Performance-Based Fire Engineering of Structures

 Content: Introduction to Fire Safety Engineering and the Role of Structural Fire Engineering Introduction to fire engineering Roles of structural fire resistance The process of performance-based fire engineering of structures Introduction to the book  Recent Major Structural Fire Events and Their Implications Introduction Broadgate fire, London, 1990 Cardington fire research programme, 1994-2003 World Trade Center collapses, 11 September 2001 Windsor Tower fire, Madrid, 12 February 2005 Summary and context of this book  Introduction to Enclosure Fire Dynamics Introduction Standard fires Fires in small compartments Fires in large compartments and travelling fires Computer models of compartment fires  Heat Transfer Introduction Basics of heat transfer Convective heat transfer coefficients Radiant heat transfer coefficient Some simplified solutions for heat transfer Importance of using appropriate thermal properties of materials Effects of thermal boundary conditions Brief introduction to numerical analysis of heat transfer Concluding remarks  Material Properties Introduction Structural materials Fire protection materials Concluding remarks  Element Structural Fire Resistance Design Design principles Concrete structures Steel structures Composite steel and concrete structures Timber structures Masonry structures Aluminium structures Fire resistance design worked examples  Global Modelling of Structures in Fire Introduction Nature of global structural behaviour in fire Analytical methods for structures in fire Practical modelling techniques  Steel and Composite Joints Introduction Typical joints at ambient temperature and in fire Current design Development of performance-based approaches  Integrity of Compartmentation Introduction Issues affecting internal walls Design of slabs for integrity in fire  Robustness of Structures in Fire Introduction Causes of fire-induced disproportionate collapse Design strategies Catenary action Requirements for connections Other considerations Summary  The Practical Application of Structural Fire Engineering for a Retail Development in the United Kingdom Introduction Methodology Design fires Acceptance criteria Finite element analyses Steel beam connections Simplified methods Comparison between Vulcan and simplified methods Conclusions  References