Fire Safety Design For Tall Buildings

Author : Feng Fu
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2021-02-18
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781000338348

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Fire Safety Design for Tall Buildings by Feng Fu Pdf

Fire Safety Design for Tall Buildings provides structural engineers, architects, and students with a systematic introduction to fire safety design for tall buildings based on current analysis methods, design guidelines, and codes. It covers almost all aspects of fire safety design that an engineer or an architect might encounter—such as performance-based design and the basic principles of fire development and heat transfer. It also sets out an effective way of preventing the progressive collapse of a building in fire, and it demonstrates 3D modeling techniques to perform structural fire analysis with examples that replicate real fire incidents such as the Twin Towers and WTC7. This helps readers to understand the design of structures and analyze their behavior in fire.

Author : International Code Council
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2021-10-30
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783030790141

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Fire Safety for Very Tall Buildings by International Code Council Pdf

This Guide provides information on special topics that affect the fire safety performance of very tall buildings, their occupants and first responders during a fire. This Guide addresses these topics as part of the overall building design process using performance-based fire protection engineering concepts as described in the SFPE Engineering Guide to Performance Based Fire Protection. This Guide is not intended to be a recommended practice or a document that is suitable for adoption as a code. The Guide pertains to “super tall,” “very tall” and “tall” buildings. Throughout this Guide, all such buildings are called “very tall buildings.” These buildings are characterized by heights that impose fire protection challenges; they require special attention beyond the protection features typically provided by traditional fire protection methods. This Guide does not establish a definition of buildings that fall within the scope of this document.

Author : Cliff Barnett,Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Committee 8A.
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015025393847

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Fire Safety in Tall Buildings by Cliff Barnett,Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Committee 8A. Pdf

The series is aimed at updating documentation of the state of the art in planning, design, construction, and operation of tall buildings and also their interaction with the urban environment. Coverage here is international and includes techniques for smoke control and building compartmentation, use of elevators for evacuation, human behavior during fires, structural analysis, material evaluation. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3030790150

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Fire Safety for Very Tall Buildings by Anonim Pdf

This Guide provides information on special topics that affect the fire safety performance of very tall buildings, their occupants and first responders during a fire. This Guide addresses these topics as part of the overall building design process using performance-based fire protection engineering concepts as described in the SFPE Engineering Guide to Performance Based Fire Protection. This Guide is not intended to be a recommended practice or a document that is suitable for adoption as a code. The Guide pertains to "super tall," "very tall" and "tall" buildings. Throughout this Guide, all such buildings are called "very tall buildings." These buildings are characterized by heights that impose fire protection challenges; they require special attention beyond the protection features typically provided by traditional fire protection methods. This Guide does not establish a definition of buildings that fall within the scope of this document. .

Author : Valerie Necka,International Code Council,Society of Fire Protection Engineers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Tall buildings
ISBN : 1609834534

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Engineering Guide by Valerie Necka,International Code Council,Society of Fire Protection Engineers Pdf

Author : Andrew H. Buchanan,Anthony Kwabena Abu
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 437 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2017-01-30
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780470972892

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Structural Design for Fire Safety by Andrew H. Buchanan,Anthony Kwabena Abu Pdf

Structural Design for Fire Safety, 2nd edition Andrew H. Buchanan, University of Canterbury, New Zealand Anthony K. Abu, University of Canterbury, New Zealand A practical and informative guide to structural fire engineering This book presents a comprehensive overview of structural fire engineering. An update on the first edition, the book describes new developments in the past ten years, including advanced calculation methods and computer programs. Further additions include: calculation methods for membrane action in floor slabs exposed to fires; a chapter on composite steel-concrete construction; and case studies of structural collapses. The book begins with an introduction to fire safety in buildings, from fire growth and development to the devastating effects of severe fires on large building structures. Methods of calculating fire severity and fire resistance are then described in detail, together with both simple and advanced methods for assessing and designing for structural fire safety in buildings constructed from structural steel, reinforced concrete, or structural timber. Structural Design for Fire Safety, 2nd edition bridges the information gap between fire safety engineers, structural engineers and building officials, and it will be useful for many others including architects, code writers, building designers, and firefighters. Key features: • Updated references to current research, as well as new end-of-chapter questions and worked examples. •Authors experienced in teaching, researching, and applying structural fire engineering in real buildings. • A focus on basic principles rather than specific building code requirements, for an international audience. An essential guide for structural engineers who wish to improve their understanding of buildings exposed to severe fires and an ideal textbook for introductory or advanced courses in structural fire engineering.

