Post-Earthquake Fire Analysis in Urban Structures

Download or read book Post-Earthquake Fire Analysis in Urban Structures written by Behrouz Behnam and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2017-02-03 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Post-earthquake fire is one of the most complicated problems resulting from earthquakes and presents a serious risk to urban structures. Most standards and codes ignore the possibility of post-earthquake fire; thus it is not factored in when determining the ability of buildings to withstand load. This book describes the effects of post-earthquake fire on partially damaged buildings located in seismic urban regions. The book quantifies the level of associated post-earthquake fire effects, and discusses methods for mitigating the risk at both the macro scale and micro scale. The macro scale strategies address urban regions while the micro scale strategies address building structures, covering both existing buildings and those that are yet to be designed.