LEADER 05213nam 2200625Ia 450 001 9911006626903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-12065-4 010 $a9786612120657 010 $a0-08-087785-0 035 $a(CKB)1000000000766016 035 $a(EBL)535084 035 $a(OCoLC)428525476 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000171085 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11167251 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000171085 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10236328 035 $a(PQKB)10768048 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC535084 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000766016 100 $a20090210d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aHigh-rise security and fire life safety /$fGeoff Craighead 205 $a3rd ed. 210 $aAmsterdam ;$aBoston $cButterworth-Heinemann/Elsevier$dc2009 215 $a1 online resource (697 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-85617-555-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aFront Cover; High-Rise Security and Fire Life Safety, Third Edition; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Author's Biography; Acknowledgments; Preface; Foreword to the Third Edition; Foreword to the Second Edition; Foreword to the First Edition; Chapter 1. High-Rise Building Definition, Development, and Use; What Is a High-Rise Building?; Development of High-Rise Buildings; High-Rises Arise; The ""World's Tallest"" Race; Why Tall Buildings?; Three Generations of High-Rise Buildings; First Generation; Second Generation; Third Generation; Steel-Framed Core Construction 327 $aSteel-Framed Tube ConstructionReinforced Concrete Construction; Steel-Framed Reinforced Concrete Construction; Types of High-Rise Buildings; Summary; Key Terms; Additional Reading; Additional Resources; Chapter 2. Security and Fire Life Safety Uniqueness of High-Rise Buildings; What Is Security and Fire Life Safety?; What Is Security?; What Is Fire Life Safety?; Security of High-Rise Buildings versus Low-Rise Buildings; Fire Life Safety of High-Rise Buildings versus Low-Rise Buildings; Security of Modern Steel-Framed High-Rise Office Buildings 327 $aImpact of New York World Trade Center Terrorist Attacks on Building SecurityNew York World Trade Center Profile; February 26, 1993, Bombing; September 11, 2001, Disaster; Fire Life Safety of Modern Steel-Framed High-Rise Office Buildings; Are Modern Steel-Framed High-Rises Less Fire Resistive Than Previous Generation Buildings?; New York World Trade Center of Investigation; World Trade Center Building (WTC 7); Principal Findings of the Investigation; Recommendations; Fire Risk in High-Rise Buildings; Other Fire Life Safety Features; Emergency Planning Essential 327 $aImpact of New York World Trade Center Terrorist Attacks on Building SafetyFebruary 26, 1993, Bombing; September 11, 2001, Catastrophe; A Clear Message; Summary; Key Terms; Additional Reading; Chapter 3. Security and Fire Life Safety Threats; What Is a Threat?; Security Threats; Fire Life Safety Threats; Building Emergencies; Aircraft Collisions; September 11, 2001, New York World Trade Center Terrorist Attack; Sequence of Events; World Trade Center Building Performance Study and Final Report on the Collapse of the World Trade Center Towers; Bombs and Bomb Threats; Bombs; Suicide Bombers 327 $aVehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Devices (VBIEDs)1993 New York World Trade Center, New York; 1993 Bishopsgate Financial Area, London; 1995 Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, Oklahoma City; 1996 Khobar Towers Residential Military Complex, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia; 1998 U.S. Embassies in Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; 2002 Sheraton Hotel, Karachi, Pakistan; 2002 Nightclub, Bali, Indonesia; 2002 Hotel Mombassa, Kenya; 2003 Residential Compounds, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 2003 JW Marriott Hotel, Jakarta, Indonesia; 2003 HSBC Bank and British Consulate, Istanbul, Turkey 327 $a2004 Train System, Madrid, Spain 330 $aHigh-Rise Security and Fire Life Safety, 3e, is a comprehensive reference for managing security and fire life safety operations within high-rise buildings. It spells out the unique characteristics of skyscrapers from a security and fire life safety perspective, details the type of security and life safety systems commonly found in them, outlines how to conduct risk assessments, and explains security policies and procedures designed to protect life and property. Craighead also provides guidelines for managing security and life safety functions, including the development of response plans 606 $aSkyscrapers$xSecurity measures 606 $aSkyscrapers$xFires and fire prevention 615 0$aSkyscrapers$xSecurity measures. 615 0$aSkyscrapers$xFires and fire prevention. 676 $a658.4/77 676 $a658.473 676 $a658.477 700 $aCraighead$b Geoff$01822707 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9911006626903321 996 $aHigh-rise security and fire life safety$94389051 997 $aUNINA