{"product_id":"structural-design-for-fire-safety-9780470972892","title":"Structural Design for Fire Safety","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe majority of the contributions in this topically edited book stems from the priority program SPP 1113 \"Photonische Kristalle\" run by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), resulting in a survey of the current state of photonic crystal research in Germany.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Notations xvi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Introduction 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Objective and Target Audience 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 Fire Safety 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 Performance]based Design 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4 Structural Fire Engineering 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5 Purpose of this Book 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.6 Units 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.7 Organization of Chapters 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Fire Safety in Buildings 8\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Fire Safety Objectives 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Process of Fire Development 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Conceptual Framework for Fire Safety 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Fire Resistance 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 Controlling Fire Spread 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6 Building Construction for Fire Safety 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.7 Assessment and Repair of Fire Damage 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Fires and Heat 35\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Fires in General 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Combustion 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Fire Initiation 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Pre]flashover Fires 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5 Flashover 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6 Post]flashover Fires 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.7 Design Fires 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.8 Other Factors 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.9 Heat Transfer 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.10 Worked Examples 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Fire Severity and Fire Resistance 84\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Providing Fire Resistance 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Fire Severity 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Equivalent Fire Severity 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Fire Resistance 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 Fire Resistance Tests 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6 Specifying Fire Resistance 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.7 Fire Resistance of Assemblies 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.8 Worked Examples 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Design of Structures Exposed to Fire 115\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Structural Design at Normal Temperatures 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Loads 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Structural Design in Fire Conditions 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Material Properties in Fire 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5 Design of Individual Members Exposed to Fire 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6 Design of Structural Assemblies Exposed to Fire 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.7 Worked Examples 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Steel Structures 154\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Behaviour of Steel Structures in Fire 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Steel Temperature Prediction 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 Protection Systems 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Mechanical Properties of Steel at Elevated Temperature 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5 Design of Steel Members Exposed to Fire 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.6 Bolted and Welded Connections 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.7 Cast]iron Members 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.8 Design of Steel Buildings Exposed to Fire 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.9 Worked Examples 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Concrete Structures 195\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Behaviour of Concrete Structures in Fire 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Concrete Materials in Fire 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 Spalling of Cover Concrete 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 Concrete and Steel Reinforcing Temperatures 202\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5 Mechanical Properties of Concrete at Elevated Temperatures 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.6 Design of Concrete Members Exposed to Fire 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.7 Worked Examples 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Composite Structures 234\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 Fire Resistance of Composite Elements 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 Assessing Fire Resistance 237\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 Behaviour and Design of Individual Composite Members in Fire 238\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 Design of Steel and Composite Buildings Exposed to Fire 248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.5 Worked Example 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Timber Structures 257\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 Description of Timber Construction 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 Wood Temperatures 261\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 Mechanical Properties of Wood 264\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4 Charring Rate 273\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5 Design for Fire Resistance of Heavy Timber Members 280\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.6 Timber Connections in Fire 290\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.7 Worked Examples 297\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Light Frame Construction 301\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 Summary of Light Frame Construction 301\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 Gypsum Plaster Board 304\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3 Fire Behaviour 309\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4 Fire Resistance Ratings 311\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.5 Design for Separating Function 314\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.6 Design for Load]bearing Capacity 318\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.7 Steel Stud Walls 325\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.8 Timber Joist Floors 327\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.9 Timber Trusses 328\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.10 Construction Details 329\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.11 Lightweight Sandwich Panels 335\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Advanced Calculation Methods 340\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1 Types of Advanced Calculation Methods 340\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2 Fire Models 341\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3 Thermal Response Models 344\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.4 Advanced Structural Models 348\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.5 Advanced Hand Calculation Methods 349\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.6 Finite Element Methods for Advanced Structural Calculations 355\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.7 Software Packages for Structural and Thermal Fire Analysis 369\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 Design 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