Issue 1

The Structural Engineer

Complete issue (January 2018)

All the articles from the January 2018 issue of The Structural Engineer.

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Editorial: Designing for fire resistance – a task for us all

Guest editor, Professor Roger Plank, introduces this special issue of The Structural Engineer on structural fire engineering.

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An introduction to fire engineering

Allan Mann presents the basic principles of fire engineering from the spread of flames and detection to structural fire protection.

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Fire engineering and structural design – common misconceptions and good practice

This paper on four common misconceptions in fire engineering and structural design was written as a collaboration between AECOM fire engineers and structural engineers.

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Key considerations for assessing structures at the accidental limit state in fire

This article focuses on the load actions and combinations to be considered that enable the engineer to perform an adequate structural assessment for the accidental limit state in fire.

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Developments in structural fire protection design – a US perspective

This article provides a US perspective on developments in structural fire protection design in relation to the ASCE/SEI 7 standard update.

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Performance-based design of fire-protected composite beams with web openings

This paper outlines the technical background and development of fire-protection systems for composite floor plates.

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Determining the fire resistance rating of buildings using the probabilistic method

This article introduces a state-of-the-art method to determine the fire resistance of buildings.

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Explosive spalling of concrete in fire: novel testing to mitigate design risk

This paper summarises contemporary research on heat-induced concrete spalling, with particular emphasis on design for fire of concrete-lined tunnels.

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Fire safety design in modern timber buildings

This paper focuses on the fire safety design of tall timber construction for which many hybrid and composite forms of timber are being developed.

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Structural timber buildings – avoiding fire spread risks during construction

This paper describes the thinking and background behind the fire model underpinning risk-mitigation techniques used for structural timber buildings.

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A structural fire strategy for an exposed weathering steel-framed building

This paper documents the key steps undertaken in realising Four Pancras Square and describes how they were tackled at the interface of the fire and structural engineering disciplines.

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Structural fire engineering for super-high-rise buildings in China

This paper introduces four different examples of high-rise buildings in China to provide insight into the commercial application of structural fire engineering.

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Book review: Structural Design for Fire Safety (2nd ed.)

Fire engineer, Panagiotis Kotsovinos, finds this book and its worked examples to be a useful
introduction to the subject of structural fire engineering.

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Verulam (readers' letters – January 2018)

This month's letters are on the former Institution Yearbook, the magazine's 'And finally...' brainteasers, chases in party walls, building control procedures and the merits of life drawing classes.

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