A Catastrophic Collapse: Windsor Building Fire (Madrid, 2005)

Montalva, A.; Frigola, V. Pons i; Herrera, O.; Gilsanz, Ramon; Grau, V. Pons i

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“…Figure 3 shows the remains of the Windsor Building in Madrid, Spain after a severe fire in 2005 where portions of the upper stories completely collapsed. 37 The building was demolished shortly after the fire. Figure 4 shows the Faculty of Architecture Building at the Technical University in Delft, the Netherlands, after a fire in 2008 where an entire wing of the building completely collapsed.…”

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“…Figures 1 and 2 show fire‐induced collapse and damage to single story steel buildings located near Austin, Texas. Figure 3 shows the remains of the Windsor Building in Madrid, Spain after a severe fire in 2005 where portions of the upper stories completely collapsed 37 . The building was demolished shortly after the fire.…”

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Directions in structural‐fire safety design for steel buildings^a

Engelhardt

Morovat²

2021

Japan Architectural Review

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Fire safety considerations have an impact on the design of almost all structures, ranging from small residential structures to high-rise buildings. One important aspect of building fire safety is structural-fire safety, with the goal of preventing or delaying collapse of structures during severe fires. Structural-fire safety is of particular importance for steel structures, because of the high thermal conductivity of steel. Structural-fire safety design is most often accomplished using nonengineered prescriptive approaches. However, there is increasing interest in engineered structural-fire safety design for potential advantages in safety, economy and design flexibility. This paper provides an overview of engineered structuralfire safety design for steel buildings, and discusses some of the challenges in this field.

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Section: Examples Of Structural Damage and Collapse Due To Firementioning

confidence: 99%