Tag
#fire
2 topics across all disciplines.
Fire and impact damage to structural steel
How steel loses stiffness and then strength as it heats, what fire protection actually buys you, how to read the temperature a fire reached from the wreckage it left, and how to decide whether a fire- or impact-damaged member is reused, tested or cut out.
Fire prevention and protection — removing the fire triangle, then planning for failure
Why prevention beats protection every time, what passive fire protection actually buys you, why a deluge system is about cooling the vessel next door, and the gas detection layout decisions that determine whether anyone finds out in time.