Timber/steel composite members in multi-storey buildings under fire test loadings

Abstract

AbstractThis paper sets out to assess the potential benefits of incorporating steel sections into timber members used in tall beam and post structures. The investigation involved identifying the tensile capacity of the members, intended as tying members in an accidental event involving a standard fire. Three-dimensional, thermo-mechanical models were developed to identify the duration timber and the timber/steel composite members could sustain the required tensile load in a fire condition....