Structural fire loads : theory and principles / Leo Razdolsky.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Razdolsky, Leo, author.

Series:

McGraw-Hill's AccessEngineering

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Building, Fireproof.

Live loads.

Structural failures--Prevention.

Structural failures.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, N.Y. : McGraw-Hill Education, [2012]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Structural Fire Loads bridges the gap between prescriptive and performance-based methods for the design of fire-resistant buildings. The book streamlines complex computer analyses so that an approximate analytical expression can be easily used in structural fire load analysis and design. Simplified versions of energy, mass, and momentum equations are provided in dimensionless form with their solutions in tabular form. Step-by-step examples using standard structural systems, such as beams, trusses, frames, and arches, are also presented in this practical guide. Using the proven methods in this book, all types of fires can be addressed in the design process.

Contents:

A. About the international code council

B. About the author

C. Foreword

D. Preface

E. Acknowledgments

1. Introduction

Objectives and goals

Structural design requirements review

References

2. Overview of current practice

Introduction

T-equivalence method

Parametric fire curves

3. Structural fire load and computer modeling

Two-zone model: cfast

Field model

Summary

4. Differential equations and assumptions

Definitions and classifications

Conservation of energy and mass equations

Conservation of momentum

Dimensionless parameters and equations

Real fire modeling with convection

5. Simplifications of differential equations

International code requirements review

Structural fire load design

Hydrodynamic model

Large-size fire compartment

Appendix 5a

6. Fire load and severity of fires

Fire-load survey data

Defining parameter ? for t-square fire growth period

Maximum temperature versus opening factor

Time-equivalence method

Comparison of parametric and structural fire-load curves

Passive fire protection design

Appendix 6a

7. Structural analysis and design

Fire severity and dynamic coefficient

Application of general mechanical creep theory

Elastoviscoplastic models

Appendix 7a.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Other Format:

Print version: Structural fire loads : theory and principles.

ISBN:

9780071789738 (print-ISBN)

0071789731 (print-ISBN)

OCLC:

817086342

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.