A review of methods for determining structural fire severity—Part I: A historical perspective

Fire and Materials ◽

10.1002/fam.2962 ◽

2021 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Jonathon D. MacIntyre ◽

Anthony K. Abu ◽

Peter J. Moss ◽

Daniel Nilsson ◽

Colleen A. Wade

Keyword(s):

Historical Perspective ◽

Fire Severity ◽

Structural Fire

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Very Fast Fire Severity: Probabilistic Structural Fire Resistance Design

Probability-Based Structural Fire Load ◽

10.1017/cbo9781139839389.006 ◽

2014 ◽

pp. 137-192

Author(s):

Ph.D. Razdolsky

Keyword(s):

Fire Resistance ◽

Fire Severity ◽

Structural Fire ◽

Structural Fire Resistance

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State-of-the-art of probabilistic performance based structural fire engineering

Journal of Structural Fire Engineering ◽

10.1108/jsfe-02-2018-0005 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

pp. 175-192 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Mayank Shrivastava ◽

Anthony Abu ◽

Rajesh Dhakal ◽

Peter Moss

Keyword(s):

State Of The Art ◽

Fire Hazard ◽

Fire Severity ◽

Probabilistic Approach ◽

Economic Loss ◽

Worst Case ◽

Content Type ◽

Structural Fire ◽

Fire Engineering ◽

Structural Fire Engineering

PurposeThis paper aims to describe current trends in probabilistic structural fire engineering and provides a comprehensive summary of the state-of-the-art of performance-based structural fire engineering (PSFE).Design/methodology/approachPSFE has been introduced to overcome the limitations of current conventional design approaches used for the design of fire-exposed structures, which investigate assumed worst-case fire scenarios and include multiple thermal and structural analyses. PSFE permits buildings to be designed in relation to a level of life safety or economic loss that may occur in future fire events with the help of a probabilistic approach.FindingsThis paper brings together existing research on various sources of uncertainty in probabilistic structural fire engineering, such as elements affecting post-flashover fire development, material properties, fire models, fire severity, analysis methods and structural reliability.Originality/valuePrediction of economic loss would depend on the extent of damage, which is further dependent on the structural response. The representative prediction of structural behaviour would depend on the precise quantification of the fire hazard. The incorporation of major uncertainty sources in probabilistic structural fire engineering is explained, and the detailed description of a pioneering analysis method called incremental fire analysis is presented.

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