{"title":"Study on the overall stability of real fire under suspendome structures","authors":"Hongbo Liu , Jianxiong Zhao , Liulu Guo , Zhihua Chen","doi":"10.1016/j.jcsr.2025.109653","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Suspendome structures are commonly employed in large-span public buildings. Fire represents a prevalent hazard in structures, posing significant risks to public safety. This study introduced a comprehensive analytical approach for evaluating the overall stability performance of suspendome under fire. The thermodynamic response of a suspendome, with a span of 60 m and a span-ratio of 1/6, was analyzed under the central fire with a thermal power of 20 MW. The study investigated the overall stability performance of structures under fire, accounting for both the fire source and the structural geometric parameters. The theoretical calculation formulas of the ultimate capacity reduction coefficient in the fire process of the suspendome were presented. The study found that, under identical fire power, the overall stability of the structure was more significantly impacted by fire as the span of the structure increased and the span-ratio decreased. Furthermore, the higher the fire power and the more distance of the fire from the center, the more pronounced the effect on the stability of the suspendomes. The findings of this research offer a theoretical foundation for the selection of structural configurations and fire design strategies for suspendome structures.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":15557,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Constructional Steel Research","volume":"232 ","pages":"Article 109653"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0000,"publicationDate":"2025-05-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Constructional Steel Research","FirstCategoryId":"5","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0143974X25003311","RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"CONSTRUCTION & BUILDING TECHNOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Suspendome structures are commonly employed in large-span public buildings. Fire represents a prevalent hazard in structures, posing significant risks to public safety. This study introduced a comprehensive analytical approach for evaluating the overall stability performance of suspendome under fire. The thermodynamic response of a suspendome, with a span of 60 m and a span-ratio of 1/6, was analyzed under the central fire with a thermal power of 20 MW. The study investigated the overall stability performance of structures under fire, accounting for both the fire source and the structural geometric parameters. The theoretical calculation formulas of the ultimate capacity reduction coefficient in the fire process of the suspendome were presented. The study found that, under identical fire power, the overall stability of the structure was more significantly impacted by fire as the span of the structure increased and the span-ratio decreased. Furthermore, the higher the fire power and the more distance of the fire from the center, the more pronounced the effect on the stability of the suspendomes. The findings of this research offer a theoretical foundation for the selection of structural configurations and fire design strategies for suspendome structures.
期刊介绍:
The Journal of Constructional Steel Research provides an international forum for the presentation and discussion of the latest developments in structural steel research and their applications. It is aimed not only at researchers but also at those likely to be most affected by research results, i.e. designers and fabricators. Original papers of a high standard dealing with all aspects of steel research including theoretical and experimental research on elements, assemblages, connection and material properties are considered for publication.