Terminated in academic year 2020/2021

Structural fire design

Type of study	Follow-up Master
Language of instruction	English
Code	221-0018/02
Abbreviation	POK
Course title	Structural fire design
Credits	5
Coordinating department	Department of Structures
Course coordinator	prof. Ing. Radim Čajka, CSc.

Subject syllabus

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.

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.

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