Life safety in single story steel frame buildings, part I – deterministic design
Journal of Structural Fire Engineering
ISSN: 2040-2317
Article publication date: 8 August 2019
Issue publication date: 11 October 2019
Abstract
Purpose
This paper aims to discuss fire safety design of single-story, single compartment buildings and evaluates whether time to structural damage is a relevant criterion when lethal fire conditions develop long before any structural fire damage can occur.
Design/methodology/approach
The proposed approach is demonstrated in a design case study of a steel truss in a typical Swedish single-story steel frame building.
Findings
While not complying with deemed to satisfy fire resistance ratings, it is argued that the proposed design still can fulfill the life safety objective.
Originality/value
This paper presents practical application of a conceptual paper presenting a general approach to structural fire safety design and the life safety objective.
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Acknowledgements
Erratum: It has been brought to the attention of the publisher that the article, Joakim Sandström “Life safety in single story steel frame buildings, Part I – deterministic design” published in Journal of Structural Fire Engineering, inaccurately published Figures 1 and 9, as well as Table II. These have now been presented correctly.
This paper could not have been written without the financial support of Sveriges Byggindustriers Utvecklingsfond. The author is also thankful to the supervisors Ulf Wickström, Sven Thelandersson and Ove Lagerqvist.
Citation
Sandström, J. (2019), "Life safety in single story steel frame buildings, part I – deterministic design", Journal of Structural Fire Engineering, Vol. 10 No. 4, pp. 435-445. https://doi.org/10.1108/JSFE-01-2019-0013
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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