TY - JOUR A1 - Häßler, Dustin A1 - Hothan, Sascha T1 - Numerical and experimental analysis of reactive fire protection systems applied to solid steel rods in tension JF - Journal of Structural Fire Engineering N2 - The application of intumescent coatings for fire protection of steel constructions is increasing. Thanks to the relative thin thickness of the coatings, the typical visual appearance of the structures can remain essentially unchanged. In Germany, the applicability of the systems is regulated by the national as well as European technical assessments. According to the approvals, the application on steel members in tension is only allowed with limitations. Especially, the application on solid steel rods in tension is currently excluded from the approval. The paper explains the actual state of the art of the application of reactive fire protection systems applied to steel structures. Physical and technical background information are provided. Furthermore, the latest scientific results of an on-going research project funded by the German National Institute of Building Technology (DIBt) and conducted by the Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM) will be described. KW - Steel structure KW - Tension member KW - Fire protection KW - Reactive fire protection system PY - 2015 SN - 2040-2317 VL - 6 IS - 4 SP - 275 EP - 282 PB - Multi-Science Publishing AN - OPUS4-35962 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -