Every fire analysis of a building is in general divided in three phases: (i) analysis on the development
of temperature of gas inside the fire-affected compartment of the building, (ii) analysis on rising
temperature of materials used in the structural elements and (finally), (iii) mechanical analysis of the
structure (analysis of possible structural collapse on account of the rising material temperatures).
According to Eurocode, each of those phases may be performed with simplified or advanced calculation
methods. Eurocode goes into more details on the simplified methods. However, in terms of the advanced
methods, the exact procedure is more in the hands of each individual designer (his know-how). This
graduation thesis presents on a practical example the basic principles of all the three phases by using
both simpler and more advanced approaches. A case of a real building is analysed, and its main
characteristics are based on characteristics of a building from Jesenice (Slovenia), which was affected
by a severe fire in late 2016. A couple of details is available in literature about this particular building
and this particular fire including information about the corresponding fire-induced damage to the
building’s load-bearing structure. The latter provide a good basis for final validation of the calculation
results presented in the thesis.
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