New European calculation rules for fire-exposed steel/concrete slabs
conference paper
Composite steel/concrete slabs are used as load-bearing elements in buildings. They consist of a
cold-formed profiled steel decking, with (reinforced) concrete placed on top. For the assessment of
the fire resistance of composite slabs, designers have to use simple calculation rules, which in most
cases lead to conservative solutions, as the rules are based on fairly limited experimental and
numerical evidence.
In order to provide more fundamental insight into the behaviour of fire-exposed composite
steel/concrete slabs, a joint research project was conducted, in which France, Luxembourg and the
Netherlands took part. The project, which was a part of a large research programme which also
addressed composite steel/concrete beams, was co-sponsored by the European Coal and Steel
Community (ECSC), and aimed at the establishment of new simple calculation rules.
cold-formed profiled steel decking, with (reinforced) concrete placed on top. For the assessment of
the fire resistance of composite slabs, designers have to use simple calculation rules, which in most
cases lead to conservative solutions, as the rules are based on fairly limited experimental and
numerical evidence.
In order to provide more fundamental insight into the behaviour of fire-exposed composite
steel/concrete slabs, a joint research project was conducted, in which France, Luxembourg and the
Netherlands took part. The project, which was a part of a large research programme which also
addressed composite steel/concrete beams, was co-sponsored by the European Coal and Steel
Community (ECSC), and aimed at the establishment of new simple calculation rules.
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TNO Identifier
979678
Source title
Proceedings ofthe first European Symposium on Fire Safety Science, Zurich, Switzerland, August 1995
Pages
1-4
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