- Author
- Con, V.
- Title
- Evaluating and Upgrading Fire Resistance of Tall Buildings.
- Coporate
- Comptrollers Office, New York City, NY
- Book or Conf
- Designing Structures for Fire. Proceedings. Co-Sponsored by: Society of Fire Protection Engieners and Structural Engineering Institute. September 30-October 1, 2003, DEStech Publications, Inc., Baltimore, MD, 312-316 p., 2003
- Keywords
- structures | building design | high rise buildings | fire resistance | fire protection | surveys | structural members | walls | floors | escape means | construction materials | fire resistance ratings
- Identifiers
- evaluating and upgrading fire resistance of tall buildings; procedures are provided for three phases: survey, assessment and upgrading; required fire ratings of construction members (noncombustible construction); fire ratings of exterior bearing walls (noncombustible construction)