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Real time
two-way
interactions

14.12 Hybrid fi re testing (HFT) method employed for a six-storey
building, which involved two-way interactions between the computer
simulation, on the left, and the physical test, on the right (Mostafaei
et al. 2011).

• enhancing seismic resistance of fi re protection systems and structural

elements would enhance fi re resistance of the structures in the event of
a fi re following an earthquake.

There is still a need for research and studies on the assessment, design
and protection of structures in fi re and earthquake. For a fi re following an
earthquake, new methods should be studied to reduce damage to fi re pro-
tection systems of buildings, e.g. sprinklers systems and structural elements