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FIRE DESIGN OF STEEL MEMBERS - Civil and Natural Resources ...

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The advantages of board systems are that they are easy to install <strong>and</strong> can be<br />

attractively finished. The boards can be fixed hard against the steel member or with a<br />

void between the inner face of the board <strong>and</strong> the steel section, See Figure 1.4.<br />

Other Protection Methods:<br />

Other protection systems that are often used in construction to increase the fire<br />

resistance rating of steel members include concrete encasement, intumescent paint,<br />

concrete filling, water filling <strong>and</strong> flame shields for external steelwork. Concrete<br />

encasement, concrete filling <strong>and</strong> water filling protection systems are based on the same<br />

protection principles. They decrease the rate of the temperature rise of steel by<br />

absorbing heat energy from the steel. Concrete <strong>and</strong> water filling are used for hollow<br />

steel sections, while concrete encasement has an I-beam surrounded by concrete.<br />

Intumescent paint is a special paint that swells into a thick char when it is exposed to<br />

higher temperature, providing protection to the steel beneath. This allows the<br />

structural members to be attractively exposed but is more expensive than other<br />

systems.<br />

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