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Book Synopsis
Structural fire engineering design is the calculated design of a structure to withstand the thermal load effects of fire based on specific performance criteria. This manual addresses the current practice, thermal and structural analysis methods, and available information to support structural fire engineering design.

Table of Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • PART 1: INTRODUCTION TO STRUCTURAL FIRE ENGINEERING DESIGN
  • Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION AND KEY TERMINOLOGY
  • 1.1 Overview
  • 1.2 Background
  • Chapter 2: DESIGN APPROACHES
  • 2.1 Overview
  • 2.2 Standard Fire Resistance Design (SFRD)
  • 3.2.1 Standard Fire Testing
  • 3.2.2 Calculation Methods
  • 2.3 Structural Fire Engineering Design (SFED)
  • 3.3.1 Professional Responsibility
  • Chapter 3: PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES
  • 3.1 Minimum Performance Objectives
  • 3.2 Discretionary Performance Objectives
  • Part 2: Thermal Response of Structures Under Fire
  • Chapter 4: Thermal Boundary Conditions
  • 4.1 Fuel Load
  • 4.2 Fire Exposure Conditions
  • 4.2.1 Enclosure Fires
  • 4.2.2 Localized Fires
  • 4.2.3 Exterior Fire Exposure
  • 4.2.4 Traveling Fires
  • 4.2.5 Post-Hazard Event Fires
  • 4.3 Fire Exposure Calculation Methods
  • 4.3.1 Algebraic Correlations
  • 4.3.2 Zone Models
  • 4.3.3 Field Models
  • 4.3.4 Validation of Fire Models
  • Chapter 5: MATERIAL THERMAL PROPERTIES
  • 5.1 SFRM
  • 5.2 Gypsum Board Products
  • 5.3 Intumescent Coatings
  • 5.4 Steel
  • 5.5 Concrete
  • 5.6 Masonry
  • 5.7 Timber
  • Chapter 6: HEAT TRANSFER CALCULATION
  • 6.1 Steel Structures
  • 6.1.1 Variability of SFRM Thickness and Density
  • 6.1.2 Localized Insulation Damage
  • 6.1.3 Thermal Bridging
  • 6.2 Concrete Structures
  • 6.3 Timber Structures
  • 6.4 Nonuniform Heating
  • 6.5 Mechanical Integrity
  • 6.6 Methods of Heat Transfer Analysis
  • 6.6.1 Lumped Mass Method
  • 6.6.2 Finite Element Method
  • 6.6.3 Finite Difference Method
  • Part 3: Structural Response to Fire Effects
  • Chapter 7: STRUCTURAL FIRE EFFECTS
  • 7.1 Overview
  • 7.2 Fire Effects on Structural Demand and Capacity
  • 7.2.1 Thermal Expansion and Contraction
  • 7.2.2 Nonuniform Heating
  • 7.2.3 Cooling Phase Effects
  • 7.3 Failure Modes
  • 7.3.1 Structural Steel
  • 7.3.2 Reinforced Concrete and Masonry
  • 7.3.3 Timber
  • 7.3.4 Nonstructural Components
  • Chapter 8: MECHANICAL MATERIAL PROPERTIES
  • 8.1 Overview
  • 8.2 Mechanical Properties of Steel
  • 8.2.1 Structural Steel
  • 8.2.2 High Strength Bolts
  • 8.2.3 High Strength Steel
  • 8.2.4 Cold Formed Steel
  • 8.2.5 Steel Grades with Improved Properties
  • 8.3 Mechanical Properties of Concrete and Reinforcing Steel
  • 8.3.1 Concrete
  • 8.3.2 Reinforcing Steel
  • 8.3.3 Prestressing Steel
  • 8.4 Mechanical Properties of Masonry
  • 8.4.1 Stress–Strain–Temperature Response
  • 8.5 Mechanical Properties of Timber
  • 8.5.1 Moisture Effects
  • 8.5.2 Parallel-to-Grain Properties
  • 8.5.3 Perpendicular-to-Grain Properties
  • 8.5.4 Char Rates
  • Chapter 9: STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS FOR FIRE EFFECTS
  • 9.1 Load Combinations
  • 9.2 Structural Analysis Tools
  • 9.2.1 Mapping Thermal Results to the Structural Model
  • 9.2.2 Simplified Analytical Tools
  • 9.2.3 Finite Element Analysis
  • 9.3 Structural Analysis Methods
  • 9.3.1 Primary Structural Framing
  • 9.3.2 Composite Slabs and Floor Systems
  • 9.3.3 Structural Connections
  • 9.3.4 Structural Walls
  • Chapter 10: STRUCTURAL ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA
  • 10.1 Overview
  • 10.2 Structural Steel
  • 10.2.1 Local Behavior
  • 10.2.2 Gross Member Behavior
  • 10.2.3 Connection Design
  • 10.2.4 Compartmentalization
  • 10.2.5 Egress Path Levelness
  • 10.2.6 Exit Stairways
  • 10.3 Composite Steel and Concrete
  • 101.3.1 Local Behavior
  • 10.3.2 Gross Member
  • 10.3.3 Connection Design
  • 10.4 Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete
  • 10.4.1 Concrete Cover Spalling
  • 10.4.2 Local and Global Behavior
  • 10.4.3 Analytical Tools and Analysis
  • 10.5 Timber
  • 10.5.1 Gross Member
  • 10.5.2 Connection Design
  • INDEX

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      Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
      Publication Date: 10/30/2018 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780784415047, 978-0784415047
      ISBN10: 0784415048
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Structural fire engineering design is the calculated design of a structure to withstand the thermal load effects of fire based on specific performance criteria. This manual addresses the current practice, thermal and structural analysis methods, and available information to support structural fire engineering design.

