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 ...

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 ...

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

In a world aiming toward sustainability and risk mitigation, the traditional prescriptive method to structural fire safety is becoming less and less viable. Fortunately, new industry resources can ...

Negar Elhami Khorasani received the Structural Engineering Institute (SEI) young professional scholarship by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) earlier this year, and is one of four ...

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 ...

Station Design Conference’s exclusive 1-on-One pre-conference program offers attendees the opportunity for an independent review of plans for new and/or renovated stations by architects who specialize ...

Position description:The Institute of Bridge Engineering (IBE) is recruiting a PhD student to conduct research on performance-based design and assessment of tunnel structures under fire. The work will ...

In my consulting business, I have the opportunity to peer review construction documents prepared by other electrical engineering firms. In doing so, I find it astounding how many times I comment on ...

ABU DHABI, 2nd April, 2026 (WAM) -- The Abu Dhabi Civil Defence Authority has launched a mandatory accreditation initiative for engineering consultancy offices in Abu Dhabi in the field of Fire ...

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 ...

In the first installment of this three-part series of articles, featured in the August 2024 print issue and online, we discussed fire pump requirements along with Code-related references in the ...