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SUMMARY:Fire design of concrete structures - Professor Luc TAERWE (Ghent U
 niversity\, Belgium)
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CONTACT:Katerina Ondrova
DESCRIPTION:Fire resistance becomes an increasingly important aspect in st
 ructural design. Concrete structures have a significant inherent resistanc
 e to fire without special measures have to be taken. In general\, they als
 o show a sufficient robustness which prevents premature collapse. In many 
 cases they can be reused after a fire with only minor repair or strengthen
 ing. In the lecture all these aspects are discussed by means of several un
 ique examples of real fires and the results of large scale fire tests. The
  basic design approaches according to the Eurocodes will be explained and 
 attention will be paid to the overall structural response which influences
  the boundary conditions of structural members.\n
LOCATION:Engineering Department -LR5
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