Structural Fire Engineering: Overview and Application Examples of Appendix 4 of the AISC Specification
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.62913/engj.v50i4.1051Keywords:
fire, structural fire engineering, performance-based fire design, fire engineering, AISC Specification Appendix 4Abstract
This paper presents an overview of current conventional practices for providing passive fire protection of building structures and describes alternative engineering approaches covered in Appendix 4 of the 2010 AISC Specification, ANSI/AISC 360-10. The concept of structural fire engineering is discussed, along with guidance and design references that are available to support performance-based structural fire engineering analyses. The roles and responsibilities typically assumed by design team members and other stakeholders in a structural fire engineering project are presented, as are considerations associated with peer reviews and approval by authorities having jurisdiction. The paper concludes with a series of four design examples that demonstrate a range of structural fire engineering applications for steel buildings.
