Sivaram Sivapalan

Fire resistance tests of light steel floor–ceiling systems using steel sheet-laminated gypsum plasterboards

Light steel framed (LSF) floor–ceiling systems using cold-formed steel (CFS) joists typically rely on multi-layer gypsum plasterboard ceilings for fire protection, but their fire resistance is often governed by premature ceiling lining fall-off. This study evaluates the use of Su...