TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - An Approach for Evaluating the Fire Resistance of CFHSS Columns under Design Fire Scenarios
JO  - Journal of fire protection engineering
A1  - Fike, R.S.
A1  - Kodur, V. K. R.
SP  - 229
EP  - 259
VL  - 19
IS  - 4
N2  - The use of concrete filling offers a practical alternative for achieving the required fire resistance in steel hollow structural section columns. However, the current prescriptive-based approach which evaluates fire resistance based on standard fire exposure does not account for realistic fire scenarios in the design of concrete-filled hollow structural section (CFHSS) columns. This article presents a methodology for evaluating the fire resistance of CFHSS columns under design fire scenarios without the need for costly computational models. The proposed approach is a derivative of the equal area concept, and evaluates the equivalent fire resistance of the column by comparing the time temperature curve of the standard fire exposure with that of the design fire exposure. The method has been validated against the results generated from finite element analysis (coupled heat transfer and strength analysis) on numerous CFHSS columns under a large number of design fires. The applicability of the approach in design situations is illustrated through a numerical example, and it is concluded that the proposed approach offers an attractive alternative for deriving equivalent fire resistance of CFHSS columns exposed to design fire scenarios.<p />
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SN  - 1042-3915
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1042391509105597
ID  - ref1
ER  -