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Reliability of Steel Columns Protected by Intumescent Coatings Subjected to Natural Fires

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A real fire will generally undergo six stages which include ignition, growth, flashover, full fire development or steady burning, decay and extinguishment.

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    Chao Zhang

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Zhang, C. (2015). Fire Modeling. In: Reliability of Steel Columns Protected by Intumescent Coatings Subjected to Natural Fires. Springer Theses. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-46379-6_2

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