Structural Response of Buildings in Fire

Dear Colleagues,

Post-earthquake fire (PEF) or post-fire earthquake (PFE) pose a significant threat to both human beings and urban structures. They may contribute to the collapse of damaged buildings as well as result in the loss of property and human casualties. This Special Issue aims to present the main observations regarding PEF, PFE, and fire events. This Special Issue will also cover the mitigation research that could be helpful to reduce or prevent the structural damage caused due to fire. The topics of this Special Issue include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. The structural response of various types of buildings under structural fire.
2. The response of material behavior under fire such as mortar, wood, concrete, steel, and so on.
3. The evaluation of residual strength for buildings subjected to horizontal and vertical loadings after a fire incident.
4. Any kind of numerical methodology for the evaluation of post-earthquake fire/post-fire earthquake columns or beams in seismic resisting systems including moment resisting frames, building frame system, shear wall, and so on.

Prof. Dr. Byong-Jeong Choi
Guest Editor

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