In this study, the fire resistance performance of steel–polymer prefabricated composite floors, which have a sandwich-type structure, was assessed via standard fire tests and analyzed using finite element analysis. This form of analysis should...
A simplified procedure to predict the residual axial capacity and stiffness of both rectangular and circular reinforced concrete (RC) columns after exposure to a standard fire provides the means to replace the current descriptive methods. The availab...
The experimental quantification of retention factors related to the post-fire strength as well as the post-fire ductility of intentionally selected stainless steel grades applied in construction is the objective of the research presented here. These...
The article focuses on analyzing changes in the chemical composition of steel samples after the cooling phase. A few distinct types of samples made of St3S steel were heated in an electric resistance furnace for 1 h. The temperature in the following...
An investigation was conducted on the influence that industrial metakaolin waste (IMW) has on the properties of autoclaved fiber cement composition (FCC) samples. FCC samples were made from fiber cement plate’s typical components using the same...
The utilisation of fire resistance control systems in contemporary timber construction and the conservation of historic edifices has emerged as a pivotal solution, superseding conventional mandatory systems. Such approaches are particularly beneficia...
The prevention and mitigation of spalling in high-strength concrete (HSC) rely on mixing polypropylene (PP) as an additive reinforcement. The dense internal structures of ultra-high-strength concrete (UHSC) result in risks associated with a high ther...
The continuous advancement of fire protection technologies has necessitated the development of comprehensive safety standards, leading to an increasingly diversified and specialized regulatory landscape. This has made it difficult for fire protection...
Mass timber elements such as glued laminated timber (Glulam) and cross-laminated timber (CLT) have become increasingly prominent in sustainable construction due to their structural efficiency and reduced environmental impact. However, fire performanc...
Fire is considered a common hazard for civil structures. Public and administrative buildings are commonly designed by considering the standard fire rating and, in many cases, contain large compartments with central domes, in which fire growth can be...
This review article critically examines the fire performance of cross-laminated timber (CLT), a key structural material for sustainable construction, by synthesising recent advancements in both experimental and numerical research. It identifies a cri...
In case of a fire, the flame can spread from the building through the outer openings to the outside. In such cases, the fire temperature thermal effect determines the façade fibrocement tile thermal destruction, while the flammable thermo-insu...
Among the fire reports caused by seasonal devices registered with the Korea Fire Information Center in 2021, fires caused by heating cables accounted for the largest portion with 350 cases. As a result of analyzing the heating cable fires from 2015 t...
This study investigates the fire behaviour of hybrid fibre reinforced concrete (HFRC) incorporating steel fibres combined with coir, polypropylene (PP), ramie, and sisal fibres under the ISO 834 standard fire curve. Concrete specimens were exposed to...
To analyze the fire resistance performance of the substation framework protected by fire-retardant coating, herringbone column structure substation frameworks under heating curve conditions specified by the ISO 834 standard were simulated using ABAQU...
The experimental evaluation of fire resistance limits for steel constructions with fire-retardant coatings consists of a lot of experiments on the heating of steel structures of buildings by solving a heat engineering problem at various fire conditio...
Different systems of fire protection coatings are used to protect the metal structures of stories and trestles at oil and gas facilities from low (when filling cryogenic liquids) and high temperatures (in case of the possible development of a hydroca...
Fire accidents are a significant risk to human life and civil infrastructure. As a countermeasure, the regulatory bodies of different countries have established standards for evaluating the performance of construction elements during fire exposure. I...
This study examines the effect of two self-developed novel fireproof coatings on the fire resistance of carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) composite sheets. The post-fire flexural properties were chosen as important indicators of fire resistance....
Computer modeling has a strong potential to replace or supplement physical fire testing of building structures. A prepared and applicable model must be simple to prepare, capable of calculating and processing results in the shortest possible time wit...
As timber construction continues to expand toward taller and larger buildings, ensuring structural resilience under fire conditions requires advanced fire–structural performance assessment approaches. Such assessments generally integrate fire m...
This study proposes an equivalent furniture fire model based on standard combustible assembly and verifies its feasibility as a substitute for real furniture through full-scale experiments and numerical simulations. Experiments show that the peak hea...
The rapid growth of electric vehicles (EVs) has introduced new fire safety challenges for the built environment, particularly within reinforced concrete structures. Fires involving lithium-ion batteries are substantially different from conventional h...
3D Printed Concrete (3DPC) technology is currently evolving with high demand amongst researches and the integration of modular building system (MBS) with this technology would provide a sustainable solution to modern construction challenges. The use...
Demand for underground railways has rapidly increased due to accelerated urbanisation and population growth. This has elevated the importance of tunnel designs with adequate fire safety and protection measures. However, due to intricate modern rail t...
