Application of reliability analysis and fire simulation to probabilistic assessment of fire endurance of wooden structures

Jukka Hietaniemi, Tomi Toratti, Simon Schnabl, Goran Turk

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Abstract

This report gives an exposition of the application of advanced, probabilistic calculation methods to assess of the fire endurance of structures. The particular application case that we address is glulam wooden structures in a hall-like large single-space building. The first method used is a reliability analysis based on the approximation of the fire exposure by the standard time-temperature curve and the second method is a novel simulation-based probabilistic approach integrating passive and active fire safety measures to an estimate of the risks involved.
Original languageEnglish
Place of PublicationEspoo
PublisherVTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
Number of pages124
ISBN (Electronic)951-38-6606-8
Publication statusPublished - 2006
MoE publication typeNot Eligible

Publication series

SeriesVTT Working Papers
Number54
ISSN1459-7683

Keywords

  • reliability analysis
  • wooden structures
  • fire simulation
  • charring
  • probabilistic models
  • Monte Carlo
  • fire resistance
  • beams
  • columns
  • glulam

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