Fire Resilience in Steel-Concrete Structures Part I Insights from Full-Scale Testing - 10 PDH
Course Description
Discover the critical insights from full-scale fire experiments conducted on steel-concrete composite floor systems. This course empowers engineers and construction professionals to apply advanced fire resilience principles, design for structural integrity under fire exposure, and integrate performance-based fire protection strategies. By bridging research and practice, this program equips participants with tools to meet modern fire-resistance standards, improve occupant safety, and minimize infrastructure vulnerabilities. Part one of a two part course which can be taken independently.
Learning Objective
At the conclusion of this course, the student will:
- Understand the role of fire resilience in steel-concrete composite systems.
- Explain NIST’s experimental framework for fire testing.
- Analyze the thermal and structural responses of composite floor systems.
- Identify failure mechanisms during fire exposure.
- Apply passive fire protection strategies effectively.
- Compare prescriptive and performance-based design approaches.
- Utilize ASTM E119 and ASCE 7 for fire-resistance design.
- Integrate NIST research findings into practical designs.
- Assess vulnerabilities in composite floor systems.
- Develop enhanced structural layouts for fire safety.
- Leverage computational models for fire-resistance validation.
- Interpret key data from large-scale experiments.
- Incorporate fire resilience strategies into construction projects.
Intended Audience
Structural engineers, Architects, Construction managers, Fire safety consultants, Building code officials
Benefit for Attendee
Participants will gain knowledge on fire resilience, enabling them to design safer, more cost-effective structures. Mastery of advanced concepts will position attendees as leaders in fire-resistance innovation, enhancing both safety outcomes and professional credentials.