Heißbemessung als Level‐3‐Analyse der denkmalgeschützten Laborhalle ML der ETH Zürich.

Structural fire design as a level‐3‐analysis of the listed ML machine laboratory at ETH Zurich At ETH Zurich, scientists are researching the innovative processes of tomorrow. For this reason, it goes without saying that modern simulation methods are used to solve a special problem in the refurbishment of the listed ML machine laboratory in the heart of Zurich. The steel structure of the hall was erected in 1933 and is one of the first fully welded steel structures in Switzerland. Since the use in the course of the current transformation must take fire protection measures into account, but at the same time the construction must remain in its original state for reasons of monument conservation, a structural fire design based on natural fire methods was used to prove the fire resistance of the steel hall. Prof. Dr. Mario Fontana was involved in this ambitious project, which until recently held the professorship for steel, wood and composite construction at the institute for structural analysis and design at ETH Zurich and is one of the internationally renowned scientists for structural fire design from Switzerland. With the help of simulation methods, the prove of the load‐bearing capacity in the event of a fire of the machine hall is currently in progress to maintain its original state with visible steel structure in the future. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]