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Fire performance of innovative 3D printed concrete composite wall panels – A Numerical Study

open access: yesCase Studies in Construction Materials, 2021
The 3-Dimensional (3D) printing technology in the construction sector has seen an accelerating growth owing to its potential advantages. For this layer-based construction, a detailed investigation on fire performance is necessary.
Thadshajini Suntharalingam   +6 more
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Fire Performance Study of Through Concrete-Filled Steel Tubular Arch Bridges

open access: yesBuildings
Advancing rapidly in modern bridge engineering technology, through concrete-filled steel tubular (CFST) arch bridges have achieved widespread application in transportation infrastructure development.
Jiatao Yin   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

The impact of fire drills on firefighters’ performance

open access: yesJàmbá Journal of Disaster Risk Studies
Firefighting is one of the most physically demanding, dangerous, and stressful jobs, constituting several physical activities, which include moving equipment up the stairs in tall buildings and deploying charged hoses. In fire management, structured training exercises are fire drills used to prepare staff for successful responses to fires situations ...
Matome R. Ramohale   +2 more
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Seismic Performance of Composite Shear Walls Filled with Demolished Concrete Lumps and Self-Compacting Concrete after Fire

open access: yesBuildings, 2022
In order to provide a good solution for the treatment and utilization of construction waste, especially waste concrete and to promote the development of green construction to some extent, in this paper, a new composite shear wall filled with demolished ...
Yan Xiong   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Experimental study of video fire detection and its applications

open access: yes, 2018
2013 International Conference on Performance-Based Fire and Fire Protection Engineering, ICPFFPE 2013, Wuhan, 16-17 November 2013201812 bcrcVersion of ...
Wong AKK, Fong, NK
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Conceptual Model Development for Holistic Building Fire Safety Performance Analysis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
The evaluation of building performance during fires is a critical step in designing appropriate strategies. Inappropriate or incomplete performance evaluations can mislead fire safety design solutions, which may in turn result in unacceptable loss of ...
Dembsey, Nicholas A.   +3 more
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Study on the Fire Resistance of Castellated Composite Beams with Semi-Rigid Restraints

open access: yesBuildings
To study the fire resistance of castellated composite beams with semi-rigid restraints, temperature rise tests with constant loads were performed on two full-scale castellated composite beams with circular holes and semi-rigid restraints to compare the ...
Zongxuan Zhang   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Reliability Assessment Approach for Fire Resistance Performance of Prestressed Steel–Concrete Box Girder Bridges

open access: yesFire, 2023
This paper employs probability methods to evaluate the fire safety performance of prestressed steel–concrete beam bridges based on simulation experimental research.
Maojun Duan   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Multi-Aspect Evaluation of Ventilated Façade Brackets with Thermal Breaks

open access: yesBuildings
Ventilated façade systems are being increasingly used in energy-efficient building envelopes due to their configurational flexibility and potential to reduce thermal bridging. This study focuses on the experimental evaluation of anchoring components used
Jan Barnat   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Criteria for bushfire protection verification method in Australia

open access: yes, 2020
A bushfire risk profile in terms of recurrence period for the determination of design bushfire conditions has been assessed in the current paper in support to the development of a risk based verification method for bushfire protection design.
Douglas, Grahame (R14881)   +1 more
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