Fire Performance of Thin-Walled Steel Structures

<p>This book is an authoritative account of the latest developments in fire performance and fire resistant design of thin-walled steel structures. It provides a comprehensive review of recent research including fire tests of thin-walled steel structural members and systems numerical modelling of heat transfer and structural behaviour elevated temperature material properties methods of improving fire resistance of thin-walled steel structures and performance based fire resistant design methods. Worked examples navigate the reader through some of the complexities of this specialist subject. </p><p>This is the first book devoted to the fundamental principles of this emerging subject as thin-walled steel structures are increasingly being used in building construction. It will be valuable to fire protection engineers who want to optimise fire resistant design of thin-walled steel structures and specialist manufacturers needing to control fire resistance of thin-walled steel structural systems as well as to the research community.</p>