Fire safety engineering design of structures /
John A Purkiss
- 2nd ed.
- Oxford Univ. Press: Butterworth-Heinemann, 2009.
- xix, 389 p.
Fire Safety Engineering-- Design Philosophies-- Prescriptive Approach-- Behavior of Natural Fires-- Calculation Approach-- Properties of materials at elevated temperatures-- Design of Concrete Elements-- Design of Steel Elements-- Composite construction-- Masonry, aluminum, plastics and glass-- Frames-- Assessment and repair of fire-damaged structures