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Towards Estimating Entrainment Fraction for Dust Layers
Häftad, 2012
554 kr
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Towards Estimating Entrainment Fraction for Dust Layers closely examines the factors that can affect the assessment of a dust hazard, and outlines a new strawman method designed to help practitioners estimate the fraction of the dust accumulations that can become airborne. This book also aims to …
Lithium-Ion Batteries Hazard and Use Assessment
Av Celina Mikolajczak, Michael Kahn m. fl.
Häftad, 2012
827 kr
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Lithium-Ion Batteries Hazard and Use Assessment examines the usage of lithium-ion batteries and cells within consumer, industrial and transportation products, and analyzes the potential hazards associated with their prolonged use. This book also surveys the applicable codes and standards for …
Antifreeze Solutions in Home Fire Sprinkler Systems
Häftad, 2012
554 kr
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Antifreeze Solutions in Home Fire Sprinkler Systems examines the usage of antifreeze solutions in residential sprinklers, and analyzes their effectiveness in controlling a fire condition and aiding in containment. The book also investigates the possibility of a large-scale ignition occurring from …
Study of Movement Speeds Down Stairs
Av Bryan L. Hoskins, James A. Milke
Häftad, 2012
554 kr
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The Study of Movement Speeds Down Stairs closely examines forty-three unique case studies on movement patterns down stairwells. These studies include observations made during evacuation drills, others made during normal usage, interviews with people after fire evacuations, recommendations made from …
Video Image Detection Systems Installation Performance Criteria
Häftad, 2012
444 kr
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Computer processing and image analysis technologies have improved substantially over the course of the past decade. This rapidly advancing technology along with the emphasis on video surveillance since 911 has propelled the development of effective video image detection (VID) systems for ?re. Fire …
Quantitative Evaluation of Fire and EMS Mobilization Times
Av Robert Upson, Kathy A. Notarianni
Häftad, 2012
554 kr
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Quantitative Evaluation of Fire and EMS Mobilization Times presents comprehensive empirical data on fire emergency and EMS call processing and turnout times, and aims to improve the operational benchmarks of NFPA peer consensus standards through a close examination of real-world data. The book also …
Metrology for Fire Experiments in Outdoor Conditions
Häftad, 2013
554 kr
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Natural fires can be considered as scale-dependant, non-linear processes of mass, momentum and heat transport, resulting from a turbulent reactive and radiative fluid medium flowing over a complex medium, the vegetal fuel. In natural outdoor conditions, the experimental study of natural fires at …
Fire Flow Water Consumption in Sprinklered and Unsprinklered Buildings
An Assessment of Community Impacts
Häftad, 2013
554 kr
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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 significantly reduce the amount of …
Structural Fire Resistance Experimental Research
Priority Needs of U.S. Industry
Häftad, 2013
554 kr
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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) designed to accelerate the …
Fire Detection in Warehouse Facilities
Av Joshua Dinaburg, Daniel T. Gottuk
Häftad, 2013
554 kr
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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 areas, automated storage …
Fire Safety Challenges of Green Buildings
Av Brian Meacham, Brandon Poole m. fl.
Häftad, 2013
554 kr
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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 on fire incidents in green …
Interoperable Electronic Safety Equipment
Performance Requirements for Compatible and Interoperable Electronic Equipment for Emergency First Responders
Häftad, 2013
554 kr
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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 separate power supplies and …
Economics of Wildfire Management
The Development and Application of Suppression Expenditure Models
Av Michael S. Hand, Krista M. Gebert m. fl.
Häftad, 2014
554 kr
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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 life. An associated rapid …
Assessment of Total Evacuation Systems for Tall Buildings
Av Enrico Ronchi, Daniel Nilsson
Häftad, 2014
627 kr
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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. Chapters review existing …
Flammability of Cartoned Lithium Ion Batteries
Av R. Thomas Long Jr., Jason A. Sutula m. fl.
Häftad, 2014
554 kr
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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 materials and the …
Determining Self-Preservation Capability in Pre-School Children
Av Anca Taciuc, Anne S. Dederichs
Häftad, 2014
554 kr
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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 children may be considered …
Home Fire Sprinkler Cost Assessment
Häftad, 2014
570 kr
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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 community officials, builders, and …
Best Practices for Commercial Roof-Mounted Photovoltaic System Installation
Av Rosalie Wills, James A. Milke m. fl.
Häftad, 2015
554 kr
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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 hazards that do not comply to …
Evaluation of Fire Flow Methodologies
Av Matthew E. Benfer, Joseph L. Scheffey
Häftad, 2015
554 kr
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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 the duration that is …
Data Assessment for Electrical Surge Protective Devices
Av Eddie Davis, Nick Kooiman m. fl.
Häftad, 2015
554 kr
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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 surge protection are clearly …
Fire Hazards of Exterior Wall Assemblies Containing Combustible Components
Av Nathan White, Michael Delichatsios
Häftad, 2015
663 kr
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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 controlling a fire with several …
Structural Fire Performance of Contemporary Post-tensioned Concrete Construction
Av John Gales, Kathleen Hartin m. fl.
Häftad, 2015
570 kr
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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 (PT) concrete structures to …
Occupational Injuries From Electrical Shock and Arc Flash Events
Av Richard B. Campbell, David A. Dini
Häftad, 2016
554 kr
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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 requirements, use of appropriate …
Incorporating Resiliency Concepts into NFPA Codes and Standards
Häftad, 2016
554 kr
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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 an effort to assess and …
Fire Hazard Assessment of Lithium Ion Battery Energy Storage Systems
Av Andrew F. Blum, R. Thomas Long Jr.
Häftad, 2016
827 kr
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Providing a concise overview of lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery energy storage systems (ESSs), this book also presents the full-scale fire testing of 100 kilowatt hour (kWh) Li-ion battery ESSs. It details a full-scale fire testing plan to perform an assessment of Li-ion battery ESS fire hazards, …
Development of an Environmental and Economic Assessment Tool (Enveco Tool) for Fire Events
Av Francine Amon, Jonatan Gehandler m. fl.
Häftad, 2016
554 kr
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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 a prototype tool for fire …
Wooden Façades and Fire Safety
Effects of Joint Type on Ignition Behaviour
Häftad, 2020
609 kr
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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 which the elements are …
Model Fire in a Two-Storey Timber Building
Av Jozef Štefko, Anton Osvald m. fl.
Häftad, 2021
665 kr
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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 and spread; and the degrading …
Fire Hazards of Electrical Cables
Häftad, 2022
555 kr
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This book offers a comprehensive approach to the assessment of fire hazards of electrical cables. The first part of the book describes division of cables, main parameters of electrical cables, and fault scenarios of cables leading to fire or occupant injuries. The traditional approach to fire …
Resilience Training for Firefighters
An Approach to Prevent Behavioral Health Problems
Av Karen F. Deppa, Judith Saltzberg
Häftad, 2016
854 kr
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Developing resilience skills has the potential to shield firefighters and other emergency responders from the negative effects of stressful incidents and situations. Drawing on cutting-edge research, this SpringerBrief proposes strategies to prevent firefighter behavioral health issues using the …
