Fire resistance of steel structures, incorporating HSS-review and recommendations

S Pang, V Kodur, W Wang - Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Numerous experiments have been conducted to investigate the mechanical properties of
high strength steel (HSS) at elevated temperatures. In this paper, test data in literatures on …

An integrated section model to enable simulating composite slabs in fire simply as modelling a flat slab

J Qiu, L Jiang - Computers & Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
Modelling slabs is vitally necessary when simulating building structures in fire. The
composite action between slabs and beams and tensile membrane action after fire induced …

A Review on Structural Fire Tests of Two-Way Composite Floors

MA Orabi, L Jiang, X Huang, A Usmani - Fire Technology, 2022 - Springer
The utilisation of composite floor systems in modern construction allows for building large
floor areas with efficient use of material and labour. The efficiency of this flooring system in …

Development of modular and reusable AI models for fast predicting fire behaviour of steel columns in structural systems

J Qiu, L Jiang - Engineering Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
It is important to model the local failure of structural members as well as the global
responses of a structural system when it is exposed to fire. The local failure of columns such …

Integrated nonlinear structural simulation of composite buildings in fire

MA Orabi, AA Khan, L Jiang, T Yarlagadda… - Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
The collapse of several tall composite buildings over the last two decades has shown that
the performance of tall, composite and complex buildings in fire is a necessary design …

Data set for fire-induced collapse test on an existing building with a truss roof

J Li, S Zhu, GQ Li, C Zhang, B Chen… - Journal of Structural …, 2024 - ascelibrary.org
This paper presents a data set of a fire-induced collapse on an existing building with a truss
roof. The data set contains the thermal and structural responses of the tested building, the …

Structural-fire responses forecasting via modular AI

Z Nan, MA Orabi, X Huang, Y Jiang, A Usmani - Fire Safety Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
This study analyses the structural response of an aluminium reticulated roof structure that is
constructed at Sichuan Fire Research Institute (Sichuan, China), and to be tested in fire. The …

[HTML][HTML] Resilience of code compliant reinforced concrete buildings to progressive collapse: A numerical analysis investigation

ZA Al-Sadoon, MT Junaid, U Al-Sabouni… - Results in …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study investigates the resilience of dual-system reinforced concrete (RC) structures
impacted by progressive collapse where the local failure of a primary structural component …

[HTML][HTML] The response of diagrid structures to fire

Z Wang, MA Orabi, Z Nan, W Wang, M Mason… - Fire Safety Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
The diagrid structural system has seen significant uptake in medium to high rise buildings
because of the architectural and resource advantages that it provides. These arise mainly as …

Reconstruct the 3D load redistribution paths of framed structures subjected to local column failure and multi-floor fire

J Qiu, L Jiang, X Cai, G Li, A Usmani - Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
Considering the slabs in the global response of steel framed buildings in fires is important,
as deflected floor slabs could redistribute the load to columns leading to column failure and …