Alternative Solutions for Canadian Fire Engineering Design

dc.contributor.advisorGales, John A.
dc.contributor.authorJeanneret, Chloe Valerie
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-15T15:56:14Z
dc.date.available2021-11-15T15:56:14Z
dc.date.copyright2021-08
dc.date.issued2021-11-15
dc.date.updated2021-11-15T15:56:14Z
dc.degree.disciplineCivil Engineering
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameMASc - Master of Applied Science
dc.description.abstractFire Safety Engineering is important for resilient infrastructure design. Canadian structural fire design is currently restricted by its reliance upon prescriptive approaches. This research is the first step in the development of generalized frameworks from which practitioners can create Canadian alternative solutions. A methodology to develop an acceptance criterion for the fire design of unbonded post-tensioned concrete slabs is outlined. A stress relaxation model was used to establish preliminary definitions of critical design thermal boundaries. The analysis illustrated the need to consider travelling and localised design fires due to the vulnerability of unbonded tendons to localized heating. The fire performance of steel beam-to-column connections was then considered experimentally. This research program was the first step that will lead to the generation of analytical tools and further guidance regarding steel connections in fire. The results of the study provided preliminary guidance towards updating Annex K within CSA S16-19.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/38798
dc.languageen
dc.rightsAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.
dc.subjectCivil engineering
dc.subject.keywordsStructural fire
dc.subject.keywordsCanadian fire engineering
dc.subject.keywordsStructural fire engineering
dc.subject.keywordsPost-tensioned
dc.subject.keywordsPrestressing steel
dc.subject.keywordsConcrete
dc.subject.keywordsFire
dc.subject.keywordsPost fire guidance
dc.subject.keywordsSteel
dc.subject.keywordsConnection
dc.subject.keywordsBeam-to-column connection
dc.subject.keywordsAlternative solution
dc.subject.keywordsPerformance based design
dc.titleAlternative Solutions for Canadian Fire Engineering Design
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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