Full-scale external fire test of free-standing steel silo

Roszkowski, P.; Kimbar, Grzegorz

doi:10.1016/j.firesaf.2020.103123

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“…3 of 35 scale [8][9][10], specialized, and ad hoc tests [11,12]. We have not cited any article in the literature that provides a comprehensive comparison of fire-resistance testing methods for construction materials.…”

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Fire-Resistance Testing Procedures for Construction Elements—A Review

Chaturvedi

Vedrtnam

Youssef

et al. 2022

Fire

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Fire accidents are a significant risk to human life and civil infrastructure. As a countermeasure, the regulatory bodies of different countries have established standards for evaluating the performance of construction elements during fire exposure. ISO 834 is the globally accepted fire-resistance testing standard. Other standards include ASTM E119, BS 476, IS 3809, JIS A 1304, AS 1503, EN 1363, and GB/T 9978, which are utilized by the US, Britain, India, Japan, Australia, Europe, and China, respectively. This article presents a summary and comparison of the fire-resistance testing standards. In reality, standard tests for isolated structural members may not efficiently portray realistic fire scenarios due to the fire location, its intensity, etc. Thus, researchers have utilized a variety of specialized setups and full-scale non-standard fire tests to fulfill their research objectives. The article includes a summary of selected full-scale, ad hoc, and specialized setups that were reported in the literature. The article highlights the need for timely updates of fire standards to accommodate the testing of newly developed construction materials, structural systems, and possible regional fire scenarios. The article also identifies the research areas that require significant focus in experimental structural fire-resistant testing.

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