ASCE Manual of Practice No. 78

MOP 78 provides information on current techniques and developments to improve fire safety in buildings.

Sponsored by the Structural Division of ASCE

Structural Fire Protection provides information on current techniques and developments to improve fire safety in buildings. This Manual of Practice establishes a basis for developing new standards to calculate the fire resistance of structural members.

Topics include: building design and fire safety, including building codes; principles of structural fire protection, including the development of fire in enclosures and the effect of fire on the behavior of concrete, steel and wood at elevated temperatures; fire resistance of building elements, including calculation methods; fire temperatures and effects over time; and mathematical models for calculating temperature and fire resistance.

MOP 78 will be useful to architects, engineers, building officials, and students working in the area of structural fire safety.