@article{ref1,
title="A review of methods for determining structural fire severity--Part II: Analysis and review",
journal="Fire and materials",
year="2022",
author="MacIntyre, Jonathon D. and Abu, Anthony K. and Moss, Peter J. and Nilsson, Daniel and Wade, Colleen A.",
volume="46",
number="1",
pages="138-152",
abstract="There is a risk of a building suffering unsustainable structural damage in the event of a large fire. Therefore, it is necessary to design buildings to withstand expected fires. A widely used simplified calculation method is the so-called &quot;time-equivalence&quot; method. There are significant concerns about the suitability of this method. This paper is part II of a twofold study examining the state of the art of time-equivalence methods. The purpose of this paper is to identify methods and/or analysis concepts which show the potential for use in modern design. A SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) analysis is used for this purpose. However, as there is a large number of time-equivalence methods to assess, a numerical case study is first undertaken to identify methods which have sufficient accuracy to warrant further study. These analyses found that, while none of the time-equivalence methods studied have sufficient accuracy for use in their present form, the methods derived using the equal energy concept provide a good basis to model the effects of fire on a structure. This study recommends that a new time-equivalence method be developed using the equal energy approach.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0308-0501",
doi="10.1002/fam.2961",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/fam.2961"
}