{"id":70958,"date":"2018-09-20T10:37:45","date_gmt":"2018-09-20T14:37:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/?p=70958"},"modified":"2018-09-20T10:37:45","modified_gmt":"2018-09-20T14:37:45","slug":"asce-receives-funding-to-develop-fire-safety-procedure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/asce-receives-funding-to-develop-fire-safety-procedure\/","title":{"rendered":"ASCE receives funding to develop fire safety procedure"},"content":{"rendered":"
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LaMalva previously helped lead the effort for development of Appendix E and is a recognized expert in structural fire protection engineering.
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The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Structural Engineering Institute (SEI) and the Charles Pankow Foundation signed an agreement for a $230,000 research grant to develop, write and publish the procedural guidance to properly execute a performance-based structural fire engineering (SFE) design in accordance with the new ASCE\/SEI 7-16<\/a> Minimum Design Loads and Associated Criteria for Buildings and Other Structures\u00a0<\/i>Appendix E industry standard.<\/p>\n

The project will employ a scientific and engineering approach using the procedures outlined in ASCE\/SEI Manual of Practice Structural Fire Engineering (MOP 138) to quantify the fire exposure and structural behavior of existing building designs during fire. Recognized experts in performance-based design will peer review the design brief and final report, and the final document will be freely available to the public.<\/p>\n

The project team is led by principal investigator (PI), Kevin LaMalva, PE, M.ASCE, Senior Staff II\/Fire Safety with Simpson Gumpertz & Heger, Inc. Including the PI, the following collaboration of structural engineering firms and academic advisors created design teams that have been selected to provide regional representation and will serve as Team Leads:<\/p>\n