RATIONAL APPROACH TO FIRE ENGINEERING DESIGN OF STEEL BUILDINGS.

Abstract

In a differentiated fire engineering design method, consideration is given in an accurate way to several factors which are neglected in a stereotyped design based upon a standard fire resistance time. The rational fire engineering design method presented is based on four main steps including determination of the fire load, determination of the gas tempepature in the fire compartment, determination of the maximum steel temperature, and determination of the critical load.