Performance-based structural fire design of steel frames can eliminate fire protection on up to half of a building’s floor beams, according to a two-year study of PBSFD. Still, structural engineers ...

Structural fire engineering and safety represent a critical interdisciplinary field focused on ensuring that buildings and infrastructure maintain their integrity and functionality during fire ...

Using PBSFD, engineers can predict the behavior of a frame in fire, such as vertical displacement of floor beams over time. Graphic courtesy of SEI/ASCE, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger (2019) and SAFIR ...

The research team, led by Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering assistant professor, Negar Elhami-Khorasani and assistant professor Thomas Gernay from Johns Hopkins University ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Most people view tunnels as a matter of convenience, a way to get from Point A to Point B with minimum complications — depending on weather and traffic patterns, of course. Negar ...

In the late 1980s, the NFPA developed NFPA 1500: Standard on Fire Department Occupational Safety, Health, and Wellness Program, which is a consensus standard for firefighter safety. (It sometimes is ...

As wildfires threaten densely populated areas worldwide with increasing frequency and intensity, Thomas Gernay, an associate professor in civil and systems engineering at Johns Hopkins University, is ...

Cantilevered buildings seem to be everywhere in New York City these days, as developers and architects strive to maximize space, views, and natural light in residential developments. With a seemingly ...

During the past year I have received a number of requests from structural firefighters to write an article about basic wildland fire safety. Last year was a particularly deadly one for some structural ...

Cantilevered buildings seem to be everywhere in New York City these days, as developers and architects strive to maximize space, views, and natural light in residential developments. With a seemingly ...