Structural Fire Engineering

ISBN-13: 9780727741417 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 190 str.

Tom Lennon

Opis

Structural Fire Engineering gives practical design guidance on the application of structural fire engineering to specialist structural engineers; bringing together fire engineering and structural engineering - disciplines which are interlinked in design of structures. Structural Fire Engineering discusses the European standards in the context of fire engineering design and conformity to the requirements of the regulations. Containing a number of worked examples to illustrate the options for design, this book will primarily demystify the subject of structural fire engineering and identify the available design options to fulfil statutory requirements. The final chapters deal with specific issues which have arisen over the last few years and identify gaps in knowledge in relation to the performance of buildings in fire.

Spis treści

1. Introduction - Intended readership practising structural engineers unfamiliar with fire engineering design - Purpose of the book demystification, simple guidance and contextual information 2. Regulatory requirements - Background historical context. - Specific requirements for life safety fire resistance and reaction to fire 3. Fire test and assessment procedures - Standard fire resistance testing National and European test regimes/ extrapolation and interpretation of test data - Reaction to fire testing National and European test and assessment regimes 4. Structural fire engineering design (fire design - heat transfer - structural response) - Basic parameters for each case fire load, ventilation, thermal properties of compartment boundaries; convective and radiative components; reduction in strength and stiffness of common construction materials; role of passive fire protection 5. Fire design - Fire engineering design standards Eurocodes/BS7974/BS999 - worked examples to BS EN1991-1-2 parametric fire exposure/time equivalence\external flaming 6. Fire engineering design of concrete structures to BS EN1992-1-2 - Available options - worked examples including comparison with National code (BS8110-2) 7. Fire engineering design of steel structures to BSEN1993-1-2 - Available options - Worked examples including comparison with National code (BS5950-8) 8. Fire engineering design of composite structures to BS EN 1994-1-2 - Available options - Worked examples including comparison with National code (BS5950-8) 9. Fire engineering design of timber structures - Available options - Worked examples including comparison with National code (BS5268-4) 10. Fire engineering design of masonry structures - Available options - Worked examples including comparison with National code (BS5628-3) 11. Fire engineering design of connections 12. Modern methods of construction - Implications of increased use of thermal insulation products - Concealed fire spread in cavities - System performance 13. Fires during construction 14. Fire engineering design for extreme events - robustness, earthquake engineering, terrorism