      Table of Contents
      • Preface
      • Acknowledgments
      • PART 1: INTRODUCTION TO STRUCTURAL FIRE ENGINEERING DESIGN
      • Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION AND KEY TERMINOLOGY
      • 1.1 Overview
      • 1.2 Background
      • Chapter 2: DESIGN APPROACHES
      • 2.1 Overview
      • 2.2 Standard Fire Resistance Design (SFRD)
      • 3.2.1 Standard Fire Testing
      • 3.2.2 Calculation Methods
      • 2.3 Structural Fire Engineering Design (SFED)
      • 3.3.1 Professional Responsibility
      • Chapter 3: PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES
      • 3.1 Minimum Performance Objectives
      • 3.2 Discretionary Performance Objectives
      • Part 2: Thermal Response of Structures Under Fire
      • Chapter 4: Thermal Boundary Conditions
      • 4.1 Fuel Load
      • 4.2 Fire Exposure Conditions
      • 4.2.1 Enclosure Fires
      • 4.2.2 Localized Fires
      • 4.2.3 Exterior Fire Exposure
      • 4.2.4 Traveling Fires
      • 4.2.5 Post-Hazard Event Fires
      • 4.3 Fire Exposure Calculation Methods
      • 4.3.1 Algebraic Correlations
      • 4.3.2 Zone Models
      • 4.3.3 Field Models
      • 4.3.4 Validation of Fire Models
      • Chapter 5: MATERIAL THERMAL PROPERTIES
      • 5.1 SFRM
      • 5.2 Gypsum Board Products
      • 5.3 Intumescent Coatings
      • 5.4 Steel
      • 5.5 Concrete
      • 5.6 Masonry
      • 5.7 Timber
      • Chapter 6: HEAT TRANSFER CALCULATION
      • 6.1 Steel Structures
      • 6.1.1 Variability of SFRM Thickness and Density
      • 6.1.2 Localized Insulation Damage
      • 6.1.3 Thermal Bridging
      • 6.2 Concrete Structures
      • 6.3 Timber Structures
      • 6.4 Nonuniform Heating
      • 6.5 Mechanical Integrity
      • 6.6 Methods of Heat Transfer Analysis
      • 6.6.1 Lumped Mass Method
      • 6.6.2 Finite Element Method
      • 6.6.3 Finite Difference Method
      • Part 3: Structural Response to Fire Effects
      • Chapter 7: STRUCTURAL FIRE EFFECTS
      • 7.1 Overview
      • 7.2 Fire Effects on Structural Demand and Capacity
      • 7.2.1 Thermal Expansion and Contraction
      • 7.2.2 Nonuniform Heating
      • 7.2.3 Cooling Phase Effects
      • 7.3 Failure Modes
      • 7.3.1 Structural Steel
      • 7.3.2 Reinforced Concrete and Masonry
      • 7.3.3 Timber
      • 7.3.4 Nonstructural Components
      • Chapter 8: MECHANICAL MATERIAL PROPERTIES
      • 8.1 Overview
      • 8.2 Mechanical Properties of Steel
      • 8.2.1 Structural Steel
      • 8.2.2 High Strength Bolts
      • 8.2.3 High Strength Steel
      • 8.2.4 Cold Formed Steel
      • 8.2.5 Steel Grades with Improved Properties
      • 8.3 Mechanical Properties of Concrete and Reinforcing Steel
      • 8.3.1 Concrete
      • 8.3.2 Reinforcing Steel
      • 8.3.3 Prestressing Steel
      • 8.4 Mechanical Properties of Masonry
      • 8.4.1 Stress–Strain–Temperature Response
      • 8.5 Mechanical Properties of Timber
      • 8.5.1 Moisture Effects
      • 8.5.2 Parallel-to-Grain Properties
      • 8.5.3 Perpendicular-to-Grain Properties
      • 8.5.4 Char Rates
      • Chapter 9: STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS FOR FIRE EFFECTS
      • 9.1 Load Combinations
      • 9.2 Structural Analysis Tools
      • 9.2.1 Mapping Thermal Results to the Structural Model
      • 9.2.2 Simplified Analytical Tools
      • 9.2.3 Finite Element Analysis
      • 9.3 Structural Analysis Methods
      • 9.3.1 Primary Structural Framing
      • 9.3.2 Composite Slabs and Floor Systems
      • 9.3.3 Structural Connections
      • 9.3.4 Structural Walls
      • Chapter 10: STRUCTURAL ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA
      • 10.1 Overview
      • 10.2 Structural Steel
      • 10.2.1 Local Behavior
      • 10.2.2 Gross Member Behavior
      • 10.2.3 Connection Design
      • 10.2.4 Compartmentalization
      • 10.2.5 Egress Path Levelness
      • 10.2.6 Exit Stairways
      • 10.3 Composite Steel and Concrete
      • 101.3.1 Local Behavior
      • 10.3.2 Gross Member
      • 10.3.3 Connection Design
      • 10.4 Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete
      • 10.4.1 Concrete Cover Spalling
      • 10.4.2 Local and Global Behavior
      • 10.4.3 Analytical Tools and Analysis
      • 10.5 Timber
      • 10.5.1 Gross Member
      • 10.5.2 Connection Design
      • INDEX

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