Fire Resistance Determination And Performance Prediction Research Needs Workshop Proceedings

NIST's Building & Fire Research Laboratory is responsible for research into building fires. It initiated a program prior to the events of 9/11 to put structural fire protection on a stronger scientific footing. The catastrophic collapses of the World Trade Center underscored the need to accelerate & broaden this effort to include fire safety design of steel construction. This report calls upon scientific & engineering experts in materials, fire protection, & structural design to identify the research required to underpin meaningful test & predictive methods for use in evaluating the performance of structures subject to real fires. Chapters: History & Current Practice; Fire Testing & Simulation; Fire Resistant Materials; & Structural Performance. Illustrations.Grosshandler, William is the author of 'Fire Resistance Determination And Performance Prediction Research Needs Workshop Proceedings', published 2004 under ISBN 9780756742409 and ISBN 0756742404.