Structural performance of light-frame wood buildings subjected to post-earthquake fire exposure. Yassin, M., Bagchi, A., & Kodur, V. In volume 1, pages 511 - 520, Toronto, ON, Canada, 2010. Fire protection system;Fire safety designs;Post-earthquake fires;Short circuiting;Strong earthquakes;Structural performance;Temperature-dependent material properties;Timber structures;
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Timber structures are constructed widely in North America for different usage like residential, commercial and industrial. As wood is a combustible careful attention must be given to the fire safety design of these structures. In a strong earthquake a timber structure may suffer significant damages to the structural and fire protection systems. The Post Earthquake Fire (PEF), which may be caused many factors including gas line leakage and electrical short circuiting, will find a weaker structure whose fire resistance of the new structure may be greatly reduced. An analytical model is developed for determining the PEF fire resistance of stud walls considering the temperature dependent material properties and charring of wood elements. The model is validated with some available experimental studies and found to be quite accurate. It is found that the PEF resistance of a stud wall is reduced considerably even due to a moderate level of damage.
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language = {English},
copyright = {Compilation and indexing terms, Copyright 2023 Elsevier Inc.},
copyright = {Compendex},
title = {Structural performance of light-frame wood buildings subjected to post-earthquake fire exposure},
journal = {9th US National and 10th Canadian Conference on Earthquake Engineering 2010, Including Papers from the 4th International Tsunami Symposium},
author = {Yassin, M.H. and Bagchi, A. and Kodur, V.K.R.},
volume = {1},
year = {2010},
pages = {511 - 520},
address = {Toronto, ON, Canada},
abstract = {Timber structures are constructed widely in North America for different usage like residential, commercial and industrial. As wood is a combustible careful attention must be given to the fire safety design of these structures. In a strong earthquake a timber structure may suffer significant damages to the structural and fire protection systems. The Post Earthquake Fire (PEF), which may be caused many factors including gas line leakage and electrical short circuiting, will find a weaker structure whose fire resistance of the new structure may be greatly reduced. An analytical model is developed for determining the PEF fire resistance of stud walls considering the temperature dependent material properties and charring of wood elements. The model is validated with some available experimental studies and found to be quite accurate. It is found that the PEF resistance of a stud wall is reduced considerably even due to a moderate level of damage.<br/>},
key = {Fire resistance},
keywords = {Studs (structural members);Earthquakes;Structural analysis;Studs (fasteners);Timber;Walls (structural partitions);Fire protection;Wooden buildings;},
note = {Fire protection system;Fire safety designs;Post-earthquake fires;Short circuiting;Strong earthquakes;Structural performance;Temperature-dependent material properties;Timber structures;},
}

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