Post-earthquake fire analysis in urban structures : risk management strategies / Behrouz Behnam, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic) Tehran, Iran.

Author
Behnam, Behrouz [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, [2017]
Description
xxii, 333 pages ; 25 cm

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    "Post-earthquake fire is one of the most complicated problems resulting from earthquakes and presents a serious risk to urban structures. Most standards and codes ignore the possibility of post-earthquake fire; thus it is not factored in when determining the ability of buildings to withstand load. This book describes the effects of post-earthquake fire on partially damaged buildings located in seismic urban regions. The book quantifies the level of associated post-earthquake fire effects, and discusses methods for mitigating the risk at both the macro scale and micro scale. The macro scale strategies address urban regions while the micro scale strategies address building structures, covering both existing buildings and those that are yet to be designed."--Provided by publisher.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references and index.
    Contents
    • Introduction to post-earthquake fire
    • Performance-based approach
    • Fire definition
    • Heat transfer and materials behavior under elevated temperature
    • Seismic analysis
    • Post-earthquake fire analysis in structures
    • Risk management strategies for post-earthquake fire.
    ISBN
    • 9781498743914 (hardcover : acid-free paper)
    • 1498743919 (hardcover : acid-free paper)
    LCCN
    2016035584
    OCLC
    962302651
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