Narrative
We have developed the Bailey-Method, design software FIRESOFT and a web-based information source for designers to use to produce safe and economical buildings. In buildings that have used the Bailey-Method, approximately 40% of the fire protection cost has been saved. The overall saving is about £20m in the UK over the REF period. The Bailey-Method has been presented in 2500 design guides (books), distributed to companies across Europe by ArcelorMittal, and translated into 17 languages. FIRESOFT and the associated quality assurance document enable using unprotected concrete filled tubular columns and have the British Standard status of Non Contradictory Complementary Information.Category of impact | Economic, Technological |
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Impact level | Adoption |
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Research output
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Fire Safe design: A New Approach to Multi-Storey Steel-Framed Buildings
Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
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Membrane action of slab/beam composite floor systems in fire
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Fire resistant design of concrete filled tubular steel columns
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Behaviour of concrete floor slabs at ambient and elevated temperatures
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review