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<p><b>Bridging the gap between structural and fire engineering, this widely acclaimed introduction to the structural design of buildings and building elements exposed to fire has been thoroughly updated.</b></p> <p><i>Structural Design for Fire Safety, Second Edition</i> begins with the fundamentals of fires and fire safety, giving an introduction to real fire exposure and the response of structures to such fires and outlining the important contribution of structural fire resistance to overall fire safety. Methods of calculating fire severity and achieving fire resistance are described, including fire performance of the main structural materials including structural steel, reinforced concrete and timber construction. Particularly valuable are the design sections, where the earlier material is synthesised and recommendations are made for rational design of building structures exposed to fires.</p> <p>This thoroughly updated edition includes a new chapter on composite steel–concrete construction, updated references, building codes, case studies and worked examples as well as describing new developments of the past ten years, including advanced calculation methods and computer programs.&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li>Provides expert guidance on interpreting code requirements for fire safety, understanding the concepts of fire severity and fire resistance, estimating time–temperature curves for fully developed compartment fires, understanding the behaviour of structural elements and buildings exposed to fires, designing steel, concrete and timber structures to resist fire exposure and assessing the fire performance of existing structures.</li> <li>Describes new developments in the past ten years, including advanced calculation methods and computer programs.</li> <li>Includes a new chapter on composite steel–concrete construction.</li> <li>Includes new case studies of structural collapses due to fire, in particular the 9/11 World Trade Centre.</li> </ul> <p>Provides updated referenc