Selected Publications

• J1. Gernay, T., Ma, C., Renard, S., Franssen, J.-M., Zehfuß, J., McNamee, R., Bamonte, P. &Robert, F. Testing timber columns for resistance until fire burnout: Role of thermal wave, smoldering, and active suppression. Engineering Structures 351, 121991 (2026).
• J2. Ma, C. & Gernay, T. Economic Impact of Performance-Based Fire Design of Composite Steel Frame Structures. Engineering Structures 338, 120542 (2025).
• J3. Ma, C. & Gernay, T. Fragility curves for structural fire performance of various composite floor designs under natural fire. Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 110820 (2025).
• J4. Ma, C., Garcia-Castillo, E., Paya-Zaforteza, I. & Gernay, T. Modeling fire resistance of timber columns: Influence of elevated-temperature material models in finite element analysis. Structures 82, 110629 (2025).
• J5. Ma, C., Van Coile, R. & Gernay, T. Fire protection costs in composite buildings for cost benefit analysis of fire designs. Journal of Constructional Steel Research 215, 108517 (2024).
• J6. Ma, C. & Gernay, T. Numerical analysis of full-scale structural fire tests on composite floor systems. Fire Safety Journal 146, 104182 (2024).
• J7. Ma, C., Yan, X. & Gernay, T. Ductile fracture of dual-phase steel at elevated temperatures. Engineering Structures 288, 116256 (2023).
• J8. Ma, C., Lu, Z., Wang, D. & Wang, Z. Study on the damping mechanisms of a suspended particle damper attached to a wind turbine tower. Wind Struct 33, 103–114 (2021).