TY  - BOOK
AU  - Purkiss,J.A.
TI  - Fire safety engineering design of structures
SN  - 0750664436
AV  - TH1065 .P87 2007
U1  - 628.92 220
PY  - 2007///
CY  - Amsterdam, Boston
PB  - Elsevier/Butterworth-Heinemann
KW  - Building, Fireproof
KW  - Fire protection engineering
N1  - Previous edition: 1996; Includes bibliographical references (pages [349]-375) and indexes; Ch. 1. Fire safety engineering --
Ch. 2. Design philosophies --
Ch. 3. Prescriptive approach --
Ch. 4. Behaviour of natural fires --
Ch. 5. Properties of materials at elevated temperatures --
Ch. 6. Calculation approach --
Ch. 7. Design of concrete elements --
Ch. 8. Design of steel elements --
Ch. 9. Composite construction --
Ch. 10. Design of timber elements --
Ch. 11. Masonry, aluminium, plastics and glass --
Ch. 12. Frames --
Ch. 13. Assessment and repair of fire-damaged structures --
Ch. 14. Postscript
N2  - Provides the knowledge needed to design a structure which will withstand the effects of fire. This book covers topics ranging from design concerns and philosophies, regulatory control, the behaviour characteristics of natural fires through to the properties of different materials at elevated temperatures
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0710/2006934150-d.html
ER  -