The International Code Council has approved—as expected—the updated structural building-design standard, written by the American Society of Civil Engineers Structural Engineering Institute, for ...

Performance-based structural fire design of steel frames can eliminate fire protection on up to half of a building’s floor beams, according to a two-year study of PBSFD. Still, structural engineers ...

Structural fire engineering and safety represent a critical interdisciplinary field focused on ensuring that buildings and infrastructure maintain their integrity and functionality during fire ...

Negar Elhami-Khorasani is an expert in fire and multi-hazard engineering (for example, in the context of post-earthquake fires). A primary goal of her research is to measure and improve resilience of ...

Exciting and unique buildings increasingly dot the landscape of our urban environments and beautifully fill the pages of our design magazines. Conversely, over the past half century the construction ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Most people view tunnels as a matter of convenience, a way to get from Point A to Point B with minimum complications — depending on weather and traffic patterns, of course. Negar ...

The process for selecting a structural firefighting glove isn’t as simple as it might seem. Most considerations involve adhering to NFPA 1971: Standard on Protective Ensembles for Structural Fire ...

FWH Fire Wall Hanger Attaches Floor Framing to 2-hour Fire Rated Wall Assemblies in Wood-Frame Construction. FWH Allows Framers to Install the Hangers Before the Drywall is Attached. CHESTERFIELD, Mo.

Significant attention and research has been given to the protective gear that a firefighter wears. Gear needs to provide a level of protection against the overall thermal environment and products of ...

Early fire engineering involvement supports safer buildings, more efficient project delivery and smoother authority approvals ...

Due to global climate change, the frequency and intensity of wildfires is increasing. This poses severe problems for utility companies as both distribution and transmission lines are frequently routed ...