OpenSees, an open source finite element software framework, has been used broadly in the
earthquake engineering community for simulating the seismic response of structural and …

Significant work has been done on the enhancement of load-bearing capacity of reinforced
concrete slabs through tensile membrane action (TMA) under fire conditions, since its first …

Finite Element (FE) methods have been widely adopted in structural design to analyze the
mechanical performance quantitatively, while most comprehensive FE models are …

Observations from realistic fires have revealed that a fire tends to “travel” across the floors
rather than burning simultaneously for the duration. However, the collapse mechanism and …

This paper numerically investigates progressive collapse resistance of three-dimensional
steel frames with reinforced concrete slabs exposed to localized fire using LS-DYNA. An …

This paper presents a state-of-the-art review on the design, research and education aspects
of fire safety engineering (FSE) with a particular concern on high-rise buildings. FSE finds its …

This paper presents experimental investigations on the collapse behavior of a full-scale 36
m× 12 m steel portal frame exposed to natural fires. Extensive thermal and structural …

Slabs can take full advantage of tensile membrane action (TMA) in fire conditions to improve
the ultimate bearing capacity. This paper proposed a novel analytical method to determine …

Fire and post-earthquake fires pose a major hazard to our built environment with possible
catastrophic consequences. Any framework developed for evaluating the resilience of steel …

A new thermomechanical hybrid simulation method is proposed that extends the mechanical
hybrid simulation method by including thermal degrees of freedom and temperature loads …