This paper presents a finite-element-based computational model to evaluate the thermal behaviour of composite slabs with a steel deck submitted to standard fire exposure. This computational model is used to estimate the temperatures in the slab compo...
Indoor fire detection using gas chemical sensing has been a subject of investigation since the early nineties. This approach leverages the fact that, for certain types of fire, chemical volatiles appear before smoke particles do. Hence, systems based...
The widespread adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) has elevated the importance of rigorous safety standards, particularly for fire resistance in post-crash scenarios. Existing testing protocols, such as Regulation No. 100, utilize petrol pool fires t...
Wildfires are a serious problem in many countries. In 2022, the President of Russia tasked the leadership of the different regions to reduce the average annual area of forest fires by two times by 2030. To implement this, the amount of funding has be...
The problems of the fire safety of oil and gas facilities are particularly relevant due to the increasing complexity of technological processes and production. Experimental studies of steel structures with three different types of plasters are presen...
Forest fire regimes are undergoing systematic reorganization under climate change, particularly in monsoon–human coupled ecosystems such as Southeastern China, where risk dynamics remain poorly quantified. This study proposes a meteorology-driv...
As warmer and drier conditions associated with global warming are projected to increase in southern Europe, the Mediterranean countries are currently the most prone to wildfire danger. In the present study, we investigated the statistical relationshi...
The consequences of destructive earthquakes show that the problem of analyzing the response of reinforced concrete frames under seismic loads after a fire is relevant. The calculation models used for individual elements and buildings as a whole must...
Organisations that manage wildfires are expected to deliver scientifically defensible decisions. However, the limited availability of high quality data restricts the rate at which research can advance. The nature of wildfires contributes to this: the...
The main objectives of this study are to investigate the spectral responses of a fire-damaged concrete slab using Impact-echo (IE) testing, and to develop a simplified model for interpreting the frequency shift due to heat-induced concrete damage aft...
Recent research trends focus on developing bio-based (derived from agricultural byproducts) fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites for structural applications. Fire resistance is one of the key issues that need to be addressed for the use of these...
This paper presents the full-scale experimental assessment of a log-house timber wall with partial thermal insulation under in-plane compression and exposed to fire on one side. A key aspect of the current design application for log-house systems is...
Solar photovoltaic (PV) systems in buildings must comply with both electrotechnical standards for module safety and local building codes, which typically do not address their electrical nature. This regulatory gap creates challenges in assessing the...
Itti and Koch’s Saliency Model has been used extensively to simulate fixation selection in a variety of tasks from visual search to simple reaction times. Although the Saliency Model has been tested for its spatial prediction of fixations in vi...
Although foamed plastic insulation is widely used in construction in the Korean market, it is vulnerable to fire. To improve the flame retardancy, the method of flame-retardant coating with the EG in water-soluble state on the surface of expanded pol...
The steel column performance in realistic structures during a fire has yet to be fully understood because existing research emphasizes single-story performance, thereby disregarding the influence of continuous steel columns in multi-story configurati...
This work presents a practical approach to improve risk quantification for heavy-tailed insurance claims through model averaging and grid map visualization, addressing the drawbacks of traditional single “best” model selection commonly us...
This work presents research concerning the numerical assessment of two previously measured temperatures due to firebrand accumulation on surfaces, which was determined in former thermal experimental campaigns. A 3D numerical model using thermal trans...
A critical issue in the design of structural glass elements in buildings is represented by the evaluation of thermally induced stresses and strains. For both climatic actions and fire, thermal stresses represent one of the main causes of premature fa...
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Rothermel-based decision support systems are widespread for fire behavior prediction and wildfire risk analysis [...]
In the context of the growing share of renewable energy and the impending decommission of a large number of coal-fired units, nuclear energy is the only green energy that can replace coal power for a stable, clean, efficient, and large-scale power su...
Algeria, the main fire hotspot on the southern rim of the Mediterranean Basin, lacks a complete fire dataset with official fire perimeters, and the existing one contains inconsistencies. Preprocessed global and regional burned area (BA) products prov...
The compatibility and coating ratio between flame retardant materials and expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam is a major impediment to achieving satisfactory flame retardant performance. In this study, we prepared a water-based intumescent flame retardan...
Research Highlights: Flammability of wildland fuels is a key factor influencing risk-based decisions related to preparedness, response, and safety in Alaska. However, without effective measures of current and expected flammability, the expected likel...
In this study, the comparative residual performance of fire-exposed reinforced concrete (RC) beams with rectangular and T-shaped cross-sections is investigated. Two concrete beams, one with a T-section and the other with a rectangular section, were t...
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