Fire performance evaluation of structural systems encompasses the experimental, analytical and computational assessment of how buildings, bridges and other load-bearing frameworks respond to fire ...

This paper develops a finite element model of circular concrete-filled steel tube (CFST) columns subjected to combined high temperature and lateral impact using ...

Oriented strand board (OSB) has been a trusted staple in construction for decades. Builders have relied on its consistency, familiarity and structural performance in an industry where predictability ...

Few topics have reshaped European construction over the past decade as sharply as the fire performance of building façades. High-profile fires such as Grenfell Tower in London and, more recently, the ...

Sponsored by Glidevale Protect, UK producer of construction membranes, this CPD explores the role of membranes within wall ...

A group of scientists in China constructed a specialized compartment to test the thermal breakage and fallout of BIPV façades under enclosure fire conditions. They examined three different types of ...

Photo courtesy Indianapolis (IN) Fire Department. If the fire service had a scoreboard for health and performance, sleep would be the category where we consistently fall behind. Firefighters and ...