Performance-based design of structural steel for fire conditions : a calculation methodology / / prepared by the Special Design Issues--Fire Protection Committee of the Structural Engineering Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers ; edited by David L. Parkinson, Venkatesh Kodur, Paul D. Sullivan

• Record Nr.: UNINA9911004818303321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Reston, VA, : American Society of Civil Engineers, : Structural Engineering Institute, c2009
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: viii, 124 p. : ill
• Collana: ASCE manuals and reports on engineering practice ; ; no. 114
• Altri autori (Persone): ParkinsonDavid L; KodurVenkatesh; SullivanPaul D (Paul David)
• Disciplina: 693.8/2
• Soggetti: Building, Fireproof - Mathematics; Building, Iron and steel - Mathematics; Structural engineering - Mathematics; Steel, Structural - Mathematical models; Buildings - Performance - Mathematical models; Engineering mathematics; Numerical calculations
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 119-122) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- 1 DESIGN MANUAL -- 1.1 Selection of Compartments or Areas to Design -- 1.2 Determination of Compartment Fuel Loads -- 1.3 Predicted Compartment Fire Time-Temperature Relationship -- 1.4 Predicted Steel Time-Temperature Relationship -- 1.5 Worked Example -- 2 CURRENT APPROACH TO STRUCTURAL FIRE SAFETY -- 2.1 History of the Standard Test Methods -- 3 THE PERFORMANCE-BASED DESIGN PHILOSOPHY -- 4 FIRE SCENARIO DEVELOPMENT -- 4.1 Compartment Fires -- 4.2 Ventilation-Controlled Vs. Fuel-Controlled Fires -- 4.3 Room Fuel Load -- 5 FULLY DEVELOPED FIRE MODELING -- 5.1 T-Equivalent Concept -- 5.2 Parametric Fire Curves -- 6 BASIC CONCEPTS OF STRUCTURAL FIRE ; DESIGN -- 6.1 Role of the Structural Engineer Vs. the Fire Protection Engineer -- 6.2 Specific Calculation Requirements -- 6.3 Behavior of Steel under Fire Conditions -- 6.4 Critical Temperatures -- 6.5 Time-Temperature History of Fire-Exposed Members -- 7 FUTURE WORK -- APPENDIX A: REVIEW OF THE STANDARD TEST -- A.1 Influence of Standard Fire Test Time-Temperature Curve on Test Specimen -- A.2 Influence of Loading and Restraint of the Structural Member in the Test Chamber -- A.3 Influence of Material Properties -- A.4 Influence of Furnace Construction -- APPENDIX B: DERIVATION OF ROOM FUEL LOAD EQUATION -- APPENDIX C: FUNDAMENTAL HEAT BALANCE EQUATIONS FOR A COMPARTMENT FIRE -- C.1 Fundamental Heat Balance Equation -- C.2 qR: Rate of Radiative Heat Loss through the Ventilation Opening -- C.3 qW: Rate of Heat Loss through Compartment Boundaries -- C.4 qL: Rate of Convective Heat Loss Out Opening -- C.5 qC: Rate of Combustion Heat Release -- APPENDIX D: CALCULATION OF PLENUM TEMPERATURE FOR STRUCTURAL STEEL PROTECTED BY A SUSPENDED CEILING -- D.1 Calculation of Plenum Temperatures -- REFERENCES -- INDEX -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- H -- I -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R.; S -- T -- V.
• Sommario/riassunto: MOP 114 presents a new method developed to improve the design of structural steel for fire conditions.