Citation

Cooke GME. Fire Safety J. 1988; 13(1): 45-54.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1988, Elsevier Publishing)

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Abstract

This paper presents data on the elevated-temperature mechanical properties of hot rolled structural steel used in buildings and explains their physical meaning. The properties include Poisson's ratio, thermal expansion and phase transformation, stress-strain relationships, and elastic modulus. Some room temperature data are given as benchmarks. It also attempts to explain some anomalies in elastic modulus measurements and the difficulties in idealizing stress-strain data.