Fire modelling framework for investigating tall building fire: A case study of the Plasco Building
Fire can damage structures severely and even cause the building collapse. Structural and fire engineers must carry out a comprehensive forensic investigation of major structural failures in the same rigorous and meticulous manner the airline industry investigates air crashes. The forensic assessment...
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| author | Aatif Ali Khan Mustesin Ali Khan Ramakanth Veera Venkata Domada Xinyan Huang Asif Usmani Saeed Bakhtiyari Masoud Jamali Ashtiani Sadegh Garivani Ali Akbar Aghakouchak |
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| description | Fire can damage structures severely and even cause the building collapse. Structural and fire engineers must carry out a comprehensive forensic investigation of major structural failures in the same rigorous and meticulous manner the airline industry investigates air crashes. The forensic assessment should identify the cause, fire spread scenario, fire behaviour patterns from its growth to decay, de-compartmentation, the performance of fire protection systems, and firefighting management. Using the available tools and data, the current paper proposes a methodology to reconstruct the fire for the forensic assessment of tall buildings. This is done by first organising observed data into a coherent timeline and presenting the actual fire spread obtained from the visual evidence. The total fire spread within the building is estimated based on fire dynamics principles and observed fire scenes that can be verified with a calibrated CFD model. The collapse of the Plasco Building is assessed by employing the proposed framework. The rise in construction of the tall buildings increases the risk of the occupants’ safety from the fire induced structural failure or collapse. The framework presented in this paper can guide engineers to improve the building resilience designs and reduce the fire accidents related risks. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3f1b9f9928aa4fdfa6d6852508dccd9f2023-05-06T04:38:16ZengElsevierCase Studies in Thermal Engineering2214-157X2023-05-0145103018Fire modelling framework for investigating tall building fire: A case study of the Plasco BuildingAatif Ali Khan0Mustesin Ali Khan1Ramakanth Veera Venkata Domada2Xinyan Huang3Asif Usmani4Saeed Bakhtiyari5Masoud Jamali Ashtiani6Sadegh Garivani7Ali Akbar Aghakouchak8Department of Building Environment and Energy Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong; Department of Civil and Natural Resources Engineering, University of Canterbury, New ZealandDepartment of Building Environment and Energy Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong; Corresponding author.Department of Building Environment and Energy Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong KongDepartment of Building Environment and Energy Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong; Corresponding author.Department of Building Environment and Energy Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong KongFire Eng. Department, Housing & Urban Development Research Centre, Tehran, IranFire Eng. Department, Housing & Urban Development Research Centre, Tehran, IranFaculty of Engineering, University of Bojnord, Bojnord, IranDepartment of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, IranFire can damage structures severely and even cause the building collapse. Structural and fire engineers must carry out a comprehensive forensic investigation of major structural failures in the same rigorous and meticulous manner the airline industry investigates air crashes. The forensic assessment should identify the cause, fire spread scenario, fire behaviour patterns from its growth to decay, de-compartmentation, the performance of fire protection systems, and firefighting management. Using the available tools and data, the current paper proposes a methodology to reconstruct the fire for the forensic assessment of tall buildings. This is done by first organising observed data into a coherent timeline and presenting the actual fire spread obtained from the visual evidence. The total fire spread within the building is estimated based on fire dynamics principles and observed fire scenes that can be verified with a calibrated CFD model. The collapse of the Plasco Building is assessed by employing the proposed framework. The rise in construction of the tall buildings increases the risk of the occupants’ safety from the fire induced structural failure or collapse. The framework presented in this paper can guide engineers to improve the building resilience designs and reduce the fire accidents related risks.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214157X23003246Fire investigationForensicBuilding collapseStructural engineeringLife safetyFire safety |
| spellingShingle | Aatif Ali Khan Mustesin Ali Khan Ramakanth Veera Venkata Domada Xinyan Huang Asif Usmani Saeed Bakhtiyari Masoud Jamali Ashtiani Sadegh Garivani Ali Akbar Aghakouchak Fire modelling framework for investigating tall building fire: A case study of the Plasco Building Case Studies in Thermal Engineering Fire investigation Forensic Building collapse Structural engineering Life safety Fire safety |
| title | Fire modelling framework for investigating tall building fire: A case study of the Plasco Building |
| title_full | Fire modelling framework for investigating tall building fire: A case study of the Plasco Building |
| title_fullStr | Fire modelling framework for investigating tall building fire: A case study of the Plasco Building |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fire modelling framework for investigating tall building fire: A case study of the Plasco Building |
| title_short | Fire modelling framework for investigating tall building fire: A case study of the Plasco Building |
| title_sort | fire modelling framework for investigating tall building fire a case study of the plasco building |
| topic | Fire investigation Forensic Building collapse Structural engineering Life safety Fire safety |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214157X23003246 |
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