Syllabus - Structure’s Behavior Under Fire (FT 802(B))

CONSTRUCTION TERMS OF BUILDING DESIGN AND TYPES OF LOADS

General collapse information, General causes of collapse and its types, Constructive terms of building design-Arch, Beam and its types, Buttress, Deck, Façade, Fire cut beam, Girder gusset plate, types of wall, Lintel joist, suspended ceiling and braced frame construction. Types of loads and methods of application, Hierarchy of structural framing and zone of danger.

FIRE EFFECTS ON BUILDING

Effect of Fire, Natural ventilation, Smoke movement in buildings, Smoke movement in tall buildings, Stack effect, Wind effects, Influence of openings in tall buildings, Smoke shaft, Smoke control during building design, Control of smoke spread, Mechanical ventilation, Pressurization system and their types, Design of smoke control pressurization system for a building.

ANALYSIS OF STRUCTURAL DAMAGE

Wall collapse- Masonry wall, Concrete wall and wood frame walls. Roof collapse- Sloping peak roof, Timber truss roof, Flat roof and steel roof, Stairway collapse, Floor collapse-Terrazzo floor, wooden I beam, Precast concrete slabs, Column collapse.

POST FIRE ANALYSIS

Post fire analysis and fire protection to buildings Rain roof, Fire Retarding compartmentation, fire fact sheet, the fire diagram and fire photographic documentation, Fire planning and design, Confinement of fire site planning access to fire fighting appliances, Contribution of external walls and roof covering, Aspects of internal planning, reduction of fire spread, Concept of compartments and types, Construction of compartments, Space and circulation, Principles and types of fire and roof venting, Effect of wind on roof vent, Industrial building ventilation.

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND HAZARDS

Five standard types of building construction and their collapse hazards. Time temperature grading curves, Head balance for an enclosure during a fire, Fire severity and factors controlling fire severity, Thermal properties of wall fixtures & geometrical properties of a room compartment, Thermal insulation heat transfer and radiation, Calculation of fire resistance of a compartment, fire spread within, outside and between the buildings, Flames outside buildings, Reduction of risk of fires explosions.