Authors : Md. Zikurul Islam; Nayeema Rashid

Volume/Issue : Volume 11 - 2026, Issue 3 - March

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt/26mar1886

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Abstract : Steel-framed buildings are essential to Bangladesh's socioeconomic development because of its greater flexibility and long spanning capabilities. However, the fire safety of steel buildings receives very little attention. This study aims to improve knowledge of fire safety conditions in the steel industry due to the absence of fire risk assessment. This study demonstrated steel's ability to withstand fire at 816°C for at least 30 minutes using software analysis. In order to visualize the real safety conditions in steel buildings, a field assessment was also carried out on twenty-five steel buildings in Dhaka, Gazipur, Savar, and Naraynganj. This study creates a fire risk index for each steel building after examining the survey data. This study creates a fire risk index for each steel building on a scale of 0 to 4 after evaluating the survey data. The average FRI of 2.46 indicates that most buildings have inadequate fire safety. The FRI values show significant departures from the Bangladesh National Building Code's (BNBC-2006) minimum fire safety criteria. It is recommended that authorities monitor and enforce regulations more strictly and raise awareness in order to improve safety conditions and practices among steel building users.

Keywords : Steel Structure, Fire Risk Index, Fire Safety, Fire Hazard, Fire Safety Index, Awareness.

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