FIRE DESIGN OF STEEL MEMBERS - Civil and Natural Resources ...
FIRE DESIGN OF STEEL MEMBERS - Civil and Natural Resources ...
FIRE DESIGN OF STEEL MEMBERS - Civil and Natural Resources ...
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The time-temperature curve of the spreadsheet results is also plotted in Figure 5.9.<br />
The spreadsheet still gives slightly higher temperatures than SAFIR throughout the<br />
time calculated here, which is not the results expected. Gamble, (1989) predicted<br />
that members with thicker insulation would give non conservative temperatures, ie.<br />
temperatures that are too low. Comparing the difference between the SAFIR <strong>and</strong><br />
spreadsheet results from Figure 5.9 with the difference between the two methods in<br />
Figure 5.3 in Section 5.2.2, however, suggests that the temperatures calculated<br />
with thicker protection applied to the steel do give results that are closer to the<br />
SAFIR results <strong>and</strong> therefore slightly less conservative than with thin protection.<br />
5.5.2 Comparison with the ECCS equation:<br />
Figure 5.10 compares the results from the spreadsheet method <strong>and</strong> the average<br />
temperature from the results from SAFIR, with the ECCS equations for members<br />
with heavy protection. These equations are stated in Section 5.2.3. The suggested<br />
d<br />
range for the ratio of insulation thickness to conductivity is 0.1 < i<br />