Effect of the end and side connections to the hollowcore concrete flooring systems in fire

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Conference Contributions - Published
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University of Canterbury. Civil and Natural Resources Engineering
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2007
Authors
Chang, J.
Buchanan, A.H.
Dhakal, Rajesh
Moss, P.J.
Abstract

This paper analytically investigates the structural performance of hollowcore concrete floor systems in fire comparing several connection details which are verified to provide better seismic performance. The results show that the connections which are beneficial to the system’s seismic performance are not always suitable for the fire performance, and rotationally rigid connections provide better fire resistance than rotationally flexible connections.

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Chang, J., Buchanan, A.H., Dhakal, R.P., Moss, P.J. (2007) Effect of the end and side connections to the hollowcore concrete flooring systems in fire. Coimbra, Portugal: fib Workshop on Fire Design of Concrete Structures, 8-9 Nov 2007. Fire Design of Concrete Structures: From Materials Modelling to Structural Performance, 437-446.
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connections, hollowcore units, computer simulation, fire behaviour
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Fields of Research::40 - Engineering::4005 - Civil engineering::400510 - Structural engineering
Field of Research::09 - Engineering::0905 - Civil Engineering::090599 - Civil Engineering not elsewhere classified
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