Advanced Fire Design

Recommended Prerequisites

The pre-requisites of this course are those corresponding to the application for the MSc course CMM.

Teaching Methods

Classes run under T and P. In the first classes are presented the concepts and technologies associated with the concepts. In subsequent lessons are detailed aspects of technology and application exercises performed in class or lab.Stud participate actively in the process of formation, being asked to present solutions to the problems posed. They are also asked to present and analyze the problems of its industrial enterprises.Occasionally students are invited to attend lectures by visiting specialists.Tutorial lessons (22.5h) will be to answer questions

Learning Outcomes

The aim of this course is to provide students with the theoretical basis for the safety of steel structures and composite steel and concrete structures in fire, practical exercises in accordance with the Eurocodes 1, 3 and 4, Part 1-2.

Acquiring capabilities in synthesis and analysis, oral and written communication, problems solving, critic reflection, autonomous learning and practical application of theoretical knowledge.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

Module A - National legislation. Active and Passive systems for fire protection.

Module B - Dynamics of the fire and "Scaling the fire based on performance". Generation, development and spread of fires, fire load, factor of openness; Thermal actions on structures exposed to fire (EC1-1.2), fire sizing based on performance.

Module C - Actions on structures exposed to fire.

Module D - Fire design of steel and composite structures: domain verification; Mechanical and thermal properties of steel and concrete, the heat conduction equation and its boundary conditions; Evolution of temperature in steel elements; structural fire design: steel structures (EC3-1.2) and steel-concrete composite structures (EC4-1.2)

Module E - Advanced design methodologies.

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Exam: 100.0%

Bibliography

Bibliografia de base:

a) Jean-Marc Franssen and Paulo Vila Real, "Fire Design of Steel Structures", ECCS press, 2010.

Bibliografia adicional:

b) Franssen J-M, Kodur V, Zaharia R, (2009). Designing steel structures for fire safety, Taylor and Francis, The Netherlands.

c) Buchanan, A.H. (2002). Structural Design for Fire Safety, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.