Simplified structural fire engineering quiz

Please answer the following 5 multiple choice questions, then click 'submit' to check the result. The pass mark for a CPD certificate is 4 out of 5, and you may retake the quiz as many times as you wish, but the questions will vary! Please note that one, two, three or all of the possible answers presented for each question may be right, and to gain a mark for that question all correct answers must be identified.

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Simplified structural fire engineering

When using Tslab and/or Vulcan Lite, which of the following statements are correct?

The position of the mesh in the slab is of great importance
The position of the mesh in the slab is generally of little importance
The type of metal decking used makes a significant impact on results
The type of concrete used makes a significant impact on results

Vulcan Lite outputs connection forces. Why was this considered to be important?

To determine whether the connection areas require fire protection
Contraction of previously heated beams on cooling can cause failure. Understanding of these forces can be used in the connection design to ensure robust details
Because expansion of the connections on heating can cause rupture and understanding of these forces can be used in the connection design to ensure robust details
All of the above

Tslab is the free programme developed by the Steel Construction Institute for analysing composite metal deck floors of the type tested at Cardington in fire. Which of the following is true of Tslab?

It can be used to design composite metal deck floors with unprotected secondary beams
The floor area to be analysed can include internal columns
The floor area to be analysed must be rectangular
The floor area to be analysed can be any trapezoidal shape.

Which of the following do you believe to be correct?

Failure temperatures for structural steelwork are fixed for all situations
Failure temperatures for structural steelwork are a function of the load on the section
Failure temperatures for structural steelwork in real fires in real buildings are a function of the restraint conditions in the building
Structural steel in building fires will always fail at the same temperatures as it fails at in standard fire tests.

Vulcan Lite was describes as using the full capability of the programme Vulcan, developed at the University of Sheffield, with inputs tailored for the analysis of single bays. Which of the following is correct?

It provides a simple pass/fail answer
It provides comprehensive output including deflection-temperature/time curves, members forces, slab cracking, and animated representations of the deformation history
The floor area to be analysed can be any trapezoidal shape
The floor area to be analysed can include internal columns