Fire Safety of Structures

Recommended Prerequisites

Applied Mechanics.

Teaching Methods

Theoretical-practical lessons with detailed exposure, using audio-visual media, of the fundamental concepts, principles and theories of fire safety of structures and with the resolution of some practical exercises that satisfy all the needs of students with the matters. Theoretical-practical lessons that students, with the guidance of teacher, resolve some practical application exercises.

Learning Outcomes

Building’s structures are subjected in a fire situation to thermal actions that cannot be ignored so that the designer, according to the current standardization, must take these actions into account. The main purpose of this course is to give the students the necessary knowledge to perform the design of structures under fire situation. In this course, structural fire design according to Eurocodes is studied in detail. After an exhaustive and detailed theoretical study of the Eurocodes structural fire design exercises are performed. Finally are discussed aspects related to the assessment and rehabilitation of fire damaged structures.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1. General objectives of fire protection in buildings. Conditions for the outbreak and spread of fires.
2. Fire reaction and fire resistance. Real fires and standard fires. Fire load. Opening Factor. Parametric fire curves.
3. Assessment and Repair of Fire Damaged Structures.
4. Techniques of fire protection of structural elements.
5. Thermal and mechanical properties of concrete, steel and timber at high temperatures.
6. Fire as an accidental action: EN1991-1.2.
7. Fire Design of Concrete Structures: EN1992-1.2.
8. Fire Design of Steel Structures: EN1993-1.2.
9. Fire Design of Composite Steel and Concrete Structures: EN1994-1.2.
10. Fire Design of Timber Structures: EN1994-1.2.
11. Fire Design of Masonry Structures: EN1996-1.2.
12. Fire Design of Aluminium Structures: EN1999-1.2.

Assessment Methods

Final
Exam: 100.0%

Bibliography

EN 1991-1-2 - Basis of Design and Actions on Structures – Part 1.2: Actions on Structures - Actions on Structures Exposed to Fire, CEN.

EN 1992-1-2 - Design of Concrete Structures, Part 1.2: General Rules - Structural Fire Design, CEN.

EN 1993-1-2 - Design of Steel Structures, Part 1.2: General Rules - Structural Fire Design, CEN.

EN 1994-1-2 - Design of Comp. Steel and Concrete Struct., Part 1.2 – General Rules - Structural Fire Design, CEN.

EN 1995-1-2 - Design of Timber Structures, Part 1.2 – General Rules - Structural Fire Design, CEN.

EN 1996-1-2 - Design of Masonry Structures, Part 1.2 – General Rules - Structural Fire Design, CEN.