Author :
Publisher : DEStech Publications, Inc
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 21,34 MB
Release : 2002
Category :
ISBN : 9781932078244
Research-based reports on fire safety engineering and design of buildings and other structures.
Author : Ulrich Weidmann
Publisher : Springer Science & Business
Page : 1380 pages
File Size : 28,8 MB
Release : 2014-04-23
Category : Computers
ISBN : 3319024477
The 6th International Conference on Pedestrian and Evacuation Dynamics (PED2012) showcased research on human locomotion. This book presents the proceedings of PED2012. Humans have walked for eons; our drive to settle the globe began with a walk out of Africa. However, much remains to discover. As the world moves toward sustainability while racing to assess and accommodate climate change, research must provide insight on the physical requirements of walking, the dynamics of pedestrians on the move and more. We must understand, predict and simulate pedestrian behaviour, to avoid dangerous situations, to plan for emergencies, and not least, to make walking more attractive and enjoyable. PED2012 offered 70 presentations and keynote talks as well as 70 poster presentations covering new and improved mathematical models, describing new insights on pedestrian behaviour in normal and emergency cases and presenting research based on sensors and advanced observation methods. These papers offer a starting point for innovative new research, building a strong foundation for the next conference and for future research.
Author : Conference Editors
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 30,83 MB
Release : 1999-10-05
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781566768887
Author : Edward Ng
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 23,12 MB
Release : 2009-12-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1136546014
Compact living is sustainable living. High-density cities can support closer amenities, encourage reduced trip lengths and the use of public transport and therefore reduce transport energy costs and carbon emissions. High-density planning also helps to control the spread of urban suburbs into open lands, improves efficiency in urban infrastructure and services, and results in environmental improvements that support higher quality of life in cities. Encouraging, even requiring, higher density urban development is a major policy and a central principle of growth management programmes used by planners around the world. However, such density creates design challenges and problems. A collection of experts in each of the related architectural and planning areas examines these environmental and social issues, and argues that high-density cities are a sustainable solution. It will be essential reading for anyone with an interest in sustainable urban development.
Author : John Raymond Hall
Publisher : ASTM International
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 16,35 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Fire prevention
ISBN : 0803126204
From the December 1998 symposium of the same name come 11 contributions which explore the role ASTM (an international developer of technical and materials standards) can play in the propagation of performance-based fire codes and standards in the United States and Canada (codes and standards already
Author : Shishir Kumar Sahu
Publisher : Trans Tech Publications Ltd
Page : 637 pages
File Size : 41,90 MB
Release : 2013-09-03
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 3038262099
Selected, peer reviewed papers from the 2013 2nd International Conference on Advances in Mechanics Engineering (ICAME 2013), July 13-14, 2013, Jakarta, Indonesia
Author : The Society of Fire Protection Engineers
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 41,12 MB
Release : 2022-08-13
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 3031086198
This engineering guide provides a methodology to define and quantify the fire development andensuing conditions within the room of fire origin from the fire’s incipient stage through its fulldevelopment. The approach presented in this guide was developed using the framework set forthin the SFPE Engineering Guide to Performance-Based Fire Protection. 2nd ed., Quincy, Mass.:National Fire Protection Association, 2007.)It consists of three distinct parts: 1. Approach selection2. Input definition and data collection3. Results computation Specifically, this guide was developed for use as a means to implement the requirements presented in Chapter 10 of the SFPE Engineering Guide to Performance-Based Fire Protection. However, material within this guide has broader applicability and is therefore not limited to performance-based design applications.
Author : Kevin LaMalva
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 530 pages
File Size : 44,87 MB
Release : 2021-10-12
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 3030771237
This Handbook is focused on structural resilience in the event of fire. It serves as a single point of reference for practicing structural and fire protection engineers on the topic of structural fire safety. It is also stands as a key point of reference for university students engaged with structural fire engineering.
Author : Kazunori Harada
Publisher : Springer
Page : 891 pages
File Size : 36,6 MB
Release : 2016-10-04
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9811003769
This book focuses on topics in the entire spectrum of fire safety science, targeting research in fires, explosions, combustion science, heat transfer, fluid dynamics, risk analysis, structural engineering, and other subjects. The book contributes to a gain in advanced scientific knowledge and presents or advances new ideas in all topics in fire safety science. Two decades ago, the 1st Asia-Oceania Symposium on Fire Science and Technology was held in Hefei, China. Since then, the Asia-Oceania Symposia have grown in size and quality. This book, reflecting that growth, helps readers to understand fire safety technology, design, and methodology in diverse areas including historical buildings, photovoltaic panels, batteries, and electric vehicles.
Author : Morgan J. Hurley
Publisher : Springer
Page : 3510 pages
File Size : 31,28 MB
Release : 2015-10-07
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1493925652
Revised and significantly expanded, the fifth edition of this classic work offers both new and substantially updated information. As the definitive reference on fire protection engineering, this book provides thorough treatment of the current best practices in fire protection engineering and performance-based fire safety. Over 130 eminent fire engineers and researchers contributed chapters to the book, representing universities and professional organizations around the world. It remains the indispensible source for reliable coverage of fire safety engineering fundamentals, fire dynamics, hazard calculations, fire risk analysis, modeling and more. With seventeen new chapters and over 1,800 figures, the this new edition contains: Step-by-step equations that explain engineering calculations Comprehensive revision of the coverage of human behavior in fire, including several new chapters on egress system design, occupant evacuation scenarios, combustion toxicity and data for human behavior analysis Revised fundamental chapters for a stronger sense of context Added chapters on fire protection system selection and design, including selection of fire safety systems, system activation and controls and CO2 extinguishing systems Recent advances in fire resistance design Addition of new chapters on industrial fire protection, including vapor clouds, effects of thermal radiation on people, BLEVEs, dust explosions and gas and vapor explosions New chapters on fire load density, curtain walls, wildland fires and vehicle tunnels Essential reference appendices on conversion factors, thermophysical property data, fuel properties and combustion data, configuration factors and piping properties “Three-volume set; not available separately”
