My early mentor had a saying that resonated with me — “Avoid Wishful Thinking.” I’ve found that advice has served me well over the course of my 30-year (and still going) career. Living by that credo ...
The Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has reported that results from a series of four fire resistance tests conducted this month on composite concrete-steel ...
SAFTI FIRST, leading USA-manufacturer of fire rated glazing and framing systems, is pleased to announce that in addition to meeting ASTM E-119/NFPA 251/UL263 with hose stream for up to 2 hours, the ...
The main goal in this project was to study the behavior of Concrete-Filled Double-Skin Tube (CFDST) columns subjected to fire following earthquake scenarios. For this purpose, the behavior of CFDST ...