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Steel fire design to Eurocode 3.

Enter the section, exposure and load level, and Volex Anvil computes the section factor Am/V, the steel temperature rise for the required fire period, and the reduced yield strength at that temperature — then checks the member against the fire-limit-state load, per EC3-1-2 §4.2.

For protected members the required protection thickness is derived from the target limiting temperature and the degree of utilisation μ0, so the design gives a specifiable protection, not just a pass/fail.

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What Volex Anvil checks

Validated against the published example

Steel member in fire — section factor and utilisation EC3-1-2 §4.2.5 (section factor); §4.2.4 (degree of utilisation μ0)
QuantityPublishedVolex AnvilError
Section factor Am/V144 /m144 /m0.00%
Degree of utilisation μ00.500.500.00%
This case is one of 359 published checks the platform passes — the full table, with every source and every error, is public at volexlabs.com/verification.

Frequently asked

Protected or unprotected?
Both — unprotected members are checked by temperature rise; for protected members the required insulation thickness is derived from the limiting temperature.
What is the limiting temperature based on?
The critical temperature is computed from the degree of utilisation μ0 per EC3-1-2 §4.2.4, then compared with the member temperature at the fire period.
Is it validated?
The section factor and utilisation are checked against EC3-1-2 — within 0.00%.
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