Abstract

Fire engineering concepts are multi-disciplinary and require thinking outside the box. The analysis of any fire problem coupled with a structural system requires knowledge of fire dynamics, heat transfer, nonlinearities in material behavior and large displacement behavior in structures. In this presentation, several research and case studies will be highlighted: estimation of cavity radiation in steel wide-flanged beam sections, fire load estimation in high-rise buildings, fire protection estimation using simple methods compliant with building codes and cable performance in suspension bridges under hydrocarbon tanker fires.

Bio

Dr. Serdar Selamet received his undergraduate degree from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Duke University in 2006; Ph.D. degree from Princeton University in 2011 focusing on the structural fire and design of steel structures. Dr. Selamet is a faculty member at Boğaziçi University since 2012. He is the recipient of Marie Curie Fellowship by the European Commission and Newton Fellowship by Royal Academy of Engineering in the U.K. Dr. Selamet serves in SFPE Codes and Standards Liaison Committee, NFPA Hazard and Risk of Contents and Furnishings, NFPA Fire Tests and ASCE Fire Protection Committee to improve building codes for performance-based fire engineering.