Origin
• Structures Fire Safety: The Brazilian Research Project
• Overview of the AISC Specification Appendix 4—Structural Design For Fire Conditions
• Determining the Moment-Curvature Diagram of Aluminum Cross-Sections in Fire; A Numerical Code and Practical Examples

Author Index