Book Description

This guide provides engineers with an overview of the structural fire engineering design process and the techniques available to ensure the safe and economical fire design of concrete structures.

It is the result of a collaborative research project funded by the UK government and the concrete industry. It will be of particular value to structural engineers familiar with the ambient temperature design of concrete structures but unfamiliar with the process of structural fire engineering design. It will also be of interest to regulators and specialist fire engineering consultants.

It covers:
- aspects of the performance of concrete in fire
- comparison of UK standards for the design of concrete structures in fire with European standards (EN 1992-1-1 and EN 1992-1-2)
- numerical analysis and simulation procedures for concrete structures in fire.


Features / Benefits
Draws on recent large-scale research to provide practical guidance for structural engineers
Compares designs obtained using European and UK codes
Worked examples enable comparisons between tabulated and simplified methods

80 pages.

Contents

Preface
Executive summary
Glossary of terms
Introduction

1. Concrete in fire

2. Structural design methods

- Introduction
- Tabulated data
- Simplified calculation methods
- Advanced methods
- Guidance on selection criteria

3. Structural fire engineering design

- Design fire severity
- Heat transfer to the structure
- Structural design methods

4. Design examples

- The European Concrete Building (ECB) at Cardington
- Structural members used for the design examples
- Internal column C3
- External column D3
- Flat slab
- Wall
- Beam
- Comparison of fire resistance periods for different structural elements

5. Finite element modelling of structures in fire

- Choices available in carrying out finite element analysis
- Information required for finite element analysis
- Examples of finite element analysis
- Overview on the use of finite element modelling to simulate potential structural performance in fire

6. Spalling

- Factors that influence spalling
- Factors to prevent or reduce the effects of spalling
- A risk-based approach to spalling

7. Detailing

8. Concluding remarks

References