Creep behaviour of steel and aluminium columns exposed to fire

Mark O’Connor, Director and Head of Specialists in WSP's Property and Buildings business, discusses tools and techniques to design efficient structural fire protection systems.

How structural engineers can be confident they have discharged their professional duties when designing structures for fire, and how they can assess whether their approach is appropriate.

Cormac Deavy, Director at Arup, discusses the need to develop knowledge in a wide array of materials to design better structures.