Post-Earthquake Fire Assessment of Buildings: Evaluation Framework

Description

Prepared by the Post-Earthquake Fire Hazard Task Group of the Fire Protection Committee of the Structural Engineering Institute of ASCE Post-Earthquake Fire Assessment of Buildings: Evaluation Framework presents background for the analysis, design, and assessment of building structural systems under fire following earthquakes and intends to provide guidance based on current state-of-the-art practices, applicable building codes, and outcomes of experimental and numerical research results. Topics include Documented observations during historic post-earthquake fires, Statistics of the number of ignitions following a sample of past earthquakes, Causes of ignition, Damage to passive and active fire protection systems inside a building, Application of performance-based design methodology to fire following earthquakes, Dependency of fire department response on the level of damage to community infrastructure for successful suppression of fires, Potential for fire spread between buildings, andRecommendations and factors that should be considered when assessing or designing for fire following earthquakes. This book will benefit practitioners from the fields of structural engineering and the nuclear industry, as well as first responders, building authorities, risk management, and insurance professionals. Book_5142_C000 Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Contents Post-Earthquake Fire Hazard Task Committee Executive Summary Book_5142_C001 Chapter 1: Overview 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Historical Events 1.3 What Causes Fire Ignitions Following an Earthquake? 1.4 Codes and Provisions 1.5 Scope and Objectives References Book_5142_C002 Chapter 2: Fire Following Earthquake at the Building Level 2.1 Earthquake Hazard Scenario 2.2 Building Response to Earthquake: Damage to the Structural System 2.3 Building Response to Earthquake: Damage to the Nonstructural Components 2.3.1 Fire Compartmentation 2.3.2 Active Fire Protection Systems 2.3.3 Egress Routes 2.3.4 Passive Fire Protection for Structural Elements 2.4 Fire Hazard Scenario 2.4.1 Sources of Ignition 2.4.2 Overview of Predictive Models for Post-Earthquake Fire Ignitions 2.4.3 Design Fire Scenario 2.5 Building Response to Fire 2.5.1 Background 2.5.2 Performance-Based Structural Fire Engineering 2.6 Building Response to Fire Following Earthquake 2.6.1 Numerical Studies 2.6.2 Experimental Studies 2.7 Summary References Book_5142_C003 Chapter 3: Fire Following Earthquake at the Community Level 3.1 Modeling Approach and Available Platforms 3.2 Ignition 3.2.1 Data-Driven Models 3.2.1.1 Earthquake Intensity 3.2.1.2 Population Density 3.2.1.3 Floor Area 3.2.1.4 Building Type 3.2.1.5 Building Collapse 3.2.2 Physics-Based Models 3.3 Spread 3.3.1 Data-Driven Models 3.3.2 Physics-Based Models 3.4 Suppression 3.5 Summary References Book_5142_C004 Chapter 4: Recommendations Book_5142_IDX