3. Fire behavior of steel
Building materials, including steel, gradually lose strength and rigidity as their temperature rises.
3.1 Stress curves
In the case of steel, this loss of strength is clearly visible in the stress-temperature curves, as shown in figure 1 .
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Standards and norms
- Eurocode 3 – Structural steel design – Part 1-2: General rules – Fire behavior calculations. - NF EN 1993-1-2 - 2005
- Eurocode 4 – Design of steel-concrete composite structures – Part 1-2: General rules – Fire behavior calculations. - NF EN 1994-1-2 - 2005
- Tests to measure the performance of building components in the event of fire – Part 8: Protection applied to structural steel elements. - NF EN 13381-8...
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