Probability-Based Structural Fire Load

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 refer...

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Main Author Razdolsky, Leo
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Cambridge University Press 25.08.2014
Edition1
Subjects
Building, Fireproof
Fire loads
Fire Protection Analysis
Fire Protection Engineering & Emergency Response
Prevention
Structural analysis (Engineering)
Structural failures
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Summary: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.
ISBN:110703874X
9781107038745
DOI:10.1017/CBO9781139839389