federation internationale du beton (fib) International federation for structural concrete Case Postale 88, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland Phone +41 21 693 2747 * Fax +41 21 693 6245 fib@epfl.ch * www.fib-international.org For immediate release Press contact: Laura Thommen-Vidale, Editor Email: laura.thommen-vidale@epfl.ch Tel.: +41 21 693 2747 Fax: +41 21 693 6245 Press area: www.fib-international.org/press Lausanne, 25 June 2007 ref. PR07003 fib Bulletin 38: Fire design of concrete structures - materials, structures and modelling The latest fib Bulletin, number 38, "Fire design of concrete structures - materials, structures and modelling", is now available for purchase from the fib secretariat. Fire design of concrete structures has emerged in recent years as a high profile subject of great interest to both experts and the public. This has been largely prompted by severe damage to concrete in a number of recent tunnel fires, as well as a considerable amount of research and development that has taken place world-wide. fib Task Group 4.3, "Fire Design of Concrete Structures", therefore developed this Bulletin in order to present the results of this international research to a wider group of concrete professionals. The report presents an overview of the effect of fire on both concrete material and concrete structures, with emphasis placed on the important developments of the past few years, namely: (a) the increasing use of high strength concrete (HSC) in buildings, tunnels and bridges; (b) the growing acceptance of the use of performance based fire engineering calculations for the structural analysis and design against fire; (c) the problem of, and solutions to, explosive spalling; and (d) fires in tunnels. This state-of-art report is not intended to be an exhaustive review of the effect of fire on concrete and concrete structures, nor to present a database of properties at high temperature. Instead, its main objectives are to present recent trends and developments, highlight key influencing factors, bring together the disparate but related issues in one short document, highlight deficiencies in current practice and point to the future. The basic principles of performance based codes and fire engineering are also presented on the assumption that the reader is not a specialist in this field. A review copy of Bulletin 38 can be provided on request. Pages: 106 Price: CHF 80 (non-member price), including surface mail ISBN 978-2-88394-078-9 To order this Bulletin, use the order form at www.fib-international.org/publications/order/. ### Note: On request, the text of this press release can be provided in French or German