Talk On: STRUCTURAL FIRE ENGINEERING
Date : 26 March 2016
Value : Block M38, Sustainability Seminar Room, UTM Johor.
Speaker : Dr. Mariyana Aida Ab Kadir
Synopsis
Structural fire engineering is not widely understood. This term is often confused with fire protection & safety engineering. “Fire Safety Engineering” can be simplified as a multi-disciplinary field to determine fire safety strategies for buildings subjected to fire conditions, where structural stability & control of fire spread are achieved by both the active and passive fire protection in the buildings. Whereas, “Structural Fire Engineering” relates to the understanding of specific aspects of fire protection by analyzing thermal effects of fires on the buildings and designing structural elements for sufficient load bearing resistance and to restraint spread of fire. Commonly, buildings are designed, and required that in the event of a fire, its stability will be maintained for a reasonable period of time (in hours), as stated in most building codes. However, recent demands in innovative & functional architectural designs challenge the traditional concepts of fire safety. Understanding of basic fire safety strategies for buildings are required to respond to such demands. The talk will be about “How do buildings burn?”. It will cover basics of fire science, fire safety engineering and structural engineering. This talk will provide critical knowledge on issues of structural fire safety & engineering, and the behavior of structures subject to fires.
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