BRE Research Publications
The University of Edinburgh has a long tradition in Fire Safety Engineering Research and Education and is recognized internationally for its work over the last thirty years. This has been characterized by innovative research and the education of several of the current leaders in the field. The Centre has been formed in association with the Building Research Establishment (BRE) to integrate the resources of both institutions and thus provide a new thrust for Fire Safety Research and Education. It has a new state-of-the-art experimental facility (The Rushbrook Fire Safety Laboratory) and staff whose expertise covers a wide range of subjects in Fire Safety. Please visit the BRE Centre for Fire Safety Engineering homepage for more information.
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Recent Submissions
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Microstructural and Mechanical Characterisation of Post-tensioning strands following Elevated Temperature Exposure
(Application of Structural Fire Engineering Conference 2013, 2013-04-01)Prestressing strands lose strength and become more susceptible to creep deformation when they are heated during a fire. The consequent loss in prestressing force could under certain conditions result in structural collapse, ... -
The Westmount Arena Fire
(Society for International Hockey Research, 2010-01)A short article on the origins of professional ice hockey in Canada. The article describes an early fire of an arena in Westmount Montreal, QC. This fire's impact on professional ice hockey is discussed as well as initial ... -
Novel Fire Testing Methodology: Why, how and what now?
(Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 2012-12-06)In response to a need for rational, quantified, and repeatable assessment of building materials subject to heating during fire, a novel fire testing methodology, named the Heat-Transfer Rate Inducing System (H-TRIS), has ... -
120 years of structural fire testing: Moving away from the status quo
(Universitat Politecnica de Valencia (UPV), 2012-10-25)During the late 19th Century, stakeholders from the building construction industry were in need of rational, quantified, and repeatable assessment of building materials and structures subject to heating during fire; thus ... -
Fire Experiments of Thin-Walled CFRP Pretensioned High Strength Concrete Slabs Under Service Load
(The International Institute for FRP in Construction (IIFC), 2012-06-14)Sustainable precast concrete elements are emerging utilizing high-performance, self-consolidating, fibre-reinforced concrete (HPSCC) reinforced with high-strength, lightweight, and non-corroding prestressed carbon fibre ... -
Bond Strength Degradation for CFRP and Steel reinforcing Bars in Concrete at Elevated Temperature
(American Concrete Institute, 2011-03-01)Novel concrete elements are emerging utilizing high performance self-consolidating concrete (HPSCC) reinforced with high-strength, lightweight, and non-corroding carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) prestressed reinforcement. ... -
Bond Strength Degradation for Pre-Stressed Steel and Carbon FRP Bars in High-Performance Self-Consolidating Concrete at Elevated Temperatures and in Fire
(6th International Conference on Structures in Fire (SiF 2010), 2010-06-04)Novel structures are emerging utilizing high performance, self-consolidating, fibre-reinforced concrete (HPSCC) reinforced with high-strength, lightweight, and non-corroding prestressed reinforcement. One example of this ... -
Effects of Elevated Temperatures and Fire on Bond Strength of Prestressed Steel and Carbon FRP Bars in High Performance Self-Consolidating Concrete
(Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, 2010-05-28)Novel structures are emerging utilizing high performance, self-consolidating, fibre-reinforced concrete (HPSCC) reinforced with high-strength, lightweight, and non-corroding prestressed reinforcement. One example of this ... -
Large-scale Structural Fire Testing - How did we get here, Where are we, and Where are we going?
(ICEM15, 2012-07-22)Structural fire testing is experiencing a renaissance. Both the research and regulatory communities are currently confronting the inherent problems associated with using simplified, single element tests on isolated structural ... -
Unbonded Post Tensioned Concrete Slabs in Fire – Part II – Modelling Tendon Response and the Consequences of Localized Heating
(Journal of Structural Fire Engineering, Multi Science, 2011-09)This is Part II of a two part paper dealing with the current state of knowledge of the fire-safe structural design and construction of unbonded post-tensioned (UPT) flat plate concrete structures. Part I provided ... -
Unbonded Post Tensioned Concrete in Fire: A Review of Data from Furnace Tests and Real Fires
(Fire Safety Journal, 2011 - Elsevier, 2011-05)The fire-safe design of concrete structures which incorporate post-tensioned prestressing tendons has recently been the subject of debate within the structural engineering community, particularly when unbonded post-tensioned ... -
Unbonded Post Tensioned Concrete Slabs in Fire – Part I – Experimental Response of Unbonded Tendons under Transient Localized Heating
(Journal of Structural Fire Engineering, Multi Science, 2011-09)The fire-safe structural design and construction of unbonded post-tensioned (UPT) flat plate concrete structures has recently come under debate in the UK, and questions are being raised regarding the response to fire of ... -
Inaugural Lecture of Prof Rasbash (1974): New Variation on an Old Theme
(University of Edinburgh, Department of Fire Safety Engineering, 1974-11-14)Opening Paragraph Well, my Department is called the Department of Fire Safety Engineering. It is a very rare department indeed in a University. Nowhere else in Europe is there a similar animal. There are a few close ... -
The Influence of Travelling Fires on a Concrete Frame
(Journal of Engineering Structures - Elsevier, 2011)When building fires occur in large, open, compartments they rarely burn uniformly across an entire floor plate of a structure. Instead, they tend to travel, igniting fuel in their path and burning it out as they move to ... -
Interaction Diagrams for Ambient and Heated Concrete Sections
(Engineering Structures, 2010)Bending moment axial force interaction diagrams are a commonly used tool in any design office. When designing for fire conditions, the large axial forces which develop place an additional importance on the consideration ... -
Modelización de Incendios: Ventajas y Riesgos
(www.fundacionfuego.org, 2010-12)La ingeniería de seguridad contra incendios (SCI) está convirtiéndose cada vez más en un reconocido y establecido ámbito de la ingeniería y en una parte importante en el proceso de diseño de edificios y de infraestructuras. ... -
Investigation of a Fatal Fire in a Moving Vehicle
(International Seminar on Fire and Explosion Hazards, 2007)This paper summarizes the essentials of an investigation conducted by the authors to test conflicting scenarios regarding the cause and origin of an accidental fire. Fire investigators proposed that an underbody fuel-leak ... -
Analysis of the ventilation systems in the Dartford tunnels using a multiscale modelling approach
(Elsevier, 2010)The capabilities of the ventilation systems in the two road tunnels at Dartford (London, UK) are analysed using a multi-scale modelling approach. Both tunnels have complex semi-transverse ventilation systems with jet fans ... -
Experimental Review of the Homogeneous Temperature Assumption in Post-Flashover Compartment Fires
(Elsevier - Fire Safety Journal, 2010)Traditional methods for quantifying and modelling compartment fires for structural engineering analysis assume spatially homogeneous temperature conditions. The accuracy and range of validity of this assumption is examined ... -
Sensor-steered fire simulation
(Elsevier - Fire Safety Journal, 2010)A sensor-linked modelling tool for live prediction of uncontrolled compartment fires, K-CRISP, has been developed in order to facilitate emergency response via novel systems such as FireGrid. The modelling strategy is ...
