000			01008nam a2200169Ia 4500
020			_a0750664436
082			_a693.82 _bPUK
100			_aPurkiss, John A.
245			_aFire safety engineering design of structures
250			_aEd.2
260			_aAmsterdam _bElsevier _c2007
300			_axxx,iv,389p.
500			_aCONTENTS Preface to the second edition xiii Acknowledgements xvii Notation xxi 1. Fire safety engineering 1 2. Design philosophies 14 3. Prescriptive approach 26 4. Behaviour of natural fires 43 5. Properties of materials at elevated temperatures 78 6. Calculation approach 142 7. Design of concrete elements 168 8. Design of steel elements 203 9. Composite construction 253 10. Design of timber elements 278 11. Masonry, aluminium, plastics and glass 297 12. Frames 303 13.Assessment and repair of fire-damaged structures 323 14. Postscript 347 References 349 Authors index 377 Subject index 383
890			_aUnited States
891			_aCPM
999			_c11674 _d11674