Author : Feng Fu
Publisher : Butterworth-Heinemann
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2018-02-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780081011218

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Design and Analysis of Tall and Complex Structures by Feng Fu Pdf

The design of tall buildings and complex structures involves challenging activities, including: scheme design, modelling, structural analysis and detailed design. This book provides structural designers with a systematic approach to anticipate and solve issues for tall buildings and complex structures. This book begins with a clear and rigorous exposition of theories behind designing tall buildings. After this is an explanation of basic issues encountered in the design process. This is followed by chapters concerning the design and analysis of tall building with different lateral stability systems, such as MRF, shear wall, core, outrigger, bracing, tube system, diagrid system and mega frame. The final three chapters explain the design principles and analysis methods for complex and special structures. With this book, researchers and designers will find a valuable reference on topics such as tall building systems, structure with complex geometry, Tensegrity structures, membrane structures and offshore structures. Numerous worked-through examples of existing prestigious projects around the world (such as Jeddah Tower, Shanghai Tower, and Petronas Tower etc.) are provided to assist the reader’s understanding of the topics. • Provides the latest modelling methods in design such as BIM and Parametric Modelling technique. • Detailed explanations of widely used programs in current design practice, such as SAP2000, ETABS, ANSYS, and Rhino. • Modelling case studies for all types of tall buildings and complex structures, such as: Buttressed Core system, diagrid system, Tube system, Tensile structures and offshore structures etc.

Author : Feng Fu
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2021-02-19
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781000338447

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Fire Safety Design for Tall Buildings by Feng Fu Pdf

Fire Safety Design for Tall Buildings provides structural engineers, architects, and students systematic introductions to fire safety design for tall buildings based on current analysis methods, design guidelines, and codes. It covers almost all aspects of fire safety design that an engineer or an architect might encounter—such as performance-based design, the basic principles of fire development and heat transfer This book also sets out an effective way of preventing the progressive collapse of a building in fire, and it demonstrates 3D modeling techniques to perform structural fire analysis with examples that replicate real fire incidents such as Twin Towers and WTC7. This helps readers to understand the design of structures and analyze their behavior in fire.

Author : D. Rasbash,G. Ramachandran,B. Kandola,J. Watts,M. Law
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2004-04-21
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780470020074

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Evaluation of Fire Safety by D. Rasbash,G. Ramachandran,B. Kandola,J. Watts,M. Law Pdf

Fire safety is a major concern in many industries, particularly as there have been significant increases in recent years in the quantities of hazardous materials in process, storage or transport. Plants are becoming larger and are often situated in or close to densely populated areas, and the hazards are continually highlighted with incidents such as the fires and explosions at the Piper Alpha oil and gas platform, and the Enschede firework factory. As a result, greater attention than ever before is now being given to the evaluation and control of these hazards. In a comprehensive treatment of the subject unavailable elsewhere, this book describes in detail the applications of hazard and risk analysis to fire safety, going on to develop and apply quantification methods. It also gives an explanation in quantitative terms of improvements in fire safety in association with the costs that are expended in their achievement. Furthermore, a quantitative approach is applied to major fire and explosion disasters to demonstrate crucial faults and events. Featuring: Full international coverage and a review of several major fires and explosion disasters. Presentation of the properties and science of fire including the latest research. Detailed coverage of the performance of fire safety measures. This is an essential book for practitioners in fire safety engineering, loss prevention professionals, technical personnel in insurance companies as well as academics involved in fire science and postgraduate students. This book is also a useful reference for fire safety officers, building designers, engineers in the process industries, safety practitioners and risk assessment consultants.

Author : Bungale S. Taranath
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 713 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2016-04-19
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781439850909

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Structural Analysis and Design of Tall Buildings by Bungale S. Taranath Pdf

As software skills rise to the forefront of design concerns, the art of structural conceptualization is often minimized. Structural engineering, however, requires the marriage of artistic and intuitive designs with mathematical accuracy and detail. Computer analysis works to solidify and extend the creative idea or concept that might have started o

Author : Michael Green,Jim Taggart
Publisher : Birkhauser
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2017-01-11
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 3035604754

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Tall Wood Buildings by Michael Green,Jim Taggart Pdf

Tall Wood buildings' have been at the foreground of innovative building practice for a number of years. From London to Stockholm, from Vancouver to Melbourne timber buildings of up to 20 storeys have been built or designed. This publication explains the typical construction types and documents an international selection of 13 case studies with many specially prepared construction drawings, demonstrating the range of the technology.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : National Fire Protection Assn
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0877657890

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SFPE Engineering Guide to Performance-based Fire Protection by Anonim Pdf

Author : E. E. Smith
Publisher : ASTM International
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0803103204

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Design of Buildings for Fire Safety by E. E. Smith Pdf

Author : David Parker,Antony Wood
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 932 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2013-04-12
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781136258039

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The Tall Buildings Reference Book by David Parker,Antony Wood Pdf

As the ever-changing skylines of cities all over the world show, tall buildings are an increasingly important solution to accommodating growth more sustainably in today’s urban areas. Whether it is residential, a workplace or mixed use, the tower is both a statement of intent and the defining image for the new global city. The Tall Buildings Reference Book addresses all the issues of building tall, from the procurement stage through the design and construction process to new technologies and the building’s contribution to the urban habitat. A case study section highlights the latest, the most innovative, the greenest and the most inspirational tall buildings being constructed today. A team of over fifty experts in all aspects of building tall have contributed to the making of the Tall Buildings Reference Book, creating an unparalleled source of information and inspiration for architects, engineers and developers.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Public buildings
ISBN : UOM:39015031502886

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Public Buildings Service International Conference on Firesafety in High-Rise Buildings by Anonim Pdf