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Resistance of Building Constructions

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction English
Code 030-0115/02
Abbreviation OSK
Course title Resistance of Building Constructions
Credits 4
Coordinating department Department of Fire Protection
Course coordinator Ing. Eva Šopíková, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Fire resistance of building structures
2. Methods of assessment and loading of structures exposed to fire
3. Thermal analysis of the fire section. Nominal and parametric temperature curves
4. Common principles of building construction design for fire effects
5. Design of concrete structures for fire effects. Material properties. Table-based design. Calculation methods. Simplified calculation method.
6. Design of steel structures for fire effects. Material properties. Calculation methods. Simple computational models.
7. Design of steel-concrete structures for fire effects. Material properties. Structural arrangement of composite steel-concrete structures. Table-based design. Calculation models. Simplified computational model.
8. Design of timber structures for fire effects. Basic requirements. Material properties. Calculation methods. Method of effective cross-section. Further design and construction instructions.
9. Design of masonry structures for fire effects. Table values. Simplified calculation procedure.
10. Fire resistance of modern building structures
11. Reserve

E-learning

Study materials are stored in the LMS.

Literature

BUCHANAN, A.H. – ABU, A.K. Structural Design for Fire Safety (2nd Edition). John Wiley & Sons, 2017, ISBN 978-0470972892 .
PURKISS, J.A. – LI, L. Fire Safety Engineering – Design of Structures (3rd Edition). CRC Press, 2013. ISBN 978-1-4665-8548-5 .

Advised literature

Structural Fire Design according to Eurocodes (Eurocodes EN 1991-1-2, EN 1992-1-2, EN 1993-1-3, EN 1994-1-2, 1995-1-2 and EN 1996-1-2)


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