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STP882
Fire Safety: Science and Engineering

Harmathy TZ
Pages: 442
Published: 1985

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The techniques, models, and research results in STP 882 provide engineering approaches for predicting the course of fire, the response of fire safety features, and the impact on people and property. The result is a scientific foundation for designing fire safety measures. Specific subject include: fire risk, performance standards, fire modeling, fire safety of structures, flame spread, the smoke problem, sprinklering and human aspects of fires.



Table of Contents

Introduction
Harmathy T.

Summary
Harmathy T.

The Potential of Scientifically Based Fire Protection Engineering?
Nelson H.

Fire Performance Standards for Buildings
Marchant E.

Fire Risk Assessment: Integrating Fire Testing and Fire Codes
Beyreis J., Castino G.

Standard Room Fire Test Development at the National Bureau of Standards
Lee B.

Combustible Linings and Room Fire Growth—A First Analysis
Magnusson S., Sundström B.

Future Directions for Modeling the Spread of Fire, Smoke, and Toxic Gases
Jones W.

Scaling Correlations of Flashover Experiments
Kanury A.

Stochastic Modelling of Fire Growth
Ramachandran G.

Application of the Standard Fire Curve for Expressing Natural Fires for Design Purposes
Wickström U.

Design of Buildings for Prescribed Levels of Structural Fire Safety
Harmathy T., Mehaffey J.

Fire Performance of Reinforced Concrete Columns
Lie T., Lin T.

Effect of Fire Exposure on Structural Response and Fireproofing Requirements of Structural Steel Frame Assemblies
Bresler B., Iding R.

Computer Modeling the Fire Endurance of Floor Systems in Steel-Framed Buildings
Jeanes D.

New Concepts for Measuring Flame Spread Properties
Harkleroad M., Quintiere J.

Prediction of Upholstered Chair Heat Release Rates from Bench-Scale Measurements
Babrauskas V., Krasny J.

Smoke Production in Fires: Small-Scale Experiments
Abdul-Rahim F., Drysdale D.

Control Safety Considerations for HVAC Smoke Management Techniques
Milewski L.

The Need and Availability of Test Methods for Measuring the Smoke Leakage Characteristics of Door Assemblies
Cooper L.

An Evaluation of Toxic Hazards from Full-Scale Furnished Room Fire Studies
Beitel J., Grand A., Hartzell G., Kaplan H., Switzer W.

Applications of Sprinkler Technology—Early Suppression of High-Challenge Fires with Fast-Response Sprinkler
Yao C.

Definition of the Concentration Gradient Above Flammable Liquids
Alvares N., Munoz-Candelario R.

The Human Aspects of Fires in Buildings—A Review of Research in the United Kingdom
Ramachandran G.

Subject Index


Author Index


Committee: E05
Paper ID: STP882-EB
DOI: 10.1520/STP882-EB
ISBN-EB: 978-0-8031-4946-5

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