‘A Gentle Whisper in Your Ear’

Fire-Induced Progressive Collapse

See below for information concerning CIB W14 Working Group IV’s Research Project: ‘Structural Reliability & Fire-Induced Progressive Collapse’

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CIB Working Commission 14 : Fire Safety (Revised Title agreed in Zurich, 2010-08-30)

A Working Commission of CIB (International Council for Research and Innovation in Building & Construction) … CIB W14 is an international, multi-stakeholder, trans-disciplinary, pre-normalization forum for discussion, and action, on research and innovation in Fire Science and Engineering for the design, construction and operation of a Safe and Sustainable Built Environment.  (Revised Text agreed in Zurich, 2010-08-30) 

CIB W14′s Aims & Objectives

a)   To create an ongoing research and innovation focus for the development of a sound, modern, rational and empirical basis for the Fire Engineering Practices, Procedures and Design Methodologies necessary in a Sustainable Built Environment ;

b)   To promote the acceptance of Fire Engineering Practices, Procedures and Design Methodologies worldwide … and their use in international/regional/national/local building and fire safety legislation, codes, regulations and standards ;

c)   To provide technical input, from a Fire Engineering perspective, to other CIB Working Commissions and Task Groups ;

d)   To facilitate the transfer of state-of-the-art Fire Engineering Technology at international level, particularly to developing countries in the earlier stages of economic development ;

e)   To encourage capacity building for Fire Engineering in developing countries ;   and

f)   To liaise and co-operate/collaborate with other organizations having similar or related aims and objectives.

Meeting these Aims & Objectives …

• Research Projects with a specific task, a well-defined scope and a limited timeframe may be initiated and directly/indirectly undertaken by the Membership of CIB W14 ;
• Output from these projects and the other work of W14 may be placed in the public domain, in hardcopy and/or electronic formats … as CIB Publications, as papers/articles in international journals, conference/seminar/workshop proceedings, and discussion documents ;
• Conferences/Seminars/Workshops and other events which further W14′s Aims & Objectives may be organised by the Membership of W14 ;
• Conferences/Seminars/Workshops and other events planned by organizations having similar or related aims and objectives to W14 may be co-sponsored by CIB ;
• W14 may circulate its Publications and information on its Research Projects to the Membership of other CIB Working Commissions and Task Groups.

CIB W14′s Co-Ordinator

Prof. Dr. George Hadjisophocleous, Carleton University, Canada.

CIB W14 Membership

Members of this Working Commission have to be either a Representative of a CIB Member Organisation or an Individual CIB Member.

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See FireOx International (SDI’s Fire Engineering Division) WebSite

World Trade Center Incident (9-11) & Fire Serviceability Limit States

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CIB W14 – Working Group IV

Pre-Normative Innovation & Research Project 2010-2013

Project Leader: CJ Walsh

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‘Structural Reliability & Fire-Induced Progressive Collapse’

Project Description & Timetable (PDF File, 117kb)

Click the Link Above to access and download the Project Description & Timetable

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Tuesday 31 August 2010

CIB W14 Meeting in Zurich, Switzerland

Presentation of Project Initial Discussion Document (PDF File, 2.29 Mb) 

Contact CJ Walsh to receive a copy of His Presentation

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