TY  - JOUR
AB  - This paper presents the details of full scale fire tests of LSF wall panels conducted using realistic fire time-temperature curves. Tests included eight LSF wall specimens of various configurations exposed to both parametric design and natural fire curves. Details of the fire test set-up, test procedure and the results including the measured time-temperature and deformation curves of LSF wall panels are presented along with wall stud failure modes and times. This paper also compares the structural and thermal behavioural characteristics of LSF wall studs with those based on the standard time-temperature curve. Finally, the stud failure times and temperatures are summarized for both standard and realistic design fire curves. This study provides the necessary test data to validate the numerical models of LSF wall panels and to undertake a detailed study into the structural and thermal performance of LSF wall panels exposed to realistic design fire curves.
VL  - 5
IS  - 4
SN  - 2040-2317
DO  - 10.1260/2040-2317.5.4.291
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1260/2040-2317.5.4.291
AU  - Ariyanayagam Anthony
AU  - Mahendran Mahen
PY  - 2014
Y1  - 2014/01/01
TI  - Experimental Study of Load-Bearing Cold-Formed Steel Walls Exposed to Realistic Design Fires
T2  - Journal of Structural Fire Engineering
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 291
EP  - 330
Y2  - 2024/04/25
ER  -