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Record Nr.

UNINA9910163881203321

Autore

Behnam Behrouz

Titolo

Post-earthquake fire analysis in urban structures : risk management strategies / / by Behrouz Behnam

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boca Raton, FL : , : CRC Press, , [2017]

©2016

ISBN

0-429-89280-2

1-315-16611-9

1-4987-4391-9

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (356 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

363.37/65

Soggetti

Fire investigation

Earthquake hazard analysis

Fire resistant materials

Fire risk assessment

Land use, Urban

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

chapter 1 Introduction to Post-earthquake Fire -- chapter 2 Performance-based Approach -- chapter 3 Fire Definition -- chapter 4 Heat Transfer and Materials Behavior under Elevated Temperature -- chapter 5 Seismic Analysis -- chapter 6 Post-earthquake Fire Analysis in Structures -- chapter 7 Risk Management Strategies for Post-earthquake Fire.

Sommario/riassunto

Post-earthquake fire is one of the most complicated problems resulting from earthquakes and presents a serious risk to urban structures. Most standards and codes ignore the possibility of post-earthquake fire; thus it is not factored in when determining the ability of buildings to withstand load.