Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LP170100951
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Fire resistance of complex light gauge steel framed wall systems. This project aims to investigate the thermal and structural behaviour of high-strength Light gauge Steel Framed (LSF) wall systems when exposed to fire, and develop a generic model for predicting fire resistance levels of all LSF wall systems. Plasterboard-lined LSF walls are increasingly used as cost-effective load-bearing walls in low and mid-rise buildings worldwide. This has required new wall designs with complex steel stud wall configurations, but their fire resistance is not understood. This project will provide validated fire resistance data and fire design methods for a proposed national Fire Design Handbook and steel design codes, enabling more widespread, safer use of these walls. This will benefit the Australian steel industry, the construction industry and the community.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 07-2018
End Date: 06-2021
Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects
Funding Amount: $258,778.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Civil Engineering | Structural Engineering
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Sheet Metal Products | Residential Construction Design | Commercial Construction Design |
