Observations from the Fire and Collapse of the Faculty of Architecture Building, Delft University of Technology

• DOI: 10.1061/9780784412848.101
• Publication Date: 2013-05-10T18:38:04Z
• Authors: Michael D. Engelh...; Brian Meacham; Venkatesh Kodur; Adam Kirk; Haejun Park; IJsbrand van Stra...; Johan Maljaars; Kees van Weeren; Rene de Feijter; Kees Both
• Keywords: Structural system

On May 13, 2008, a fire occurred at the Faculty of Architecture Building Delft University Technology (TUD) in Netherlands. The ultimately led to collapse major portion building. Data was collected on this event by an international team that included researchers from Netherlands and U.S. data collection effort followed preliminary structural analysis identify possible contributing causes collapse. This paper will provide overview event, description system building, results response fire. conclude with discussion broader lessons learned safety event.