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Structural fire design

Summary

1. Basic principles of fire resistance calculation, limit state method.
2. Temperature-time curves, standard time-temperature curve, probable fire time-temperature curve, heat transfer.
3. Steel structures - simplified heat exposure model, mechanical properties depending on temperature.
4. Steel structures - structural response model.
5. Steel structure - fire resistance assessment of structural elements and joints.
6. Composite steel and timber structures - simplified heat exposure model, mechanical properties depending on temperature.
7. Composite steel and timber structures - structural response model, fire resistance, assessment of structural elements and joints.
8. Timber structures - simplified heat exposure model.
9. Timber structures - mechanical properties depending on temperature, structural response model.
10. Timber structures - fire resistance assessment.
11. Concrete structures, simplified heat exposure model.
12. Concrete structures, mechanical properties versus temperature.
13. Concrete structures, structural response model of statically determinate and indeterminate structure.
14. Concrete structures, fire resistance assessment.

Literature

1. EN 1991-1-2: Eurocode 1: Actions on structures, part 1-2: Action on structures – Action on structures exposed to fire, CNI, 2004.
2. EN 1992-1-2, Eurocode 2: Design of concrete structures, part 1-2: General rules – Structural fire design, CNI, 2006.
3. EN 1993-1-2 Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures, part 1-2: General rules – Structural fire design, CNI, 2006.
4. EN 1995-1-2 Eurocode 5: Design of timber structures, part 1-2: General rules – Structural fire design, CNI, 2006.

Advised literature

1. Buchanan A. H.: Structural design for fire safety. John Wiley&Sons Ltd, England, 2002, ISBN 0-471-88993-8.


Language of instruction čeština, angličtina
Code 221-0018
Abbreviation POK
Course title Structural fire design
Coordinating department Department of Structures
Course coordinator prof. Ing. Radim Čajka, CSc.