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Structural Fire Protection : Manual of Practice.

Provides a basis for developing new standards to calculate the fire resistance of structural members, mostly in buildings. Considers building codes and techniques of fire protection, the behavior of fire in enclosed spaces and its effect on various building materials, and methods for calculating fir...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Lie, T. T. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Reston : American Society of Civil Engineers, 1992.
Colección:ASCE manuals and reports on engineering practice.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Building design and fire safety: Building codes ; Model codes ; Role of codes and standards ; Design for fire resistance
  • 2. Principles of structural fire protection: Fire severity ; Effect of fire on common materials of construction ; Principles of achieving structural fire resistance ; Evaluation of fire performance
  • 3. Fire resistance of building elements: Calculation of fire resistance ; Fire resistance determined by testing ; Extension rules and guidelines for fire resistance
  • 4. Fire temperature-time relations
  • 5. Calculation of temperature and fire resistance of structural members: Temperature of fire exposed members ; Fire resistance of structural members ; Remarks.
  • Appendices: Material properties and physical constants: Steel properties ; Concrete properties ; Water properties ; Physical constants.