Life safety in single story steel frame buildings, part I – deterministic design

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 435-445 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joakim Sandström
Keyword(s):  
Fire Safety ◽  
Structural Damage ◽  
Steel Frame ◽  
Life Safety ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Structural Fire ◽  
Frame Building ◽  
Safety Design ◽  
Fire Safety Design ◽  
Design Case Study

Purpose This paper aims to discuss fire safety design of single-story, single compartment buildings and evaluates whether time to structural damage is a relevant criterion when lethal fire conditions develop long before any structural fire damage can occur. Design/methodology/approach The proposed approach is demonstrated in a design case study of a steel truss in a typical Swedish single-story steel frame building. Findings While not complying with deemed to satisfy fire resistance ratings, it is argued that the proposed design still can fulfill the life safety objective. Originality/value This paper presents practical application of a conceptual paper presenting a general approach to structural fire safety design and the life safety objective.

Life safety in single-story steel frame buildings, Part II - probabilistic design

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 379-394
Author(s):  
Joakim Sandström
Keyword(s):  
Steel Frame ◽  
Life Safety ◽  
Fire Damage ◽  
Probabilistic Design ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Structural Fire ◽  
Frame Building ◽  
Frame Buildings ◽  
Steel Frame Buildings ◽  
Fire Conditions

Purpose This paper aims to investigate the probability of unacceptable consequences from structural fire damage in a typical Scandinavian single-story steel frame building and discusses it in relation to life safety. This paper is a complement to the paper “Life safety in single-story steel frame buildings, Part I – deterministic design” by Sandström (2019) which considers the same design philosophy but with a probabilistic design approach. Design/methodology/approach The reliability of a single-story steel frame building is investigated by using crude Monte Carlo simulation by including consideration to the fire conditions. Findings The investigated building does not meet the safety levels as stipulated by EN 1990 for structural fire damage. However, by including consideration to the fire conditions in the compartment, it is shown that the life safety objective is not compromised by the structural fire damage, i.e. the structure remains intact as long as any individuals/firefighters can survive within the fire area compartment. Originality/value This paper presents practical application of a conceptual paper presenting a general approach to structural fire safety design and the life safety objective.

scholarly journals Fire resistance of primary beam – secondary beam connections in timber structures

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 126-141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Veronika Hofmann ◽  
Martin Gräfe ◽  
Norman Werther ◽  
Stefan Winter
Keyword(s):  
Fire Resistance ◽  
Fire Safety ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Primary Beam ◽  
Secondary Beam ◽  
Fire Tests ◽  
Timber Structures ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Safety Design ◽  
Fire Safety Design

Purpose This paper deals with the fire resistance of primary and secondary beam connections in timber structures. Design/methodology/approach This paper describes a series of unloaded and loaded furnace fire tests in different configurations of these types of connectors. Findings The main objective is the fire safety design of joist hangers and full thread screws. Originality/value Design recommendations are given.

Study of Life Safety on the Fire Accidents in the Subway Station

2014 ◽  
Vol 580-583 ◽  
pp. 1029-1032
Author(s):  
Hua Xie ◽  
Yan Ying Xu ◽  
Xu Zhang ◽  
Jian Chen
Keyword(s):  
Future Study ◽  
Fire Safety ◽  
Life Safety ◽  
Subway Station ◽  
Safety Issues ◽  
Smoke Spread ◽  
Safety Design ◽  
Fire Safety Design ◽  
Fire Accidents ◽  
Fire Accident

Subway station fire can easily cause many calamities that lead to a large amount of social and public problems, because the smoke spread moves in the same direction as the personnel evacuation. Therefore, life safety issues caused by the subway station fire and relevant investigation should be comprehensively taken into account in the fire safety design in order to minimize the fire accident loss. Here previously reported fire accidents in the subway station are reviewed in detail and some research on the life safety of the subway station fire are presented, which could be helpful for the accident prevention and provide guidance to future study on the safety design in the subway station fire.

scholarly journals NIST-SFPE workshop for development of a national R&D roadmap for structural fire safety design and retrofit of structures :

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathleen H Almand ◽  
Long T Phan ◽  
Therese P McAllister ◽  
Monica A Starnes ◽  
John L Gross
Keyword(s):  
Fire Safety ◽  
Structural Fire ◽  
Safety Design ◽  
Fire Safety Design ◽  
Structural Fire Safety
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