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Structural Fire Design

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Course Unit Code221-0301/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated5 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *First Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
PrerequisitiesCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit Title
221-0202Concrete Structures Elements
221-0203Concrete and Masonry Structures
221-0204Elements of Steel and Timber Structures
221-0205Steel and Timber Structures
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
ZID75doc. Ing. Pavlína Matečková, Ph.D.
KRI10doc. Ing. Vít Křivý, Ph.D.
Summary
Within the framework of the subject "Structural Fire Design", students will be acquainted with the problems of fire resistance assessment of load-bearing structures in accordance with valid European standards. The subject is oriented to the main construction materials - concrete, steel, composite steel and concrete and timber. Checking the safety of load-bearing structures in a fire conditions is one of the standard requirements for the designers when designing and assessing the reliability of the load-bearing structures of buildings.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
After completing this subject, students will be able to understand and apply the following skills and topic areas:
- basic principles of fire resistance calculating method for steel, composite steel and concrete, timber and concrete structures according to valid European standards.
Course Contents
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.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
- 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.
- ČSN EN 1991-1-2 Eurokód 1 – Zatížení konstrukcí. Část 1-2: Obecná zatížení – Zatížení konstrukcí vystavených účinkům požáru. ČNI. 08/2004.
- ČSN EN 1992-1-2 Eurokód 2: Navrhování betonových konstrukcí. Část 1-2: Obecná pravidla – Navrhování konstrukcí na účinky požáru. ČNI. 11/2006.
- ČSN EN 1993-1-2 Eurokód 3: Navrhování ocelových konstrukcí. Část 1-2: Obecná pravidla – Navrhování konstrukcí na účinky požáru. ČNI. 12/2006.
- ČSN EN 1995-1-2 Eurokód 5: Navrhování dřevěných konstrukcí. Část 1-2: Obecná pravidla – Navrhování konstrukcí na účinky požáru. ČNI. 12/2006.
- 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.
Recommended Reading:
- 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.
- Blahož V., Kadlec, Z.: Základy sdílení tepla. Sdružení požárního a bezpečnostního inženýrství Ostrava, 2000.
- Wald, F. a kolektiv: Výpočet požární odolnosti stavebních konstrukcí. Praha: ČVUT, 2005. ISBN 80-0103157-8.
- Kučera, P. a kolektiv: Požární odolnost stavebních konstrukcí. SPBI, Ostrava, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7385-094-4. ISBN: 978-80-7385-095-1.
- Kučera, P., Pezdová, Z.: Základy matematického modelování požáru. SPBI, Ostrava, 2010.
- Zoufal R. a kol.: Hodnoty požární odolnosti stavebních konstrukcí podle Eurokódů. PAVUS, Praha, 2009, ISBN 978-80-904481-0-0.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Individual consultations, Tutorials, Project work
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Graded creditGraded credit100 51