Title:
Fire, static and dynamic test of building structures : proceedings of the second cardington conference cardington, England 12-14 March 1996
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Publication Information:
London : E & FN Spon, 1997
Physical Description:
vi, 286 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
ISBN:
9780419216803
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Summary
Summary
This book includes examinations of the role of full-scale buildings in the development of structural design methods and recommendations on improved construction practice and safety of building occupants in the event of fire and explosion.
Author Notes
G.S.T. Armer and T. O'Dell
Table of Contents
| BRE fire programme |
| Full-scale fire tests on complete buildingsD.B. Moore |
| Review of compartment fire tests to explore the behaviour of structural steelG.M.E. Cooke |
| Heat flux measurement in real and standard firesD.J. O'Connor |
| Large compartment fire testsT. Lennon |
| Tensile membrane actions in slabs and its application to the Cardington fire testsY.C. Wang |
| Behaviour of glazing systems in real firesT.J. Shields |
| BST-ECSC fire programme |
| A natural fire safety concept for buildings - 1J.B. Schleich |
| A natural fire safety concept for buildings - 2D. Martin |
| British Steel European fire test programme - design, construction, resultsB.R. Kirby |
| Numerical modelling of composite structures subject to thermal loadingM.A. O'Connor |
| Analytical aspects to the Cardington fire test programmeL. Twilt |
| Modelling the behaviour of steel-framed structures by computerR. Plank |
| Design implications of the Cardington fire research programmeG.M. Newman |
| Statics/dynamics |
| Cardington static tests - rationale and procedureR. Grantham |
| The relationship of lightweight drywall partitioning and fire protection methods in steel-framed constructionM. Pritchard |
| Dynamics of the steel-framed structureB.R. Ellis |
| The use of high explosive charges at Cardington - a feasibility studyS. Colwell and Major J. MacKenzie |
| Precision impact testing and its application for structural dynamics researchT. Krauthammer |
| X-ray screening of mail and delivered items and the Cardington LBTFC. Veale |
| Other buildings |
| Construction process researchP.J. Deasley |
| Performance related research on the in-situ concrete buildingP.S. Chana |
| Timber building |
| Timber frame 2000P. Steer |
| Innovation - the challenge for timber frame 2000C.J. Mettem |
| Appendix: Discussion paper |
| Dynamic response testing and finite element modellingA. Zaman |
