Comparison between the behaviour of single storey steel and concrete structures subjected to fire or accidental events KU Leuven
In case of a fire or an accidental event, steel and precast concrete structures must guarantee the same level of robustness. These exceptional events acting on structures will, most of the time, lead to catenary action with accompanying tying forces. But, besides the fact that we are considering two completely different material behaviours, the prescribed dead loads are also quite dissimilar, indicating that both options will react in a very ...