Article | REF: C2506 V3

Fire safety of steel and composite steel/concrete structures - Part 1

Author: Joël KRUPPA

Publication date: August 10, 2013

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3. Temperature trends for structural elements

3.1 Thermal characteristics of materials

Thermal characteristics, mainly specific heat and thermal conductivity, which for the vast majority of materials depend on their temperature, are necessary for estimating the temperature field in elements subjected to fire.

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3.1.1 Steel

  • The specific heat of the acierc a (in J/kgK) is given by the following formulas, where θ a is the temperature...

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