...Ali Nadjai; Naveed Alam; Marion Charlier; Olivier Vassart; Xu Dai; Jean-Marc Franssen; Johan Sjostrom Purpose In the frame of the European RFCS TRAFIR project, three large compartment fire tests involving steel structure were conducted by Ulster University, aiming at understanding in which...

... and improved solutions for future use. Slim floor beams Web openings Thermal response Fire tests Finite element modelling Although the use of composite beams offers longer floor spans, these beams in most cases are deeper in comparison with reinforced concrete beams. This increase in depth...

... of the intumescent coating. Keywords: intumescent coating, numerical simulation, fire tests. 1. INTRODUCTION The fire resistance of steel members protected by intumescent coating (IC) strongly depends on the expansion behavior of the fire protection system. In practical application, structural steel elements...

... a finite element model. This model allows to simulate numerically the evolution of the temperatures inside the connections as well as their mechanical and thermo-mechanical behaviours. The thermal modelling is validated on the basis of the temperature-time evolutions measured during fire tests...

... of the glazing panels at different orientations to the elevated temperatures of the localised fire scenario as tested in the laboratory. This finite element analysis allows for an assessment of glazing thermal stresses at various times throughout each test. Fire Tests Inclined Glazing Flame...