Anna Webb
- From: Cupar, Scotland
- Qualifications:
- MA Mathematics, University of Edinburgh
- Supervisors: Prof. Asif Usmani & Dr Stephen Welch
- Postgraduate study: Started 2009
PhD Project:
User-friendly software tool for design of steel frame structures in fire
The behaviour of steel frame structures in fire is well understood based on many years of research at UK universities and especially the computational modelling work done at Edinburgh University after the Cardington fire testsThe knowledge and understanding gained from this work has led to the development of a number of mathematically derived analytical methods without any empirical inputs. These methods have been validated against theory and numerical models and can provide sufficiently accurate prediction of the structural response in fire for steel framed structures of regular rectangular plan and grid.
The aim of this project is to develop a software tool that will utilise these analytical methods to determine the reliability of such structures in fire. This software will act as a design aid for steel frame structures in fire.
Project funded by Corus
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