This document "Rational Fire Safety Engineering Approach to Fire Resistance of Buildings" is a
result of team work with a large number of CIB Members and non-members. The document has been written by the following individuals:
Joël Kruppa, CTICM, France (Chair)
Andy Buchanan, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
Mario Fontana, ETH - Zürich, Switzerland
Peter E. Jackman, IFC, UK
Matti Kokkala, VTT Building Technology, Finland
Harald Landro, InterConsult, Group ASA, Norway
Jim Shields, University of Belfast, UK
Leen Twilt, TNO, The Netherlands
C.G. Walsh, FireOx International, IrelandPreface
ntroduction
Design process
General
process description
role of different professionals
Fire safety objectives
Protection of health and life safety
protection of property
protection of environment
protection of architectural, Historical or culturalvalues
protection of infrastructure
fire safety strategy
performance criteria
failure modes
acceptance criteria
design fire scenarios
ntroduction
factors to be considered
fire compartment layout
Actions / Loads
Mechanical actions
Thermal actions / Design fires
Substantiation of structural and thermal performance
General
assessment by calculation
assessment by test
engineering judgement in the design process
characteristics of a reliability based structural fire design
documentation of assessment
