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Structural Fire Design

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction Czech
Code 221-0301/01
Abbreviation POK
Course title Structural Fire Design
Credits 5
Coordinating department Department of Structures
Course coordinator doc. Ing. Vít Křivý, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

Lectures:

1. Basic principles of fire resistance calculation, structural design using limit state method.
2. Temperature-time curves, standard time-temperature curve, parametric time-temperature curve, heat transfer.
3. Concrete structures – table fire resistance, heat exposure model.
4. Concrete structures – simple calculation method, isotherm 500 method and zone method.
5. Concrete structures – advanced calculation method, structural response model of statically determinate and indeterminate structure.
6. Concrete structures – risk of explosive spalling.
7. Steel structures - simplified heat exposure model, mechanical properties depending on temperature.
8. Steel structures - structural response model.
9. Steel structures - fire resistance assessment of structural elements and joints, assessment of the technical state of the steel structure after a fire.
10. Composite steel and concrete structures - simplified heat exposure model, mechanical properties depending on temperature.
11. Composite steel and concrete structures - structural response model, fire resistance, assessment of structural elements and joints.
12. Timber structures - simplified heat exposure model, mechanical properties depending on temperature.
13. Timber structures - structural response model, fire resistance assessment of structural elements and joints, assessment.
14. Modern computational procedures for checking the fire resistance of structures.tures.

E-learning

LMS Moodle 221-0301/01 Structural fire design

Literature

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

Advised literature

- Vassart, O. et al.: Structural Fire Design. Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, 2014. ISBN 978-92-79-38671-8 .
- Vassart, O., Zhao B.: Membrane Actions of Composite Structures in Case of Fire. ECCS, Brussels, 2013. ISBN 9291471135 .
- Buchanan A. H.: Structural design for fire safety. John Wiley&Sons Ltd, England, 2002, ISBN 0-471-88993-8.