Travelling fire in full scale experimental building subjected to open ventilation conditionsShow others and affiliations
2023 (English)In: Journal of Structural Fire Engineering, ISSN 2040-2317, E-ISSN 2040-2325, Vol. 14, no 2, p. 149-166Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Purpose: In the frame of the European RFCS TRAFIR project, three large compartment fire tests involving steel structure were conducted by Ulster University, aiming at understanding in which conditions a travelling fire develops, as well as how it behaves and impacts the surrounding structure. Design/methodology/approach: During the experimental programme, the path and geometry of the travelling fire was studied and temperatures, heat fluxes and spread rates were measured. Influence of the travelling fire on the structural elements was also monitored during the travelling fire tests. Findings: This paper provides details related to the influence of travelling fires on a central structural steel column. Originality/value: The experimental data are presented in terms of the gas temperatures recorded in the test compartment near the column, as well as the temperatures recorded in the steel column at different levels. Because of the large data, only fire test one results are discussed in this paper.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Emerald Group Holdings Ltd. , 2023. Vol. 14, no 2, p. 149-166
Keywords [en]
Compartment fires, Fire tests, Steel structure, Travelling fires, Building materials, Fires, Flammability testing, Steel construction, Condition, Design/methodology/approach, Experimental buildings, Experimental program, Gas temperature, Steel column, Structural elements, Steel structures
National Category
Basic Medicine
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:ri:diva-59345DOI: 10.1108/JSFE-06-2021-0037Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85130291918OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ri-59345DiVA, id: diva2:1669527
Note
Funding details: Research Fund for Coal and Steel, RFCS, 754198; Funding text 1: This work was carried out in the frame of the TRAFIR project with funding from the Research Fund for Coal and Steel (grant No 754198). Partners are ArcelorMittal, Liège University, the University of Edinburgh, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden and the University of Ulster. The authors also wish to acknowledge the supporting of companies Sean Timoney & Sons Ltd, FP McCann Ltd, Saverfield Ltd and Crossfire Ltd.
2022-06-142022-06-142023-07-06Bibliographically approved