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Fire Damage Evaluation for Residential and Commercial Buildings
Civil/Structural engineers in the field of forensic engineering are often asked to evaluate residential and commercial buildings exposed to fire events. Typical concerns are determining the severity and extent of damage to various structural building components. The purpose of this paper is to characterize and describe fire damage that affects structural building materials typically used in residential and commercial construction. A general approach to the evaluation of fire-damaged buildings will be discussed, with a specific focus on concrete (both cast-in-place and masonry), steel and wood building materials. The paper will review inspection techniques and specific concerns related to the evaluation of key structural elements; and provide some discussion on indirect damage related to a fire event (such as water damage and saw-cut damage related to firefighting efforts, and physical damage from subsequent demolition activities). The forensic civil/structural engineer should find this paper to be a good primer on the subject of fire damage assessment, with valuable resources cited for future reference.
Fire Damage Evaluation for Residential and Commercial Buildings
Civil/Structural engineers in the field of forensic engineering are often asked to evaluate residential and commercial buildings exposed to fire events. Typical concerns are determining the severity and extent of damage to various structural building components. The purpose of this paper is to characterize and describe fire damage that affects structural building materials typically used in residential and commercial construction. A general approach to the evaluation of fire-damaged buildings will be discussed, with a specific focus on concrete (both cast-in-place and masonry), steel and wood building materials. The paper will review inspection techniques and specific concerns related to the evaluation of key structural elements; and provide some discussion on indirect damage related to a fire event (such as water damage and saw-cut damage related to firefighting efforts, and physical damage from subsequent demolition activities). The forensic civil/structural engineer should find this paper to be a good primer on the subject of fire damage assessment, with valuable resources cited for future reference.
Fire Damage Evaluation for Residential and Commercial Buildings
Jordan, James W. (author) / Sokol, Marc A. (author) / Stewart, John H. (author)
Sixth Congress on Forensic Engineering ; 2012 ; San Francisco, California, United States
Forensic Engineering 2012 ; 535-546
2012-11-13
Conference paper
Electronic Resource
English
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