Télécharger le livre :  Model Fire in a Two-Storey Timber Building
This book addresses the performance of a multi-storey timber building subjected to a model fire that represents a real, potentially devastating internal fire. Readers will learn about factors concerning fire hazards in buildings; the mechanisms of how fires start...

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Parution : 2021-08-04
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Télécharger le livre :  Wooden Façades and Fire Safety
This book presents the results of an experiment assessing the impact of spruce wood joints on the creation and development of fire when these joints are applied within a façade. The book includes an extensive analysis of wooden cladding, which is a flammable material in...

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Parution : 2020-07-17
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Télécharger le livre :  Incorporating Resiliency Concepts into NFPA Codes and Standards
This brief addresses the contextual definition of resilience, explains the existing resiliency frameworks developed by Federal Agencies, and emphasizes the risk informed approach to applying resiliency concepts to National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) documents.In...

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Parution : 2016-09-30
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Télécharger le livre :  Occupational Injuries From Electrical Shock and Arc Flash Events
This brief presents information on occupational injuries from electric shock and arc flash events through a review of literature, electrical incident data, and similar sources. It includes pertinent information such as the nature of the incident, adherence to safety...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2016-09-02
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Télécharger le livre :  Development of an Environmental and Economic Assessment Tool (Enveco Tool) for Fire Events
This book investigates the feasibility of developing a tool that enables fire departments to estimate the value of their services to a community in terms of environmental and financial impact.This book provides a summary of this effort, which resulted in development of...

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Parution : 2016-08-02
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Télécharger le livre :  Structural Fire Performance of Contemporary Post-tensioned Concrete Construction
This SpringerBrief equips readers to develop defensible fire safety designs for a range of concrete structures. It identifies current gaps in the research and provides a more complete understanding of the structural and thermal response of contemporary Post-tensioned...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2015-10-19
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Télécharger le livre :  Evaluation of Fire Flow Methodologies
This SpringerBrief offers careful assessments of the appropriateness and effectiveness of currently available methodologies for fire flow. It explains the water supply requirements for firefighting including rate of flow, the residual pressure required at that flow, and...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2015-08-08
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Télécharger le livre :  Fire Hazards of Exterior Wall Assemblies Containing Combustible Components
This SpringerBrief presents strategies for fire mitigation based on combustible assembly systems of exterior walls. Providing background information on common exterior wall systems, the mechanisms of fire spread, and case studies, it examines the difficulties in...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2015-07-20
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Télécharger le livre :  Data Assessment for Electrical Surge Protective Devices
This brief develops a data collection plan to assess loss related to electrical surges in homes, and explores the potential impact devices that prevent these surges could have in mitigating these losses. Key topics such as surge sources, surge effects and residential...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2015-06-05
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Télécharger le livre :  Best Practices for Commercial Roof-Mounted Photovoltaic System Installation
This SpringerBrief presents information on a wide variety of hazards and the damage potential caused by installation of a photovoltaic (PV) system. The current installation practices for PV systems on roofs create electrical, fire, structural, and weather-related...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2015-05-22
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Télécharger le livre :  Home Fire Sprinkler Cost Assessment
 This SpringerBrief reviews current home fire sprinkler system costs in one- and two-family dwellings, mobile homes, and multifamily residential buildings up to four stories. It provides individual community data and qualitative data gained through interviews with...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2014-07-23
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Télécharger le livre :  Assessment of Total Evacuation Systems for Tall Buildings
This SpringerBrief focuses on the use of egress models to assess the optimal strategy for total evacuation in high-rise buildings. It investigates occupant relocation and evacuation strategies involving the exit stairs, elevators, sky bridges and combinations thereof....

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2014-05-27
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Télécharger le livre :  Flammability of Cartoned Lithium Ion Batteries
This SpringerBrief summarizes a full-scale, reduced commodity fire testing comparison of cartoned Lithium ion batteries and FM Global standard commodities in a rack storage configuration, as reported by FM Global. Tests evaluate the flammability characteristics of the...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2014-05-12
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Télécharger le livre :  Determining Self-Preservation Capability in Pre-School Children
This SpringerBrief explores the evacuation characteristics of children and their self-preservation capability during fire situations. An international survey among teachers from day-care centers and experts in child development indicates an age-limit at which pre-school...

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Parution : 2014-05-12
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Télécharger le livre :  Economics of Wildfire Management
In this age of climatic and financial uncertainty, it becomes increasingly important to balance the cost, benefits and risk of wildfire management.In the United States, increased wildland fire activity over the last 15 years has resulted in drastic damage and loss of...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2014-03-12
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Télécharger le livre :  Fire Detection in Warehouse Facilities
Automatic sprinklers systems are the primary fire protection system in warehouse and storage facilities. The effectiveness of this strategy has come into question due to the challenges presented by modern warehouse facilities, including increased storage heights and...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2013-08-19
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Télécharger le livre :  Fire Safety Challenges of Green Buildings
Environmental concerns and advances in architectural technologies have lead to a greater number of green buildings or buildings with green, eco-friendly elements. However, from a practical standpoint, there is no incident reporting system in the world that tracks data...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2013-08-05
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Télécharger le livre :  Interoperable Electronic Safety Equipment
Firefighters and other emergency first responders use a huge variety of highly specialized and critical technologies for personal protection. These technologies, ranging from GPS to environmental sensing to communication devices, often run on different systems with...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2013-07-18
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Télécharger le livre :  Fire Flow Water Consumption in Sprinklered and Unsprinklered Buildings
Fire Flow Water Consumption in Sprinklered and Unsprinklered Buildings offers a detailed analysis for calculating the fire water demand required in buildings with existing and non-existant sprinkler systems. The installation of automatic sprinkler systems can...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2013-07-18
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Télécharger le livre :  Structural Fire Resistance Experimental Research
Structural Fire Resistance Experimental Research – Priority Needs of U.S. Industry provides a synthesis of stakeholder input to a prioritized agenda for research at the National Fire Research Laboratory (NFRL) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2013-07-17
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