The response of bridges subject to fire is an under researched topic despite the number of bridge failures caused by fire. Since available data shows that steel girder bridges are especially vulnerable to fire, this paper ...

Bridge fires are a major concern because of the consequences that these kind of events have and because they are a real threat. However, bridge fire response is under researched and not covered in the codes. This paper ...

[EN] The aim of this thesis research is the study of fire behavior against one of the landmarks of the city of Valencia, La Lonja de Valencia, also known as the Silk Exchange buildings. Therefore, in this thesis a state ...

[EN] During a fire, columns on the perimeter of a building will be subject to moments induced by both a thermal gradient and the restraint of axial expansion by adjacent heated beams, which themselves develop axial load. ...

[EN] In the Valencian Community, fires are very common, and 70% of them have their direct origin, as negligence or intentional; and indirect by the territorial model that exists, such as, for example, the abandonment of ...

[EN] Bridge fires are a major concern because of the consequences that these kind of events have and because they are a real threat. However, bridge fire response is under researched and not covered in the codes. This work ...

[EN] This work evaluates the efects, in economical terms, of the behavior factor in the fire resistence of the structure

[ES] Estudio estructural y constructivo de un edificio en altura en Nueva York (USA) Concepción general y el diseño estructural y construcción en altura. El edificio que trabaja como una ménsula, y como tal son las ...

[ES] La Sierra Perenchiza es una formación montañosa situada en el término municipal de Torrent. Está localizada entre los municipios de Torrent, Chiva y Godelleta (latitud 39º 25¿N y 0º 33¿O). La vegetación que ocupa la ...

[EN] Fire and post-fire behaviours of reinforced concrete columns confined by circular steel tubes, also known as circular steel tube confined reinforced concrete (STCRC) columns, are investigated in this paper. 5 full-scale ...