Probability-based structural fire load / / Leo Razdolsky, Ph. D., P.E., S.E., LR Structural Engineering, Inc., Chicago

• Record Nr.: UNINA9911006647603321
• Autore: Razdolsky Leo
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2014
• ISBN: 1-316-05646-5; 1-316-05410-1; 1-316-08247-4; 1-5231-1342-1; 1-316-08011-0; 1-316-07065-4; 1-139-83938-1; 1-316-07537-0; 1-316-07301-7; 1-316-07774-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xv, 336 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Classificazione: TEC009000
• Disciplina: 693.8/2
• Soggetti: Building, Fireproof; Fire loads; Structural failures - Prevention; Structural analysis (Engineering)
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction; 2. Introduction to probability theory; 3. Random processes; 4. Very fast fire severity: probabilistic structural fire-resistance design; 5. Fast fire and life-cycle cost analysis; 6. Medium fire severity and thermal-diffusivity analysis; 7. Slow fire severity and structural analysis and design.
• Sommario/riassunto: In the structural design of airframes and buildings, probability-based procedures are used to mitigate the risk of failure as well as produce cost-effective designs. This book introduces the subject of probabilistic analysis to structural and fire protection engineers and can also be used as a reference to guide those applying this technology. In addition ; to providing an understanding of how fire affects structures and how to optimize the performance of structural framing systems, Probability-Based Structural Fire Load provides guidance for design professionals and is a resource for educators. The goal of this book is to bridge the gap between prescriptive and probability-based performance design methods and to simplify very complex and comprehensive computer analyses to the point that stochastic structural fire loads have a simple, approximate analytical expression that can be used in structural analysis and design on a day-to-day basis. Numerous practical examples are presented in step-by-step computational form.