Steel and Composite Structures: Behaviour and Design for Fire Safety presents a systematic and thorough description of the behaviour of steel and composite structures in fire, and shows how design methods are developed to quantify our understanding.
Quantitative descriptions of fire behaviour, heat transfer in construction elements and structural analysis using numerical methods are all addressed and existing codes and standards for steel and composite fire safety design are critically examined. Using a comprehensive and systematic description of structural fire safety engineering principles, the author explains and illustrates the important difference between the behaviour of isolated structural elements and whole structures under fire conditions.
This book is a vital source of information to structural and fire engineers. It will also be of considerable interest and value to students and researchers in this field.
Drawing on research he conducted to prepare lecture notes for a course, Wang (fire engineering, U. of Manchester) details the fundamental behavior of steel and composite structures in fire, and how that knowledge can be used to design structures that take advantage of the latest and best insights into fire prevention and suppression. He begins by describing behavior and design at ambient temperature, then reports on experimental observations and numerical modeling. Other topics include heat transfer, enclosed fire behavior, and steel and composite structures without fire protection. Distributed in the US by Taylor and Francis. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
