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Thermal bowing and how it affects the design of fire separating construction
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1988
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Built EnvironmentFire EngineeringEngineeringFire SafetyArchitectural EngineeringCivil EngineeringFire WallsUnwanted Thermal BowingFire ResistanceStructural Fire SafetyConstruction ManagementFire Separating ConstructionHeat TransferStructural MechanicsThermal EngineeringConstruction EngineeringThermal BowingStructural Engineering
Abstract This paper provides new data, both experimental and theoretical, on the thermal bowing of building elements such as walls and floors, when exposed to fire on one side, and suggests how the data can be used in design to tolerate unwanted thermal bowing in fire walls.