The fire safety of car parks: Focussing on structural damage

A study on the fire safety concepts used in car parks. To asses the possible damage as a result of a fire, case studies were performed and changes in the car industry were analysed. The new type of fuel systems have resulted in new risks, which are not yet covered in the current design methodology. To understand the probability of a car park...

Fire dynamics and spalling mechanism in tunnel infrastructures

Underground infrastructures and the importance of the people’s safety and structures robustness are relevant and contemporary issues in the civil engineering industry. The demand for this infrastructural typology has developed to such an extent that the need for a better and cost-beneficial knowledge of the risks is necessary.<br/>This thesis...

Self-extinguishment of cross-Laminated timber

Cross-laminated timber, or CLT, is currently receiving attention for its potential use in tall building structures. Timber being a combustible material, one of the main challenges for the construction of these buildings is the potential fire risk that results from its use in the structure. For tall buildings, there is an increased severity of...

The influence of thermal gradients in steel columns due to pool fires

During this thesis the fire safety engineering approach has been used to investigate the influence of hydrocarbon pool fires on steel columns. Using a fire curve which closely resembles a natural fire curve the temperatures occurring in the steel have been investigated using a Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) model. The model consists of the...

Fire safety engineering of high rise timber buildings

During this MSc thesis it has been carried out an extensive literature review on fire safety engineering, on timber behaviour on fire and on fire safety regulations in different countries. A preliminary design for a high rise cross laminated timber building (CLT) has been carried out in order to obtain a minimum thickness of the structural...