Structural Design For Fire
Safety
Comprehensive
Overview of the Fire Resistance of Building Structures
By Andrew H. Buchanan
Expert Guidance on
Building Fire Safe Buildings and Structures
 Presenting
a comprehensive overview of the fire resistance of building
structures, this key text brings together a large volume of material
from many sources on this increasingly important topic. Starting
with the fundamentals of fires and fire safety, the book gives an
introduction to real fire exposure and the response of structures to
such fires, outlining the important contribution of structural fire
resistance to overall fire safety.
Methods of calculating fire severity and achieving fire resistance
are described, including fire performance of the main structural
materials including structural steel, reinforced concrete and timber
construction. Particularly valuable elements of the book are its
design sections (incorporating international methods), where the
earlier material is synthesized and recommendations are made for
rational design of building structures exposed to fires.
Structural Design for Fire Safety provides expert guidance on:
- Interpreting code requirements for fire safety
- Understanding the concepts of fire severity and fire
resistance
- Estimating time-temperature curves for fully developed
compartment fires
- Understanding the behavior of structural elements and
buildings exposed to fires
- Designing steel, concrete and timber structures to resist
fire exposure
- Assessing the fire performance of existing structures
In addition, the book includes valuable calculations and worked
examples, unavailable elsewhere.
This is an essential book for structural engineers who wish to
improve their understanding of buildings exposed to severe fires. It
is also an ideal textbook for introductory courses in fire safety in
a civil or structural engineering degree program, and is vital
reading for final year students in fire protection and fire safety
engineering. Furthermore, it successfully bridges the information
gap between fire safety engineers, structural engineers and building
inspectors, and will be of significant interest to architects, code
officials, building designers and firefighters.
Table of Contents:
Preface
Notation
Introduction
Fire Safety in Buildings
- Overview
- Fire Safety Objectives
- Process of Fire Development
- Conceptual Framework for Fire Safety
- Fire Resistance
- Controlling Fire Spread
- Building Construction for Fire Safety
Fire and Heat
- Overview
- Fuels
- Combustion
- Fire Initiation
- Burning Objects
- t-squared Fires
- Pre-flashover Design Fires
- Heat Transfer
Room Fires
- Overview
- Pre-flashover fires
- Flashover
- Post-flashover Fires
- Design Fires
- Other Factors
Fire Severity
- Overview
- Fire Severity and Fire Resistance
- Fire Severity
- Standard Fire
- Equivalent Fire Severity
Fire Resistance
- Overview
- Fire Resistance
- Assessing Fire Resistance
- Fire-resistance Tests
- Approved Fire-resistance Ratings
- Fire Resistance by Calculation
- Fire Resistance of Assemblies
Design of Structures Exposed to Fire
- Overview
- Structural Design at Normal Temperatures
- Structural Design in Fire Conditions
- Material Properties in Fire
- Design of Individual Members Exposed to Fire
- Design of Structural Assemblies Exposed to Fire
Steel Structures
- Overview
- Behaviour of Steel Structures in Fire
- Fire-resistance Ratings
- Steel Temperatures
- Protection Systems
- Mechanical Properties of Steel at Elevated Temperature
- Design of Steel Members Exposed to Fire
- Design of Steel Buildings Exposed to Fire
Concrete Structures
- Overview
Behaviour of Concrete Structures in Fire
- Fire-resistance Ratings
- Concrete and Reinforcing Temperatures
- Mechanical Properties of Concrete at Elevated
Temperatures
- Design of Concrete Members Exposed to Fire
- Composite Steel-Concrete Construction Exposed to Fire
Timber Structures
- Overview
- Description of Timber Construction
- Fire-resistance Ratings
- Wood Temperatures
- Mechanical Properties of Wood
- Design Concepts for Heavy Timber Exposed to Fire
- Design of Heavy Timber Members Exposed to Fire
- Behaviour of Timber Connections in Fire
Light Frame Construction
- Overview
- Description
- Fire Behaviors
- Fire-resistance Ratings
- Properties of Gypsum Plaster Board
- Temperatures Within Light Frame Assemblies
- Structural Behaviour
- Design of Light Frame Structures in Fire
- Construction Details
- Lightweight Sandwich Panels
Design Recommendations
- Overview
- Summary of Main Points
- Summary for Main Materials
- Thermal Analysis
- Conclusions
Appendix A Units and conversion factors
Appendix B Fire load energy densities
Appendix C Section property tables for steel beams
Appendix D Generic fire-resistance ratings for reinforced
concrete
References
Index
Soft-cover,
444 pages
Published 2001
ISBN: 978-0-471-89060-7
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